Who here are members of other blogs and why is it important?

Wise Old Owl · Apr 4th 2015, 8:57pm

Well this will be fun. I have been a member of several blogs over the years. WB was the focal point not now. Prior to joining I joined several that did and didn't work out...

I still love this one... but mostly lurk there

wilderness-survival.net/forums/forum.php

LIhikers · Apr 4th 2015, 9:36pm

I started out at Trailplace and was a member until it died a few months ago.
I join TOS but never really got into it as it was always crowded and there were too many people trying to have the last word on any subject.
But now the café is my usual hang-out for all things hiking.

Wise Old Owl · Apr 4th 2015, 9:43pm

LIhikers wrote:

I started out at Trailplace and was a member until it died a few months ago.
I join TOS but never really got into it as it was always crowded and there were too many people trying to have the last word on any subject.
But now the café is my usual hang-out for all things hiking.

Yes I hiked one time with 7 sisters who lives to the south... It was a great trip.

Mountain-Mike · Apr 4th 2015, 10:00pm

I am still on TOS & some FB sites. I get very little net time these days so I only have a chance to catch up if that. I feel it's important if I can share some of my knowledge/experience even if to just one hiker.

Rasty · Apr 4th 2015, 10:13pm

just the cafe for me now. I check out trailgroove also. The magazine they do it's hands down the best I've seen.

OzJacko · Apr 4th 2015, 10:43pm

Pretty much just the cafe.
Have a few links to FB sites but rarely contribute because there's always someone who ticks me off.
I expect to set up something on FB in a few months after we settle in to the new house.
That will be to attract locals to stay with us (for a price).

Mountain-Mike · Apr 4th 2015, 10:47pm

OzJacko wrote:

Pretty much just the cafe.
Have a few links to FB sites but rarely contribute because there's always someone who ticks me off.
I expect to set up something on FB in a few months after we settle in to the new house.
That will be to attract locals to stay with us (for a price).

Well I won't make the mistake of telling you did it all wrong in public anymore!

lol

Grinder · Apr 4th 2015, 11:35pm

Other than the Cafe I've pretty much given up on most public forums no matter the topic. Eventually they all turn out to be very similar to TOS.

Important? Hmmm...I've learned a good bit about how to keep doing it wrong. E-met some really cool people. As for important overall rather than just to me, it's good to have a venue where experienced folks can pass on their knowledge to others.

odd man out · Apr 4th 2015, 11:42pm

I still follow TOS and some FB pages. I find the FB pages to be less interesting. Very short posts. Lots of misinformed people. I do use FB to keep up with friends however.

Mountain-Mike · Apr 5th 2015, 12:16am

It can be fun. I posted my gear list on TOS once. It was all wrong, too heavy, I would never make it, I would die. That was the general concensus. Funny part all those making comments had never thru hiked yet. When I asked if I had to do it over comments stopped. lol

Traffic Jam · Apr 5th 2015, 8:50am

I've been on a knitting forum since 2008 but only have 200+ posts and have only posted once in the past 3 years. I'm on there almost every day. Why is this important? There are hiking groups on there!

I lurk on FB hiking forums a few times a month but never post. I lurk on TOS a few times a week but only have 200+ posts. I lurk on SGT Rock's site every few weeks.

I'm a chatty Cathy in the Cafe, it's one of my favorite places to be.

Grinder · Apr 5th 2015, 8:52am

TrafficJam wrote:

I'm a chatty Cathy in the Cafe

The term is "poho."

Traffic Jam · Apr 5th 2015, 9:10am

Grinder wrote:

TrafficJam wrote:

I'm a chatty Cathy in the Cafe

The term is "poho."

oops, I forgot.

Grinder · Apr 5th 2015, 9:12am

That happens to old people. gif.014.gif

jimmyjam · Apr 5th 2015, 9:28am

I hang out a little on TOS, mostly lurk on jeepforum.com, mostly lurk on hikearizona.com and I do a little lurking/research on BPL. I dont have a FB page, thinking about it but most of what I see is just so much BS and drama. Home is here.

