Re: [Philmont]: RE: Pace of Backpacking

Not only were packs and frames sold separately, Philmont rented them
separately. In 1970, I borrowed a canvas BSA backpack from a friend,
but he did not have a frame. My brother had used the same pack the
year before and had rented a frame at Philmont, so I planned to do the
same. When I got there, however, they were out of pack frames, so they
rented me an army surplus wooden packboard with canvas webbing. With
my canvas pack, wooden packboard, leather work boots and Philmont
canvas tents, it was a tough 10 days, but worth it. I went back two
years later (with a nylon pack and aluminum external frame).

Dan Preston
'70, '72, '02
On Jan 12, 2006, at 10:56 PM, James H. Moss wrote:

> I was carrying a Kelty, that I think my parents still have. Everyone
> else
> was carrying that BSA pack that was a great big bag. Canvas shoulder
> straps
> and no hip belt. Top cover came over and flap covered the top. No
> pockets
> that I remember. Tough part was packing it so you did not have
> something
> sticking you in the back. In my case, my Kelty could not carry the
> large pot
> so I had to tie it on the outside.
>
> Jim Moss
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-philmont@troop47.com [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com] On
> Behalf Of Hank Voegtle
> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 3:38 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
> Subject: RE: [Philmont]: RE: Pace of Backpacking
>
> In 1967, all of 625-I's packs were external frame. So external that the
> frame was sold separately from the pack.
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: "James H. Moss" <bsa.rec.law@gmail.com>
>>
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>> When I went to Philmont as a youth (the dark ages, all the packs were
>> internal frame and I had 1 of 2 external frame packs at Philmont that
>> year, talk about a reversal)
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Received on Fri Jan 13 09:03:01 2006