wilderness forums

[spyken]

what are the best wildenness specific forums for me to join? by the best I mean:

(1) lots of traffic / members / discussions/ post
(2) informative / user friendly
(3) friendly atmosphere - good demographics eg. not just extreme types or armchair types

well, something like bladeforums vis a vis knives.

btw, I'm not implying that the wilderness forum here isn't the above - just that I would like to join some wilderness specific forums, and trade/swap gear and get reviews on gear/routes/trails/employment jobs...etc

thanks

 

[Wharf Rat]

http://www.swampratknifeworks.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum;f=11

SWAMPRAT KNIFE WORKS SURVIVAL FORUM
THE FOLKS ARE GREAT, THE INFO IS SUPER. THEY ARE THE ONES THAT LURED ME INTO THE FORUMS. HONESTLY, IT IS A GREAT FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE AND THERE ARE SOME REALLY KNOWLEDGABLE FOLKS THAT FREQUENT AND PROVIDE INPUT.

TIM

 

[Cyblade]

Well heres a few I use:

Ron Hoods : http://server2.ezboard.com/bhoodlums

Knifeforums has a good one: http://www.knifeforums.com/ubbthreads/postlist.php?Cat=&Board=UBB42

Jeff Randalls: http://www.jungletraining.com/forums/index.php?s=&

 

[SpearHead]

I've heard of one called the "Lean-To" but I have no idea what the address is.

 

[SpearHead]

you may also try

www.equipped.org
http://northlandphoto.com/campfire/

I also concur that the Swamp Rat Survival forums are excellent.

 

[spyken]

thanks all. I will check them out. Do they have gear for trade/sale type forums within them? I'm not so much into "hardcore survival" but backcountry hiking, climbing, paddling, camping stuff....

thanks.

 

[SpearHead]

spyken,

here's another.

http://pub217.ezboard.com/bspearheadwildlands

 

[tknife]

The Hoodlums are an awesome group with a massive knowledge base. http://pub1.ezboard.com/bhoodlums

 

[carpediem]

Another good source of info is www.backpacking.net. Lots of good ideas and gear reviews.

 

[Big-Target]

The Pinenuts Wilderness Adventure Team: http://pub238.ezboard.com/bbigtargetspinebarrensboonieboard

 

[x39]

Plainsman's Cabin is a pretty friendly forum:
http://pub35.ezboard.com/bplainsmancabin.html?