RE: [Philmont]: cold weather gear

On all my treks to Philmont and other high altitude adventures, as well
as winter camping, I've carried a pair of down socks that I got at REI
more than 20 years ago. I keep them in my sleeping bag; they more than
do the job and I'm glad I had them at Philmont this year. I'm sure that
fleece socks or booties would work just as well.

Karl Hebert
Troop 39
Cumming, GA

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-philmont@troop47.com [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com] On
Behalf Of Scott Sibley
Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 4:41 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
Subject: RE: [Philmont]: cold weather gear

Another Cold Weather gear item. Sleeping socks.

The afternoon that we hiked for 15 minutes in heavy hail - I said they
were
marble sized but the scouts said some were an inch - we were cold and
wet.
When I finally got in the sleeping bag, my feet were still wet. It took
a
long time to warm them up so I could really fall asleep. I was wishing
there
was a pair of socks in the sleeping bag, just for sleeping. Nice, warm,
dry,
toasty, socks.

Thanks,
Scott Sibley
1975 623 A 1
2004 621 D 5 Trek 4

>From: Robert Tuck <robertktuck@cox.net>
>Reply-To: philmont@troop47.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list philmont <philmont@troop47.com>
>Subject: RE: [Philmont]: cold weather gear
>Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 16:15:48 -0400
>
>
>I took 2 IDENTICAL pairs of zip off's with me. I left one set of legs
at
>base camp. That way the "legs" fit either pair of shorts.
>
>Robert Tuck
>ASM Troop 550
>Warner Robins, Georgia
>2002 620 J1 & J2
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Scott Sibley [SMTP:swsibley@msn.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 8:29 PM
>To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
>Subject: RE: [Philmont]: cold weather gear
>
>Mike Wald said "rainpants over zipoffs rather than long underwear."
>
>That reminds me. I took two pairs of zipoffs to base camp. SInce the
list
>said one long and one short, I left the legs of one pair at base camp.
Big
>Mistake.
>
>If you have two pairs of zipoffs, you can start with either pair in the
>morning and adjust for the temperature throughout the day. If one pair
is
>just shorts, you would have to take the other pair off to put them on.
This
>never happens, except maybe during laundry.
>
>SO take both pairs, with the legs, and you can alternate.
>
>Also, speaking of laundry. We did laundry on day three. After that, it
was
>sunny in the morning while we hiked and rainy every afternoon. We
carried
>wet laundry for 5 days. The only clothes I had to wear were the ones I
was
>wearing when I did laundry.
>
>I learned not to wash ALL of your clothes at the same time.
>
>Thanks,
>Scott Sibley
>1975 623 A 1
>2004 621 D 5 Trek 4
>
> << Message: RE: [Philmont]: cold weather gear >>
>
>
>
>
>
>-------------------------------------------------------
>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.
-------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------
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 Tue Jul 27 19:25:09 2004