Not at all out of line. The reasoning of "we're gear, not technique" is a valid one, but also becuase a lot of techniques are "hands on" thing. I mean, I can show you how to strip a computer down to a case and boards easier than I can tell you, or how to field strip an Garand or a .45.

And there is also the issue of if you give someone directions, you feel (or are) responsable for what happens to them. That's why whenever anyone asks about herbal medicine and edible wild plants, I say nothing- I don't want to give someone a discription, and have it turn out to be a little off for what I ment but spot on for a leathal something in thier area.