Okay, since it was asked....the drawbacks. I did this two years ago in December. I offered a complete kit ready to go and had about 8 immediate responses. The first fellow on the list actually got a set offered to him by another SRP member at the same time so the set was passed on to someone else on the list but I don't remember which guy as so many responses came it at once. I e-mailed everyone on the list but no replies. The set was never seen again <g>

I posted followups a few times but the culprit never surfaced and probably was not a repeat user of SRP. I am an optomist though so am glad to send off another strop if someone wants to handle this loaner idea.

I do think caution is needed in setting criteria as to how this is dished out. Free things, even on loan tend to attract the wrong crowd. on last Springs giveaway I had 8 strops to give away. Four of the winners had 5 posts or less and never even came back to claim their prizes. I gave the strop to other newbies over the next weeks.

I knoiw our long term guys would never do this but often events like this are cross promoted on other boards that don't have our family atmosphere.

Well, you asked....

Tony