[philmont] Reducing the load

On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:14:55 -0500, "Roy Fisher" <rfisher003@satx.rr.com> jammed all night, and by sunrise was heard saying:

> So yeah, 6L was a safe minimum for me to carry. Your mileage (and thirst)
> may vary. On our last days' hike, in particular, some of the guys were
> dangerously low on water by the time we hit base camp... one dehydrated
> enough for it to be an issue.

> Not trying to second-guess or be critical, but curious. I will admit that
> it's easy to Monday Morning Quarterback.

> But if you had any water available how could you let 'one dehydrated enough
> for it to be an issue'?

Well, two things... by the time I knew he was out of water, I was into
my last liter anyway. Second thing -- he was one of the advisors. And I
did offer; he declined, and it was only later we learned just how
dehydrated he was, and that he had run low long before anyone suspected.

That's also an important lesson -- someone running low on water may not
make it public information. We did keep an eye on the scouts, but not so
much each other ;-)

-- 
Dave Haynie                                Philmont 2007 Crew 712K1 Trek 8
Troop Advancement Coordinator <advancement@daretowntroop60.com>
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