[philmont] Flint and Steel for recreation

Kevin Cutts
   
    PS. GPS is only to be carried on a Philmont trek for recreational purposes. I would never think to carry one for navigational use...
   
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  Dear Kevin,
   
  I would! That is what the system is for. Sorry, Kev, after all the banter between Mark and me I just could not help myself.
   
  But I do know what you mean and almost agree with you. If we don't teach Scouts or conversely, let the Scouts teach us, then we are still trying to light a fire with flint and steel. It's a fun thing to do, but matches sure are nice also.
   
  I'll never forget my old Scoutmaster walking up to a group of us trying to light a fire in the rain. He asked in his broken English (as a native of Denmark) "why don't youse boys try flint and steel". We all looked at each other sort of bumfounded and he whipped out an overly full Zippo and fired the thing off with a six inch flame and lit our fire.
   
  He then smiled and walked away.
   
  Flint and steel. You bet.
   
  GPS for recreation? You bet. For navigation? You bet.
   
  John LeBlanc

       
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Received on Mon Aug 27 22:08:00 2007