Re: [Philmont]: tent mates

Last summer because we are a coed crew, we had 8 tents. The six boys used
three tents-two youth in each tent. The two girls slept in one tent.
Because of the snoring habits of some of the adults and also because one was
female, the four adults each chose individual tents. Yes, we could have got
by with two male adults doubling up, but as compatible as we were by day, at
night we weren't. We each had super lightweight one man or two man tents.
We had no problems as a crew and our ranger (who was the greatest) expressed
no problem with our arrangement. We also could have put the one father with
son together, but this would have then left an odd youth, and we would still
have had the same number of tents.

You may also find in some of the campsites that larger tents may not fit
particularly well. Finding enough suitable ground for one or two man tents
was difficult at best. I am thinking particularly of Red Hills. After
climbing Mr. Phillips earlier in the day, we didn't want to sleep on rocks
or on an incline. It was bad enough that this camp area we were assigned
had the trail going right through our campsite.

Wayne Rascati
Crew 105, Los Padres Council
Santa Barbara-Goleta, CA
Trek 16 - Crew 805Q

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Waggoner" <markjwagg@hotmail.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list philmont" <philmont@troop47.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 8:04 PM
Subject: [Philmont]: tent mates

> I am an advisor for a Council contingent crew. 3 adults, 9 scouts. Was
> planning on using Philtents but understand they are only 2 man. Where does
> the 3rd adult go or the odd scout ? 2 of us advisors have sons going and
> thought about switching off tenting with them every other day. ( this
would
> give us a break from the other advisor who snores louder than a freight
> train) I do have a solo backpack tent of my own and also a three man that
> would accommodate the odd number of scouts but am waffling on which way to
> go. Any suggestions?
>
> Mark In Ohio
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Received on Wed Apr 16 00:36:44 2003