All of your suggestions for food are GREAT, but I still think it is a good idea to buy PHILMONT food for one tune up before you go. The prices are really good!!!
I think the scouts need to SEE the size of the bags they'll be stuffing in their packs when there actually get to Philmont. When we picked up 72 bags of food at Ute Gulch this summer (8-04 N1 2003), it was not quite as big a surprise.
We had a great time on Trek 6 this year, hello EVANSTON if you're in the group.
Kim Pigorsch
Outdoor Chairmun (sic)
Troop 681
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>From: "Dave Martin"
>Reply-To: philmont@troop47.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
>Subject: [Philmont]: Size/weight of food
>Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 07:21:30 -0400
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>Pholks,
>Can anyone tell me the approximate volume and weight of one days' Philmont
>food, for any convenient number of people? (I understand that it is packed
>for four people.) On a 2-day shakedown trek, I'd like to simulate carrying
>4 days worth of food, and so in addition to the food we will carry, I'd like
>to add to our load zip-lock bags that are large and heavy enough to simulate
>being the rest.
>Dave Martin
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Received on Thu Aug 21 17:27:47 2003