After reading about the first 10 posts I have to agree with John Baker and his wandering of topics argument. Take this thread for example: what started off as a question in reference to adding additional sections turned into a discussion on if items should be bought and sold on this site.

While I've seen several good ideas come from the brainstorming sessions it usually takes some time to get an answer to the original question, if at all. Having read this site for some time but being a new logon I will leave it to those who have been here longer to decide.

Thanks

/Agree

Thanks for all your input. My plans are to add a few sections, based in large part on your suggestions and concerns, probably shortly after the new year. We are waiting for some firewall and software upgrades to be completed, hopefully in the next few weeks.

How about a section called "Lost and Found"?

Firstly, this would offer hints, tips, suggestions, etc., on how to not get lost in the first place. Secondly, if you manage to get lost anyway (who, me?), some advice on how to make sure you get found as quickly as possible. This would also encompass how to determine whether you are, indeed, truly lost and in need of professional "finding," or if you can dork around and figure a way out by yourself.

-- Craig

I'd agree that it's a bit big.

I'd suggest a doubling of size to 6 sections:
1) Scenarios, Stories and Strategies and Tactics - Stories and Questions about survival situations
2) Gear and Gizmos - Q&A and such about survival equipment
3) My Kits - Pictures and Discussion of PSK/FAK and other kits people build
4) Lendign Libary
5) Around the Campfire - General discussion of non-survival stuff.
6) Administrative Announcements from ETS

I don't think more sections are needed. take a look at www.candlepowerforums.com (flashlight forum) sometime. It's about 100 times as busy as this place and holds up ok most of the time. Yes it has more sections, but any of its busier sections get more traffic than this whole board put together. So it's not too hard to keep up here.

CPF also has a BST section that does fine just letting members sell stuff to each other. Commercial sellers are supposed to pay a monthly fee to the site and everyone else can sell stuff for free. Yeah, occasionally some scammer shows up, but for the most part it's not a problem, and the worse of them get run off pretty fast. What's left is the regulars selling each other stuff, which leads to a culture of experimentation, i.e. people are willing to buy a new light and try it out, knowing that if they don't like it, they can unload it on BST and get back most of what they paid for it.

I'm not saying this board needs a BST, but the problems imagined for it are probably exaggerated.

BF is kinda similar except they make anyone pay to sell and buying it free