Wilderness Survival on Meetup.com
There has always been interest in doing more face-to-face and less screen-to-screen but nothing really comes through. I was loath to find the great gathering folded and hope to remedy this inefficiency. Something to look at to expand our client base (sorry, talking like a consultant here) is to create a Meetup.com account. When I moved to Boston, this is how I found hiking groups in my area. You can search by area, by interest, etc. and join any number of groups. For each of these groups, you can see their upcoming events, their "wall" (a linear forum, kinda), and group members.
It costs about $72/year to create a group, so if Chris has the funds I think this would be a great addition to the site. Think about it.. if you tag the "Wilderness-Survival Wolfpack" group with bushcraft, survivalism, crafts, BOB, hiking, camping, etc., you'll be getting hits from any of the 4.7 million users searching for "hiking". It would also be an easy way to put up events.
"Hiking the Rockies" (more detailed than this, but you get the idea)
Anyone who joins our group (free to join) can RSVP to our events, even if they've never posted on these forums. Maybe someone isn't hardcore into survival but wouldn't mind learning how to make a fire drill on one of our "tutorial hikes".
Let me, or Chris, know what you think of this.
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Meetup client base : 4.7 million
Location : Variable, could set up two groups on different sides of NA
Renown : well known
Ages : 18ish - elderly
