Why are some people so easily excitable about choosing to use or not a piece of gear?

[Wildcard]

Hardcoresledder Bahhhh! Flatland trail druken yahoos! Iffin it aint steep and deep it aint worth doing! Snowest baby!
I don't have a cat so it's sailnet for me.
AR15.com for the gun/military stuff
mudboggers for my ATV
Saltwaterfisherman, self explanatory
Field medics cuz all the other EMS forums have shut down.
Dudbusters for my EOD stuff
then all my uh hem, adult sites. for anatomy training

 

[_Bella_]

Because everyone wants to be right, and no one wants to admit that there may actually be more than one way to skin a cat.

Z...

http://www.skippypodar.net/WebGallery/Humor/hairless_cat2.jpg This is the RIGHT way!

 

[JungleJoe]

Anatomy training hehehhehhehhehehheheh


Nice to see another gun nut I am getting rid of an AR Delta rig today, finally sold it for a good price !

gonna replace it with an FN2000 ! already got the P90 and love that puppy.


I like this board for scuba stuff, reefcentral for my salt water tanks, craigslist for selling crap and ebay, and bmwlt.net for my motorcycle

 

[dbh]

What about Canadian Whiskey?????

Everybody knows that the best whiskey comes from Kentucky

Dave

 

[dbh]

You will find this as others have said in ANY type of internet forum, from fishkeeping, motorcycles, cars, skiing, shooting and firearms etc.....

there are always the Triggers that start what ppl call flame wars

Trigger questions are either asked by the unknowing, and unwittingly invoke the flame

or by a "troll" someone who wants to stir up trouble.

Trigger words or questions that are universal are things like Politics/Religion/Abortion questions.....

Trigger words on here,..... Well I'll start a list, I am sure others can add to it

DIR vs ?
Hose Length for Primary regs
Best BCD
Wing vs Jacket
Best Mask
Best Regulator
Cert card collections
PADI vs NAUI or others
Training methods
Nitrox vs Air
Best Wetsuit
Best Dry Suit

Those are the ones that come to mind, others can add to the list

Nikon vs. Canon (no need to add in Olympus because evryone knows they aren't real DSLR's)

 

[UnderSeaBumbleBee]

Jungle Joe, how could you forget splits vs paddles/jets?

and weight belt vs weight integration or no ditchable weight at all with steel tanks and bp?

LSD vs online?

Colored gear vs all black gear?

 

[_Bella_]

Jungle Joe, how could you forget splits vs paddles/jets?

and weight belt vs weight integration or no ditchable weight at all with steel tanks and bp?

LSD vs online?

Colored gear vs all black gear?

You're DEFINITELY going to DIE!!
just for bringing all that up.

 

[JungleJoe]

Oooooooooo yeah I forgot those hehehehhe


and..... gasp MOF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TSandM]

Leisurepro

If you guys think SB is bad, you should wade through some of the 20+ page discussions that happen OVER and OVER again on the dressage BB I used to frequent regarding equipment. "Drawreins" is the dressage equivalent of "long hose" (except I'm for the latter and against the former), and "rollkur" is DIR all over again, only it's all women and it doesn't get nasty, it gets spiteful

 

[jeckyll]

This is too funny

The *ahem* long and short of it is that people feel threatened when they are told that there is a better way and that the gear they purchased with their hard earned dollars and are passionate about, is considered 'inferior' by a number of folks.

As final thought, remember, it's not about the length of your hose ... it's about the girth LOL.