Re: [Philmont]: Query - Exact Pack Weights With Philmont Supplied Gear?

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From: Dewey Hemphill (dewrayh@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Jan 10 2003 - 08:33:18 CST

I, for one, would like to see the responses online. As a first timer in 2003 I
am very interested in pack weight, planning, etc.

Thanks,

Dewey Hemphill, ASM
Troop 276, Memphis, TN
Philmont 2003 First Timer

--- "Dr. Bob Klein" <drbob@troop111.org> wrote:
> Greetings to All.
>
> Please respond to this query OFF-LINE, to: drbob@troop111.org Thanks!
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> I am interested in getting a good handle on how much Philmont supplied
> gear adds to average pack weights. That is, if you were a Crew that
> used all or virtually all Philmont supplied Crew equipment, what was
> your Crew's average pack weight when you arrived at Basecamp, and then
> what was it when you hit the trail?
>
> I do not need individual pack weights, nor average pack weights of Crews
> that bring mostly their own equipment.
>
> Average pack weights when hitting the trail should indicate how much
> water and how many days worth of food were being carried.
>
> For example, my Crew this past summer arrived at Basecamp with an
> average pack weight of 21 pounds (no water, no food), and hit the trail
> the next morning with an average pack weight of 39 pounds (2 liters (4.4
> pounds) of water, and 3.5 days worth of food). [Note that we use our
> own Crew equipment.]
>
> This data will be used to answer a question I am asked repeatedly, and
> also to make the Philmont Challenge Index a little more useful for
> novice trekkers.
>
> Thanks in advance....
>
> - Dr. Bob
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DH
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