Hello everyone,

My name is Nate Kimball and, until today, I have only been a forum troll, so to speak. I joined this site because I am amazed at how willing the sages here are to forfeit their wisdom and experience to newbies, and I am also taken back by how eager newbies are to communicate their experiences as they take their first steps into REI.

I am a Realtor in the Las Vegas area, but this is admittedly not my main line of work. I am a professional trombonist in a high-profile show on the strip. I have been speaking with four of my close musician friends (who have equal or greater success in music and also hold similar day jobs) about starting a friendly purchasing group. Though this may not be the proper area of the forum to discuss this in further detail, I am confident that there is enough collective knowledge here to help us build our foundation and make a good first step.

Thank you all for the opportunity to join such a great active community and I look forward to getting to know you all better!