I have similar feelings about INGO.
It is not just firearms I learned about. My garden is much better off because of things I learned here. I have been to a few events and even set one up(the learn how to pressure can food one I and my wife set up because we wanted to learn),and meet loads of great people.
When I left the state for years I also missed the real life interactions with INGO members.
It is a great group of people, who largely think for themselves. The knowledge shared is also related to experience. When something goes wrong you see self reflection often on INGO. To me a group of people that can share mistakes as well as what they learned is valuable,and INGO does that very well as a whole. It is rare to find a group of people like that. Admitting you made a mistake or simply did not understand something so you can move forward in your knowledge is probably my favorite part of INGO.
It is not just firearms I learned about. My garden is much better off because of things I learned here. I have been to a few events and even set one up(the learn how to pressure can food one I and my wife set up because we wanted to learn),and meet loads of great people.
When I left the state for years I also missed the real life interactions with INGO members.
It is a great group of people, who largely think for themselves. The knowledge shared is also related to experience. When something goes wrong you see self reflection often on INGO. To me a group of people that can share mistakes as well as what they learned is valuable,and INGO does that very well as a whole. It is rare to find a group of people like that. Admitting you made a mistake or simply did not understand something so you can move forward in your knowledge is probably my favorite part of INGO.