Among the things that have been helping to keep me preoccupied with other than adding stuff to the site:<br><br>Released To The Public April 24, 2002<br><br>March 18, 2002<br>Chandler, Arizona<br>EMBARGO UNTIL SUBPOENAS SERVED <br><br>Ritter and Equipped To Survive Foundation Sue to Protect Trademark<br><br>Douglas Ritter and Equipped To Survive Foundation, Inc., owners of the Equipped To Survive trademark, today filed a lawsuit in Federal District Court in Phoenix, Arizona, against Christopher H. McKiernan and Kristen K. McKiernan of San Luis Obispo, California, doing business as Equipped to Survive, and Mayday Industries, Inc. of Huntington Beach, California, for trademark infringement.<br><br>The defendants have registered the Internet domains www.equippedtosurvive.com, www.equippedtosurvive.net and www.equippedtosurvive.org, have illegally applied for a federal trademark registration and have opened a business selling survival and emergency gear under the Equipped To Survive name and domains, infringing upon the long established trademark and name, Equipped To Survive™.<br><br>All attempts by Ritter and the Foundation to settle this matter amicably have been rebuffed, leaving no option but to pursue legal action<br><br>A copy of the full complaint can be found at: http://www.equipped.org/complaint_ets.pdf

Go get em'!<br><br>I visited their site and they are selling junky 'survival kits'. Nothing special.<br>Hope they go down for using yer name!<br><br>

Doug: Good for you. This is what the legal system should be about - not making people instant millionaires because some high school kid spilled their coffee, but protecting the legitimate interests of honest people.

Don't even begin to think this is a good example of our legal system at work. It is extremely biased against the honest person, which is exactly what they depend upon. <br>

We hope so too! We're betting a good deal on it.

I have been in the Emergency Preparedness and Extreme Cold Survival Business for many years. I have seen many knock offs spring up that are in the business for the quick buck and usually are conceived as a result of some sort of emergency or disaster which suddenly perks the perceived needs of the general public.<br><br>In most cases the gear is shoddy, the advice is wrong and as soon as an emergency or disaster situation happens which requires using the gear from said vendor the poopie hits the fan.<br><br>Nail the Bastards. Good Luck!<br><br>Mariner.<br><br>PS. Although I am new to this site. I consider it home. Got a lot of good people here.

I've got $5 on Doug!!!!<br><br>Peanut

This sounds like the perfect opportunity for responsible consumer activism. It could be argued that sportsmen have contributed greatly to the demise of KMart. Perhaps the survival "hobbiest" could actively boycott their endeavors and spread the word?

Robert,<br><br>Thanks for your support. I'd like to beleive that shoddy operations don't succeeed, but I've seen far too many make lots of money on the gullible public. But, then, I'm a professional cynic. <br>

Andy,<br><br>Unfortunately, I don't think they depend upon emergency preparedness enthusiasts for their sales. They seem to be selling to the great unwashed masses. The only thnbg that appears might make an impression is a heavy object, like a court order...