I'll give up my bearded axe when they pry my cold dead fingers... :-)<br><br>Seriously, I wouldn't want the focus to change- if for no other reason than that there are many, many other sources of information on the other varieties, but this is the best I've found on short-term. It wouldn't bother me if that were part of a formal definition of the site and forum, and it might actually help.<br><br>HOWEVER, your post reminded me to re-read Doug’s guidelines, and he clearly states that philosophical discussions are out of place here… and that presumably includes the “philosophies” behind the different types of survival preparations, exactly what I was getting into. That’s sort of a fuzzy line to try to toe, but I’ve probably crossed it more than once.. so I stand corrected, and I’ll drop the thread. “Survival equipment and techniques” it is.