[Philmont] Ranger 2008

Matt
I went on my first Philmont trek this past summer as an advisor.
Buddy Davis was our Ranger and he did a great job.
 
He methodically but personably went through the training with the Scouts.
One of the Phil-rules for bear safety this year was sleeping in clothes that
were for sleeping only -- So Buddy have those old-fashion red long sleeve and long-pant
one piece under wear , you know the kind that has a button up hatch in the back.-- (I bet John and Terry have many pairs, maybe some from 1975 ) It was practical while displaying his personality.
 
It did not look like he had one new piece of equipment except his tent - MSR Missing link
http://www.msrcorp.com/tents/missinglink.asp
 
His Kelty external frame look like he could have started using it when he went to Philmont as a Scout.
 
For Foot wear he had running shoes because he went only like 5 miles over 2 days with us on easy canyon trails.
 
The Scouts admired his knife -- a sheath knife with parachute cord for a handle.
All his equipment looked 'broken-in' only the tent and the knife looked like new purchases.
If you have equipment that you have used and that you like ---- USE it!
 
Buddy acknowledged that there is almost always more than one way to do anything!
Then continue with but Philmont wants you to ...... and went on teaching.
so he was diplomatic and down-to-business. . . .
 
Bear stories!!!!
Bear stories the Scouts loved the Rangers bear stories and did not quite believe them until the ranger left on day 3 and we crossed a trail with a blonde black bear flipping over stoves with a simple wrist motion.
 
Hope that this helps,
Sam Taylor
ASM T89
"I once was a bear . . . . "
 
 
Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, Temperance

>>> On 12-Dec-07 at 9:59 PM, in message <MDAEMON-F200712122200.AA0022148pd50004917364@troop47.com>, John LeBlanc <philmontjohn@yahoo.com> wrote:
Matt
 
I had been thinking of what to respond with. Dr. Bob made it easy for me. I would pretty much second everything he said here. Something I might expand on. Most of your time will be spent with the crew leader and the youth. But don't do that to the point that you ignore the adults (granted there will be a few that you would really prefer to ignore). Make it a point at various times to visit/talk/discuss with them, even if it is just 5 or 10 minutes a few times each day. Most times, they will appreciate that. First timer advisors will be wanting to ask questions (maybe even out of ear shot of their crew) and repeat advisors may just want to BS about the Ranch. Either way, hopefully both of you will learn something in the process and will improve your and your crews experience.
 
Allen Jones
SM Troop 168
Oklahoma City
 
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Matt,
 
Along these same lines, take thoe opportunity to learn from a vast collection of adults with a vast array of experiences in life from different parts of the country. Your summer should be aboutt 30% sharing your knowledge and 70% learning knowledge shared with you.
 
That's the great advantage of working at a place like Philmont and why people tell that "it changed my life forever".
 
John LeBlanc
 
 

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Received on Thu Dec 13 09:26:57 2007