SHTF Groups

[HoneyBadger]

What a great discussion. Building a group of like minded people is great but my neighbors would all be dead weight. What about Colorado AR-15 being the foundation for 'our' group. I'm thinking the group would be for trading of supplies and services. We would have to have meeting places and ham radios for communications. Just having a trading group would make a huge difference in surviving. Ham radios are needed because you can't depend on the internet or phones.


CO AR-15 Trading Group:
1 - Places to meet for trading supplies and services.
2 - Predetermined ham radio frequencies for communications.
3 - Some way of identifying each other.

I think this sounds great, but I would like to have some way to keep it private so that anyone with google can't see our planned meeting places and such. I think somebody mentioned making an invite-only subforum on here to talk about it and I like the idea. I just don't want people with bad intentions knowing our secrets.

[ChunkyMonkey]

I know I can trust some of you... not sure about the gay narrated honey badger though.

[HoneyBadger]

I know I can trust some of you... not sure about the gay narrated honey badger though.

Hey, C'mon now! I didn't ask for that title!

[Omicron]

I think this sounds great, but I would like to have some way to keep it private so that anyone with google can't see our planned meeting places and such. I think somebody mentioned making an invite-only subforum on here to talk about it and I like the idea. I just don't want people with bad intentions knowing our secrets.

This IS something we could set up without too much problem. How would you propose we allow membership? Like the trading post?

[Sawin]

This IS something we could set up without too much problem. How would you propose we allow membership? Like the trading post?

I'd think it can just begin from the top. You mods can allow certain members of the site to get in, based on your own selection and then each of those folks have the opportunity to suggest additional members who they know personally, and think should be a part of the conversation.

[ronaldrwl]

The way the trading post works now is great. We just to need to make sure we can contact and meet each other when the lights go out.

[00tec]

I'd think it can just begin from the top. You mods can allow certain members of the site to get in, based on your own selection and then each of those folks have the opportunity to suggest additional members who they know personally, and think should be a part of the conversation.

I would tend to agree. Either referrals or maybe a 100+ post minimum. Weed out the lookyloos. Something to show genuine activity among us.

[ronaldrwl]

I like the way some groups handle this. You basically have to get voted in by people that are in the group already and know you or do some background checking. The number of posts you have doesn't really mean that much. I think we could start off by using the trading post recommendations of other members to get the ball started

[Great-Kazoo]

This IS something we could set up without too much problem. How would you propose we allow membership? Like the trading post?

Yep X amount of post and or time as board member.

[ChunkyMonkey]

This IS something we could set up without too much problem. How would you propose we allow membership? Like the trading post?

By voting is fair.. on another 'self sufficient' forum, they like meet and greet before they allow newer members into their inner forum.