[Philmont]: Philmont "Rules" - Timing

As an alternative suggestion, I share the list with my Crew at my first
Crew meeting or in one of my first Crew newsletters. As with physical
preparation, you want people up to speed as of your first shakedown, as
opposed to your arrival at Basecamp. Probably even more important for
provo Crews.

Reviewing the Basecamp circus just before arrival is an excellent
suggestion. This can be done either by a Philmont veteran Advisor
(recent!) or Philmont veteran Scout - if anything, it will carry more
weight and value coming from a Scout. This is just one of the many
advantages of having a veteran or two in your Crew. If you have none,
but are in a Contingent, find out who else has a Phil-Vet, and (with
some prior prep) have them give a "basecamp orientation" talk for you.
I have gladly done so for all of my various multi-Unit Contingents - and
expect to do so again this summer. A good (and useful) way to fill
downtime on a bus, train, or in an airport. Remember, "Knowledge is
Power".

- Dr. Bob

> Tom Lindtveit wrote:
>
> > "Expedition Behavior - The Finer Points" has now been printed and
> will be shared with our crew.
>
> A suggestion if I might. I used that list of rules last year also. I
> held onto it until we were on the bus and about an hour out from
> Philmont. We distributed it and discussed it on the bus, then went
> into a basic description of what would be happening in the next 24
> hours (hurry up, and wait...) and explaining what a Ranger is, and why
> he/she would be "your best friend for the next 2 days".
> This worked well in a couple of ways:
> a) It tied together all the training and discussions about trail
> living they had gotten in the prep hikes and meetings.
> b) It got their "heads into the game"
> c) It set things up nicely for the Ranger and made his/her job easier,
> as he did not need to explain "WHY" all the time.
>
> Incidentally, our Ranger (Kyle McKay) had three rules he taught the
> Crew and they worked very nicely:
> 1) Don't be stupid.
> 2) Drink more water.
> 3) Look good doing it.
>
> Happy Hiking,
> Tom
> P.S Has ANYONE gotten a waiting list number yet? This is getting to be
> a LONG "couple of weeks".

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Received on Wed Jan 5 08:32:30 2005