Re: [Philmont]: Placing your dishes by the sump? Not the brightest idea.

We actually clean our dishes, thoroughly. That, I suppose, is our
adaptation of the "Philmont Way". FWIW, in about 20 long-term treks I
have taken in bear country (Philmont, Yosemite, Wind Rivers,
Shenandoahs, etc.), we have never had a single incident of an animal (of
any sort) messing with our cookware or eating ware. If we did not clean
our stuff, I would certainly put it up in the bear-bags.

Strother Hollingsworth wrote:
>
> Placing personal dishes by the sump is not one of the smartest ideas I
> have heard of. That is like a Scout who spilled Gatorade in their pack
> and leaving it down for a bear to drag it away in the middle of the
> night or take of bite out of it because it smelled good. If a pack
> that has become a smellable, it should be hung off the bear line. As
> for my personal eating utensils, they went into my bear bag with other
> things I wanted control of and knew it will be there when I needed it
> next. If one of my eating utensils disappears, there isn't a store
> near by to pick up a new one. But, if it did happen, I would figure
> something else out. These types of matters are the reason God game me
> a brain to use. I do agree with keeping the cooking pots down to alert
> people in camp some animal is nosing around. However, I don't agree
> with the sump being the place where dishes should be placed. I guess
> personal preference comes into play here. Every year seems to be
> different at Philmont in how the campsite is to be managed the
> Philmont way. Listen to what the Ranger says and adopt what makes
> sense.
>
> YIS,
>
> Strother Hollingsworth
> Troop 297
> Hoffman Estates, IL
> 712-N Trek 22
> Philmont 01, 05 BWCA 02, 03

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Received on Tue Aug 23 20:46:50 2005