Re: [Philmont]: cold weather gear

I have been in 1992, 1996, and 2000 and will be back on 7/13. I went the
first time in 1992 expecting the heat of the desert, but was very surprised.
I have met some cold weather each time. I've never been without some hail.
In 1992, the weather turned very cold in the mid to late afternoon at Miners
Park, and we had to get the boys in their tents and sleeping bags for a few
hours until it warmed up again. In 2000, when we were descending Baldy at
about noon, it rained and turned cold. One boy, who was always made my life
interesting and very small for his age of 16, failed to carry a jacket. He
got cold and a little hypothermic. Fortunately the staff at French Henry
very kindly invited the group into the cabin to sit around the fire and
drink hot chocolate, but as a result we did not have the opportunity to
visit the gold mine. Hopefully, sharing these stories will help convince
your scouts.
Charles Goodwin, MD, Scoutmaster Troop 236 Kettering, OH
----- Original Message -----
From: "CR Thomas" <crthomas99@hotmail.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list philmont" <philmont@troop47.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 9:13 AM
Subject: RE: [Philmont]: cold weather gear

> I just got back from Trek 26 on 7/2. We used our fleece *every* day,
> sometimes with our raingear as an additional layer. It's really, really
hard
> to pack to cold weather when surrounded by warmth. Suggest to your crew
that
> they can leave their fleece in your Basecamp locker if they decide they
> don't need it but to take it at least that far.
>
> We met a young lady from Florida who was part of a crew hiking up Phillips
> in the rain and hail. She didn't bring any fleece and had sandals instead
of
> hiking boots. She was miserable and asking everyone and anyone if they had
a
> spare fleece jacket. Phillips had substantial snow when we crossed it and
we
> had hail on 4 days of our trek. When the rain/hail start, the temps seem
to
> drop 20 degrees or more, instantly.
>
> Have a great trip and may Philmont Trail Magic come your way,
> CR Thomas
> crthomas99@hotmail.com
>
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> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: rsafl61660@aol.com
> Reply-To: philmont@troop47.com
> To: Multiple recipients of list philmont <philmont@troop47.com>
> Subject: [Philmont]: cold weather gear
> Date: Tue, 06 Jul 2004 08:28:40 -0400
>
> I have several boys who don't seem to relate July with cold since they're
> from the midwest. They are wanting to only take their raingear (Frogg
toggs
> for some) and a jacket. I suggested using the Philmont handbook as a
> minimum guide, but they don't seem to be on the same page. Though they
> could learn the hard way, I don't need the potential for other health
> issues. any thoughts on the matter, particularly based on experience.
> We're doing trek 5, which puts us inthe south and central region. Thanks
in
> advance for any input on this issued or info on trek 5.
>
> Bob 721-B2 AA
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