Nick1

post some decent stuff,not just one liners,prove your worth and it will come. I was upgraded very quickly but I know others who have over 150 posts who aint,read between the lines and dont push for it to hard

50 posts of good content and if poss a trip report, will see you ok

I guess you are talking about access once you have applied to join the forum, sometimes straight away but up to about 3 days seems to be the norm