You are perfectly reasonably able to form judgements about specific people that you have seen, or incidents reported.
However, when you smear (and yes, I mean that specific word) people you have never met, that is not reasonable.
You are saying that there is no such thing as an ultralight backpacker who is prepared. BS. Not only that, but you know many in this community.
As for me "assuming too much"---that is EXACTLY my point....look how you object when OTHERS assume about you. Unless you consider yourself king of the trail, you are subject to exactly the same assumption process that you direct against others.
See how you move into defensive mode....and you can actually defend yourself. When you make your assumptive posts directed at any and all ultralighters, they cannot defend themselves.
And as for your first aid certification, as I said, it is inadequate, and you are not up to date on advanced skills. You are expired. I'll bet you don't like the sound of that criticism. If that is the case, consider how you sound to others when you smear them when you've never seen them on a trail.
