[philmont] Gutter Spikes

Karen Kelly wrote:

> " The one drawback of gutter spikes is they are sharp and willl cpoke
> a hole in anything. I wrap them in a small but heavy piece of canvas."
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> We placed our gutter spikes in a cardboard toilet paper roll, before
> putting them in a pouch or ziplock - the perfect length and
> lightweight - easily holds the 8 spikes that each member is required
> to carry.
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> Karen Kelly
> Troop 185
> Waterford, MI
> Philmont 2006 (21) & 2008 (807M1/trek 25)
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I found that if you hit the end of them on the grinder to knock of the
real sharp tip they still work very well as tent stakes, and don't poke
holes in other things. dave

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Received on Mon Apr 21 11:55:45 2008