well, it definitely helps to have responsive "higher ups" that keep us informed even if it's just to say that things are delayed instead of complete silence. it helps keep members feel welcomed and appreciated even though we're just a tiny blip, if we register at all, in the profit radar. i like to think of myself as a straight shooter. i like to tell it the way i see it whether it be knife advice or whatnot so this post is more of a suggestion for improvement than a bash. well, i hope the higher ups see it that way.
i regularly go on hikes and use my knives everytime i go and have taken lots of pics. the blade show fiasco left a bad taste in my mouth to the point where i don't even want to hike with my beckers anymore. it's obvious i'm still annoyed so i really should stick to the w&ss & esee forums and stay away from here for awhile to cool off
Good shots of your Beckers in use, JV3. We love to see those.
Generally the "higher ups" keep everyone pretty well informed of what's going on, because we're
not just tiny blips on the radar. Ethan has always been very involved and very responsive, and actually cares about this community. At the same time, he's exceedingly busy (hint: Becker knives is not his only interest) and can't always be here as much as we'd like.
In the last little while there really
has been a noted lack of information, especially leading up to the Blade show, and yes, that fiasco left a bad taste in everyone's mouth, including mine. It certainly could have been handled differently. On the one hand, we can't expect Becker/KA-BAR to divulge everything just before the biggest show of the year. On the other hand, the deafening silence wasn't the best thing that could have happened, either.
There are things we'd all like to know, of course, and if Ethan or Toooj pop in they will, hopefully, be able to enlighten us at least to the degree they can.
With any luck, more information will be released soon. In the meantime, don't stop using your Becker knives. They're great blades, as you well know.