Toli · Apr 5th 2015, 10:03am

I do A LOT of research on BPL, and follow a couple of DIY gear makers there... Just like JJ and Birdbrain, there are individuals making and doing some cutting edge, quality stuff, just not on a Cottage industry scale... And if ur lucky enough to get ur hands on any of it, you know what I mean... Just getting interested in Pack Rafting, so I'm sure I will be branching out... Oh, and Tankara... I guess since I got my Excalibur, looking to up grade my dehydration skillz, too, but thinkin' that's mostly going to be Youtube...

rhjanes · Apr 5th 2015, 10:59am

For Foums, I'm on TOS, HikingHQ, Hammock Forums, Backpacking Arkansas,
I'm also on three different car/truck sites. Old Shelby's, old 428 Mustangs and a diesel truck forum.
I'm also on two different drum sites, but don't contribute.
For me, the smaller the site, usually the better the site. less "noise", drama and miss-information.

Traffic Jam · Apr 5th 2015, 10:59am

Toli wrote:

I do A LOT of research on BPL, and follow a couple of DIY gear makers there... Just like JJ and Birdbrain, there are individuals making and doing some cutting edge, quality stuff, just not on a Cottage industry scale... And if ur lucky enough to get ur hands on any of it, you know what I mean... Just getting interested in Pack Rafting, so I'm sure I will be branching out... Oh, and Tankara... I guess since I got my Excalibur, looking to up grade my dehydration skillz, too, but thinkin' that's mostly going to be Youtube...

We have a dehydrating thread with pictures.

Astro · Apr 5th 2015, 7:17pm

Just the TOS.

Dmax · Apr 6th 2015, 9:03am

WB, BPL, Skurka, hikelighter, a couple on FB and one secret hiking site.

Astro · Apr 6th 2015, 9:27am

Dmax wrote:

WB, BPL, Skurka, hikelighter, a couple on FB and one secret hiking site.

A "secret hiking site", now that sounds interesting.

EdDzierzak · Apr 6th 2015, 10:00am

Grinder wrote:

That happens to old people.

Wait a minute... TJ's not that old...

I usually just surf over most of the stuff on TOS and a few other sites.

Grinder · Apr 6th 2015, 11:47am

EdDzierzak wrote:

Wait a minute... TJ's not that old...

I'm pretty sure I'm older, but my immaturity brings my age down. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY down.

EdDzierzak · Apr 6th 2015, 1:24pm

Grinder wrote:

EdDzierzak wrote:

Wait a minute... TJ's not that old...

I'm pretty sure I'm older, but my immaturity brings my age down. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY down.

I think if you take my age as a reciprocal, I'm way younger than you two children :evil:

WanderingStovie · Apr 6th 2015, 1:36pm

Zelph makes and sells alcohol stoves. We exchange posts over at bplite.com/ sometimes.

Traffic Jam · Apr 6th 2015, 1:55pm

EdDzierzak wrote:

Grinder wrote:

EdDzierzak wrote:

Wait a minute... TJ's not that old...

I'm pretty sure I'm older, but my immaturity brings my age down. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY down.

I think if you take my age as a reciprocal, I'm way younger than you two children

The older I get, the younger everyone else looks.

EdDzierzak · Apr 6th 2015, 2:01pm

TrafficJam wrote:

EdDzierzak wrote:

Grinder wrote:

EdDzierzak wrote:

Wait a minute... TJ's not that old...

I'm pretty sure I'm older, but my immaturity brings my age down. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY down.

I think if you take my age as a reciprocal, I'm way younger than you two children

The older I get, the younger everyone else looks.

Yep, every incoming med school class now look like kids...

Drybones · Apr 6th 2015, 2:13pm

Astro wrote:

Dmax wrote:

WB, BPL, Skurka, hikelighter, a couple on FB and one secret hiking site.

A "secret hiking site", now that sounds interesting.

Stealth posting.

odd man out · Apr 6th 2015, 8:27pm

Dmax wrote:

WB, BPL, Skurka, hikelighter, a couple on FB and one secret hiking site.

I get updates on some of these via FB.

Trebor · Apr 8th 2015, 1:15am

Have'nt been to TOS for a long time, too much BS and I was banned too many times for being honest. I hang out here and a few groups on Facebook. However the ones on Facebook are getting old and boring. Seems to be the same few topics over and over and I've only been banned twice. Besides, not many there have perfected thread drift and sarcasm like those at the Cafe.

Dan76 · Apr 8th 2015, 5:48pm

TrafficJam wrote:

I've been on a knitting forum since 2008 but only have 200+ posts and have only posted once in the past 3 years. I'm on there almost every day. Why is this important? There are hiking groups on there!

