An opinion from a new poster,

This looks to be a good forum, but it is by no means unique. There are plenty of survival forums out there. I like this one so far, but if someone wanted me to pay I would just hop on somewhere else. I know some people think that children and unexperienced outdoorsmen everywhere are using this forum extensively in classrooms and the like but I would disagree with that statement. Survival forums are a dime a dozen these days.

This forum is like any other. A bunch of people I will most likely never meet stating what they think about this and that, What new gizmo they like or don't like etc etc. Its great to use as a place to chat to like minded folks, but I will never take anything I read here(or anywhere else) on a forum as gospel. If people are using this forum to actually teach in a classroom they really need to give their heads a shake IMO.

If I were to pay for the information I am "privilaged" to recieve from a forum I best be getting my information directly from Lofty Wiseman or Les Stroud.