RE: [Philmont]: Opinions on Treking Poles

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-Philmont@troop47.com [mailto:owner-Philmont@troop47.com] On
Behalf Of chassnow@comcast.net
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 8:42 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list Philmont
Subject: [Philmont]: Opinions on Treking Poles

My son and I are going to Philmont in June in 2004 with the contingent
from the Great Sauk Trail Council. It will be my sons first trip and my
second (it has been 40 years since I was at Philmont).

I am interested in your opinions of treking poles. Are they useful,
nice to have or just so much extra weight to carry around? If you have
used poles, would you recommend two poles or a single staff?

Chuck Snow

I went I 2002. There were 12 in our crew - 4 adults and 8 youth. 1 of
us used trekking poles (I youth didn't). IMHO, they're like an American
Express commercial - don't leave home with out them. Unfortunately, I
lost mine when I left them next to a small tree climbing the Tooth of
Time (I just >knew< I would find that tree on the way down!), and I fell
hiking in to base camp with out them. However, I also am a little proud
of the 1 inch scar on my wrist that resulted from that fall - kind of a
Philmont badge.

Bill

-------------------------------------------------------
Scouting E-mail Discussion Lists @ usscouts.org
Subscribe/Unsubscribe at http://usscouts.org/lists/
Listserv Commands at http://usscouts.org/lists/lc.asp
-------------------------------------------------------
Send listserv commands to: listserv@troop47.com
Send postings to: philmont@troop47.com
List FAQ found at: http://usscouts.org/lists/faq.asp
List Administrator: philmont_owner@troop47.com
-------------------------------------------------------
As you gather around this virtual campfire with fellow
Scouts and Scouters, do your best to be trustworthy,
loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient,
cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent.
-------------------------------------------------------

 
Received on Tue Dec 30 22:12:24 2003