Quote Originally Posted by Stuart View Post
I saw this thread and even though I wasn't in town, I didn't think I would go.

I don't know anything about survival and have been camping once in my life (and was drunk most the time). Reading the thread, I felt like I would have been very out of place. I realized it was supposed to be a learning experience, but I still felt awkward about going. I think intimidated might be too strong of a word. Basically I felt a little like I would be wasting people's time by showing up. When I see thread discussions about survival, I feel like people really enjoy swapping secrets with other knowledgeable and there isn't much room for first day type questions.

I don't know if this helps you or not, but I thought I'd give you some honest feed back on why I was hesitant to come, and to post in other survival threads.

I'd like to comment on this, if you all don't mind.
I'm no expert, but I'm not new to this, either. Whenever I come across someone who wants to learn something I know I always try to help. Most people into this feel the same, in my experience. Likewise, if someone knows something I don't then I'm all for learning from them. I can't remember ever coming across people that are into preparedness who put others down because they don't know as much. That would be asinine.
It's not a competition to see who knows more. Preparedness is such a varied subject that not many will know it all, anyway. It's about learning from others, and then sharing what you learn.
And remember, for every person who prepares there is one less zombie running about looking to eat your brains after tshtf. That alone is worth sharing what you know with others.