Jim, I want to elaborate on Larry's toblerone comment. I became an amateur expert on Philmont by reading everything that comes out on this list (the old pros here are really awesome in terms of the depth of advice and soundness of reasoning, and some of them aren't really that old (50's doesn't count)), and one of the suggestions I read early on was that it is good to have something to do to celebrate making it to the top of Baldy. One adviser carried a bag of M&M's to the summit and shared them with the crew. Others have used other candy, all of which has to be purchased at home and hauled a long way.
Buying the M&M's was one of those things on my list that didn't get done prior to departure, but when we arrived at Baldytown on our way to the summit, I ran in to the trading post (which actually has all kinds of stuff) and bought two small Toblerone bars for each Scout. When we got to the top, I gave them to the Scouts to celebrate our accomplishment. You would have thought I served them a steak dinner with all the words of thanks, and it really turned out well. My only cautionary note was that I required that one Scout take up and account for every single wrapper so that none were left in pants pockets or backpacks, but I highly recommend a couple of a pieces of chocolate as a good way to acknowledge a significant milestone in your trek.
George
Larry Taylor <Larry.Taylor@co.travis.tx.us> wrote: Baldytown had toberlone -- chocolate bars no soda -- one of our scouts ate 4 of these bars in 15 minutes
Ponil has root beer in the cantina -- Ponil is usually a last day or first day camp
>>> On 05-Aug-07 at 6:33 PM, in message <MDAEMON-F200708051834.AA3455362pd50003946710@troop47.com>, Jim Sergison <jserg@acm.org> wrote:
Well, our group of first timers will soon be off to Philmont as crew 809-K4. I believe we will be the last 2007 crew out for the full 10 nights in the backcountry! Hopefully the programs and staff will be almost as fresh and enthusiastic as they were back in June.
Until recently, we had a full crew of twelve. Unfortunately, one of our scouts was in a car accident and broke his arm in two places. Drew was the only scout not part of our local troop, but he is a great kid and he was well respected by everyone. Due to the timing and severity of the break, his orthopedist and the Philmont med staff unanimously agreed that Philmont was not an option this summer. We will all miss him on the trail.
Another crew from town recently returned from their trek and they had a great time. Some of the scouts from the other crew have been suggesting to our guys that they bring plenty of money to the backcountry because all of the staffed camps were selling soda and candy. I told our crew that the other scouts were spreading a false rumor. Now that I think about it, I believe the other crew's trek took them through the cantina at Ponil and I saw an earlier post that said Toblerones were available in at least one backcountry commissary. So, they may have had a root beer and a candy. Can anyone tell me if there is anything more to this soda/candy rumor? I have been telling our scouts to bring very little money in the backcountry because they will have almost nothing to buy on our trek. If I am the one giving the bad information, and they miss a purchase opportunity due to lack of funds, I know our scouts will find nice ways to make me miserable for the rest of the trek. :)
On a side note, I have been primarily a lurker on this list for the last nine months. The posts have been an invaluable aid in preparation for our trek. Thanks to all.
Jim Sergison
2007 Crew 890-K4
Randolph NJ
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