Re: [Philmont]: Poles, etc.

Ditto on the poles being vital--and with rubber tips, they make little noise. As for using them on the straightaways, I can turn my ankle wearing good supporting boots walking across a parking lot. Sorry if the noise offends, but it's a lot quieter than the yelps when the ankle goes.
 
As for washing clothes: we make coffee cans with plastic lids do triple duty. First, with a backpacker in the bottom and turkey bag cooking, they replace all but one pot (we bring a small one for boiling the sanitizer water and the occasional hot drink). No need to worry about the solder on the cans because the food never comes into contact with them. With the plastic lid and a drop of camp suds, they wash socks and underwear fast, and can handle a pair of hiking pants with little trouble. Just add water and shake. Finally, they fit nicely into almost any pack, and are great to carry crushables (the ubiquitous crackers) or smellables (like the yum yum bag). Even with the plastic lid plus a metal lid for cooking, they are lighter than any pot I've found.
 
And, when the trip is over and the cans are a bit rusty, just toss them in a recycle bin!
 
Denise Vowell
Crew 574
Philmont 04

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Received on Tue Apr 5 15:58:37 2005