I joined Practical Backpacker last year to be able read some of the forum posts. (I only posted my first message last week in the "New Member Welcome" forum so I wouldn't get purged for inactivity.) I also joined the forums at Backpacking. But what I find is that I have such limited time to read any forum, that I read TLB forums first. Then if I have time I'll go looking at other sites. I find good information here. And I get my questions answered here with amazing expertise! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Carol