Very valid question. I think "equipped" means gear AND knowledge. I participate in the forum to learn something even more than to see some very nice gear that I will HAVE to end up buying. Hey but nothing wrong with that either (if the wife doesn't find out how much I spent <img src="/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />). No there is nothing wrong with gear at all, but you have to learn how to use it.