I lurk on FB hiking forums a few times a month but never post. I lurk on TOS a few times a week but only have 200+ posts. I lurk on SGT Rock's site every few weeks.

I'm a chatty Cathy in the Cafe, it's one of my favorite places to be.

Care to provide links to your knitting sites. I after new skills, but don't tell anyone.

AnotherKevin · Apr 8th 2015, 5:50pm

I still follow TOS, and (because it's local to me) catskillmountaineer.com . Once in a while I even get on Facebook, but not very often. Oh, and I occasionally keep a blog myself: dftscript.blogspot.com/ . If I pick up again with my Northville-Placid hike that got interrupted, I'll return to my journal at trailjournals.com/AnotherKevin . (We'll see how that goes. They have a new vacation policy at work, and I don't know if I can make section hiking work with it.)

Drybones · Apr 8th 2015, 7:19pm

Dan76 wrote:

TrafficJam wrote:

I've been on a knitting forum since 2008 but only have 200+ posts and have only posted once in the past 3 years. I'm on there almost every day. Why is this important? There are hiking groups on there!

I lurk on FB hiking forums a few times a month but never post. I lurk on TOS a few times a week but only have 200+ posts. I lurk on SGT Rock's site every few weeks.

I'm a chatty Cathy in the Cafe, it's one of my favorite places to be.

Care to provide links to your knitting sites. I after new skills, but don't tell anyone.

I've tried cross stitching...not enough patients. My son did also and was pretty good. The wife and I ran with the cross county team a lot when the kids were on the cross country team, he cross stitched a turtle on a sweat shirt for me...he was always a smart ass.

Traffic Jam · Apr 8th 2015, 7:28pm

Dan76 wrote:

TrafficJam wrote:

I've been on a knitting forum since 2008 but only have 200+ posts and have only posted once in the past 3 years. I'm on there almost every day. Why is this important? There are hiking groups on there!

I lurk on FB hiking forums a few times a month but never post. I lurk on TOS a few times a week but only have 200+ posts. I lurk on SGT Rock's site every few weeks.

I'm a chatty Cathy in the Cafe, it's one of my favorite places to be.

Care to provide links to your knitting sites. I after new skills, but don't tell anyone.

Of course. ravelry.com/account/login

Edit; Everyone should learn how to knit.

cbsnews.com/videos/knitting-for-your-health/

washingtonpost.com/national/he…4-f8748871856a_story.html

twistwrist · Apr 10th 2015, 7:04am

The AT cafe here is my only hiking forum. I love this place! I'm also active on ninjette.org. I've got over 5000 posts on that one!

max.patch · Apr 10th 2015, 12:45pm

HB and i were just on a discussion on fb that got shut down for no reason. no cussing. no yelling. no nothing. someone made the observation that a trail feed is not trail magic. a few comments later and then...poof!

(just to stop the speculating-it wasn't HM who made the thread disappear.)

Drybones · Apr 10th 2015, 1:21pm

max.patch wrote:

HB and i were just on a discussion on fb that got shut down for no reason. no cussing. no yelling. no nothing. someone made the observation that a trail feed is not trail magic. a few comments later and then...poof!

(just to stop the speculating-it wasn't HM who made the thread disappear.)

Probably shut it down cause it was too boring.

max.patch · Apr 10th 2015, 1:42pm

Drybones wrote:

max.patch wrote:

HB and i were just on a discussion on fb that got shut down for no reason. no cussing. no yelling. no nothing. someone made the observation that a trail feed is not trail magic. a few comments later and then...poof!

(just to stop the speculating-it wasn't HM who made the thread disappear.)

Probably shut it down cause it was too boring.

that is entirely possible.

Socks · Apr 10th 2015, 2:16pm

max.patch wrote:

HB and i were just on a discussion on fb that got shut down for no reason. no cussing. no yelling. no nothing. someone made the observation that a trail feed is not trail magic. a few comments later and then...poof!

(just to stop the speculating-it wasn't HM who made the thread disappear.)

what facebook page are you guys always talking about? never been there.

max.patch · Apr 10th 2015, 2:22pm

socks wrote:

max.patch wrote:

HB and i were just on a discussion on fb that got shut down for no reason. no cussing. no yelling. no nothing. someone made the observation that a trail feed is not trail magic. a few comments later and then...poof!

(just to stop the speculating-it wasn't HM who made the thread disappear.)

what facebook page are you guys always talking about? never been there.

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