Yes, it was/is. Some of the items like the whistle and the firelighter are pretty good. The wire saws not a bad bit of kit either. Within it's limits.

Issue I have with Rick is that he is over aggressive to the point of being arrogant, rude and insulting. He somewhat reminds me of an ex-college of mine. Ex-Royal Marine. Most of the time he's the nicest of fellows but he has a certain irritating trait. Namely an attitude that if you ain't earned a Green Beret, your nothing. I rather fear that Rick is the same. Earning a Ranger Flash or a beret is with out question a proud achievement, I have no arguments about that but it does not make you "superior" to other people.

I also feel that he also knows very little about the character of the forum members. The "Old Hands" like myself are not posting or reiterating things for the fun of it. Quite the opposite in fact. This forum, which is global in extent, represents the best possible opportunity to pass on lessons that I, for one, have learned the hard way.


Were, however, we talking about a chat-room then I would quite likely agree with him.