Re: [Philmont]: Gear

Campdirect.com has outstanding deals on these sorts of gear. The equipment is very reasonable weight-wise and very inexpensive. They are the scouting division of Alps Mountaineering and sell the exact same equipment for a significant discount to scouts and scouters.

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From: coopwright@aol.com
> I have used a Gregory Palisades Plus that is rated at 4500 cubic inches on 
> several treks at Philmont and it worked just fine for me.  Internal frame packs 
> take some adjustments before they fit properly.  You just can't throw them on 
> your back and go.  In addition, as with all internal frame packs, you need to 
> check to ensure the sleeping bag will fit in the sleeping bag compartment.  I 
> purchased a compression sack for my sleeping bag just to reduce its volume so it 
> would fit in my pack.
>  
> Sure, advisors can bring one person tents, but what do you tell the youth 
> members of your crew when they all want to be in separate tents?  You are going 
> to get some different opinions on this, but we try not to do anything different 
> for our adults than for the rest of the crew.  So we use two man tents for 
> everyone.
>  
> Cooper Wright
> Associate Advisor, Crew 1519
> Co-author of the Philmont Advisor's Guide   
>  

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