Best Backpacking/Hiking Website?

[SkyPainter]

I'm getting on that ASAP!!! Then I can have that sweet name banner

===> Good! then you can feel good, supporting the guys who are supporting your hiking/hanging obsession! Welcome to the club!

[Ewker]

depends on the area you want to backpack in. There are quite a few websites for each area. You also have White Blaze but it is pretty much about the AT. Also check meetup.com in your area since most have backpacking meetup groups

[backpackingZombie]

depends on the area you want to backpack in. There are quite a few websites for each area. You also have White Blaze but it is pretty much about the AT. Also check meetup.com in your area since most have backpacking meetup groups

I also highly suggest meetup.com. You're bound to run into some weirdos, but sometimes you're the weirdo that others are running into, so it all works out in the end. I happen to run a group on there and really enjoy meeting people I otherwise would not have ever met, not to mention just getting out and being active.

[Apollo2112]

Hammock Forums...
Whiteblaze is good too.

[samjaynes]

As the original poster asked, and found out, HF has some great other sections for paid members. This was a bonus as I became a donating member simply to say thanks to my many friends here.

That being said, what a great way to drum up some funds to continue supporting this site (hosting, etc). There needs to be a clear thread about the benefits somewhere.

[stefprez]

As the original poster asked, and found out, HF has some great other sections for paid members. This was a bonus as I became a donating member simply to say thanks to my many friends here.

That being said, what a great way to drum up some funds to continue supporting this site (hosting, etc). There needs to be a clear thread about the benefits somewhere.

Agreed! Why hide the benefits? If you are trying to keep things exclusive, well I guess that makes sense, but if you are trying to raise money, that seems counterproductive!

[Niloc]

Agreed! Why hide the benefits? If you are trying to keep things exclusive, well I guess that makes sense, but if you are trying to raise money, that seems counterproductive!

They aren't hidden per say. Just buried in an older sticky.

http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/s...ghlight=donate

[Cannibal]

Agreed! Why hide the benefits? If you are trying to keep things exclusive, well I guess that makes sense, but if you are trying to raise money, that seems counterproductive!

The Donating Member side of the forums is simply a 'perk' for those who choose to donate. It was never intended as a way to sweeten the donation pot, just a way for people who share a common hobby to talk about other aspects of that hobby without interfering with the primary focus of Hammock Forums....hammocks!

[G.L.P.]

whats a hammock ?

[samjaynes]

The Donating Member side of the forums is simply a 'perk' for those who choose to donate. It was never intended as a way to sweeten the donation pot, just a way for people who share a common hobby to talk about other aspects of that hobby without interfering with the primary focus of Hammock Forums....hammocks!

Completely agree - As a newbie, I was confused when I would make a post on a cookset, or pack design and simply see the message 'moved' but couldn't access where it was 'moved' to. Just a black hole from a user's experience until the ah-ha moment came after becoming a donating members. Other members must of thought I blindly posted items as I never responded back to their help.

I appreciate that you don't heavily market those additional forums with a change cup rattling in the background - but you guys truly deserve some kick back for the many hours you spend on this forum. By far, this is one of the cleanest, honest, and friendly forums I have seen in years.

Keep up the great work, and hats off to you and the other moderators!