From: Signe Rogers (HikinMama@iglide.net)
Date: Sun Feb 24 2002 - 15:16:50 CST
What ever happened to plan ahead & prepare?
Maybe we've only been lucky, because in 4 treks we've never had to barter
for anything..... and my pack has certainly been lighter cause I'm not
carrying extra stuff around.
Signe Rogers
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Hoar" <pilgrim@clover.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list philmont" <philmont@troop47.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Philmont]: Bartering at it's finest
> At 2/24/2002 02:09 PM, you wrote:
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> In 2000 we ran out of fuel at Santa Claus due to our failure to estimate
> fuel consumption correctly. Fortunately, before he left, our ranger had
> given us 3 cans of spam. Knowing the meat free nature of the Philmont
> Fare, we welcomed the spam. We had already used 2 cans to add some real
> meat to our diet. When we ran out of fuel, we traded the remaining can
for
> a full fuel container. We both won. The other crew got some real meat
and
> we got enough fuel to see us through our mistake. Lesson? Always have
> bartering items on hand.
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> Stephen M. Hoar
> pilgrim@clover.net
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