Cliff bars are probably also brandable :-)
About the hikers, it's not so much the ankle support (or non-support as might be argued). It's much more an issue with wet feet. Most of the water crossing we encountered in '04, Trek 24, were shallow enough to walk across unless you were wearing low ankle boots. The amount of time the 2 crew members we had with low boots spent, hunting and pecking for shallower water, was frustrating for the rest of the crew and a real time waster. Once your feet and shoes are wet on the inside, you are in real trouble. Walking shoes, if you want the weight, as a second pair of shoes is probably an excellent choice. But as a first pair, IMHO it is a terrible decision and one your Lead Advisor and Crew Chief should put a stop to on your first practice hike.
-- Joe Tavares NOTICE: This email is only intended for the recipient and not legally binding. Unauthorized use, publication, reproduction or disclosure of the content of this email is not permitted without my expressed permission. > I thought I would chime in with my opinion. And like many of the posts, it > is only an opinion here. > > In 99 at Philmont, and in 2003 on the Knobstone trail in Indiana, I had an > inexpensive pair of walking shoes purchased from KMart. They were > lightweight and comfortable. Why walking shoes? My logic was that > something could have happened to my hikers, though that was > unlikely. Still, I wanted a second pair that I could hike in if an > emergency arose. > > One of our ASMs is a podiatrist. She claims that high hikers cause more > sprained ankles than low hikers. All of her family uses low hikers every > backpacking trip, including Philmont. Now I do not expect anyone to agree > with her. Your experience may trump her professional opinion. That is > fine. But that was still good enough for me to believe that if that > emergency arose, I could have used walkers for part of the trek. > > Reading a few other threads, this came to mind. In 1999, one of our scouts > branded a Pemican bar, which he keeps as a souvenir of his trip. That is > one way to use unwanted food items. (Although I do not think Pemican bars > are still issued.) > > Roman Smith > CR St. Joseph Church > South Bend, IN > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > 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. > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- 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 Mon Jan 17 13:18:58 2005
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