Originally Posted By OregonMouse
The big difference is that beginners who come to this forum ARE looking for advice, especially if they go to Backcountry Beginners! If they weren't looking for it, they wouldn't be here!


And if this thread is not a sticky, they will be asking questions anyway, since the search function on forums is rarely so useful as to pull up such things - plus they will be searching for more specific terms.

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