We did it with a co-ed crew last year and clothes changing wasn't a
problem. For several reasons:
1. The changing was usually done in the dark for us (both at night and the
morning).
2. The girls were wearing polypro sports bras and polypro boxers. After
doing the clothes changing shuffle a couple of times (sleep clothes out of
pack, go into tent, remove boots, change into sleep clothes, put on boots,
leave tent, go to pack, put trail clothes in pack, back to tent, boots off,
repeat in reverse in the morning), they rapidly came to the conclusion that
their bathing suit at home showed more skin and shape. When changing into
their sleep clothes, they did it standing at their pack just like the boys.
Everyone just brought their "clean" underwear into the tent and did their
"bottom layer" changing inside.
3. We were not a provisional crew, so they were all known to one another
ahead of time. It would probably have been different if the youth weren't
practically like 8 brothers and sisters. Also, the kids showed great
consideration for members of the opposite sex when it came to clothes
changing and bathroom breaks. Just like in that movie Goonies, this the
little boys cave and this is the little girls cave..... <g>
Along these lines, our youth bonded like family during our trek (and are
still close today). When you found one of them at program, throwing
horseshoes, or whatever, the other seven were sure to be close by. This
was in contradiction to my all-male trek in 2002, where we encountered much
more inter-crew turmoil. Have others had experience with co-ed crews
having less inter-crew problems?? One of our repeat crew members (he went
on the all-male trek in 2002) gave his final "rose" as being the rainy
weather we had in 2004. Everyone was surprised, since others usually gave
the weather as their "thorn" until he explained that he felt the rainy
weather "forced" them to be together more and, thus, to bond much more
closer as a team. Very insightful, I thought. YIS. Mike.
"Phil Brown"
<phil@eisnc.com> To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
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Please respond to
philmont
If you have a coed crew it would be difficult to change outside.
Phil Brown
From: owner-philmont@troop47.com [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com] On
Behalf Of Kevin Caine
Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 6:11 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
Subject: RE: [Philmont]: Crew gear suggestions
I would agree that different Rangers will focus on different things, but
there should be a standard bear safety process that is covered. Changing
clothes in your tent is just a bad idea – especially as the trek
progresses. On the three treks that I’ve been on, more and more clothes
ended up as smellables due to food getting on them, Going into your tent
to change out of clothes that will then be put in the bear bag raises the
risk of transferring the food smells to your tent or sleeping bag. I train
my crews that the only items that go in your tent are the sleeping pad,
sleeping bag and sleep clothes. If the Ranger fails to cover that (as ours
did in 2004), everyone already knows what the correct procedure is.
YIS,
Kevin Caine
Philmont Coordinator
Greater Cleveland Council
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