The thing that frustrates me about other forums...say EDC Forums (which I really like btw) is that there are TOO MANY sections to it. It (et. al) are overly subcategorized and I'm sure I'm missing a lot of posts that would interest me because I have to spend so much time sifting through my favorite subsections.

The set up of ETS works a lot better imho. You've got Survival/Preparedness questions, you've got a section for chit chat, one for Long term, Ads and books...that's it!

I can check whichever section tickles my fancy, read the subject lines and choose the ones that sound interesting...no muss, no fuss.

It sounds cliche...but if it ain't broke, don't fix it.