Backpacker.com Forums

I just checked, can't connect. I guess it's down.

Thanks. Good to know it isn't just me.

Yeah, that happens a lot. The forum software is junk. Or possibly he's doing some maintenance after the last round of booting off trolls…

Quite a few people were reporting about viruses they got from visiting webshots. Makes one wonder if all that back and forth actually spread the bad stuff onto the forum?!

Just tried – no go.

Just got this message from backpacker.com's moderator:

"Down for the count. I am not able to get in either, so we all just get to sit and wait."

Oh well…

It's up now. :)

Now Ben has something to waste his time on ;-)

We were all on Facebook this morning whining to each other instead ;-)

having a forum thread on backpackinglight about backpacker.com… thats almost as bad as trying to Google Google…

You all almost broke the internet! :-P

That place will probably never die.

are you talking about backpacker.com or thebackpacker.com?

Jeff – hard to perceive emotions through a PC monitor, but why does it read like you’re wishing it would die?

Eddy — I meant backpacker.com forums.

In reference to the "down for the count" comment. It's like an old well build car. It's been through a lot but keeps on going.

Ah, I see.

I've found this site very useful for determining the status of apparently broken links:

http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/

Of course, what you do when it is itself down is another of those brain twisters…

Amazing, there really is a site for everything!!