Re: [Philmont]: re: Camp Shoes

As has been posted several times this season, and many times in past
years, a primary purpose for camp shoes is to reduce wear and tear on
the campsites. A sneaker/mocassin/Aqua shoe/whatever tends to have a
much less aggressive tread versus a hiking boot.

This has perhaps been even more important over the past decade, where
the ongoing drought conditions on the Ranch has reduced natural campsite
recovery to a crawl. Improved campsite recovery is (hopefully) one of
the silver linings to the copious amounts of rain the Ranch has
"enjoyed" so far this year.

Frank Hulsman wrote:
> I've hiked Philmont twice and did not take any camp shoes at all.
> There were not many times when we I thought other shoes could
> even have been worn. My boots were comfortable and I wore them
> around camp, and slipped them on without, tying, for those middle
> of the night "strolls". I could not justify any additional weight
> ("an ounce in the morning, feels like a pound at night").
> A few scouts in my crews took sandals, but most did not take any
> extra shoes.
>
> Frank Hulsman
> ASM T243, Louisville, Ky
>

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Received on Wed Jul 7 19:38:21 2004