Re: [Philmont]: Philmont Tent and Dining Fly Questions

The plastic on the ground can help keep water droplets that may condense
from the air away from your sleeping bag and other gear.

It doesn't happen often but I remember one campout where it seemed there
were droplets of water on every leaf of grass and on the inside of the tent
as well when I woke up in the morning.

The plastic on the ground inside the tent kept the water away from the
sleeping bag and other
stuff that needed to stay dry. Underneath the plastic was a whole lot of
water that had condensed on the inner tent walls and had dripped to the
floor and worked its way under the plastic cloth.

Keeping gear dry is partly a weight management issue. You will be surprised
at how much extra weight you can end up carrying when your tent, sleeping
bag and clothing are all wet.

Keeping dry is important to keeping control of your body temperature. Being
wet allows you to chill when the moisture evaporates (the moisture will draw
heat out as it evaporates).

In high adventure backpacking, particularly at Philmont at the high
elevations at the Ranch, it is a good idea to check the air temperature
daily and to brief everyone on precautions to stay safe that day with regard
to weather issues. Safety with respect to hydration issues, staying warm
in cold weather and cool in hot weather, and staying away from lightning
strikes are three major issues to "Be Prepared" for.

Joe Jansen
JAJansenJr@gmail.com
Philmont Crew Member in 1965; Philmont Crew Advisor in 1978

>From: "Steve Mac" <oldbatteryman725@comcast.net>
>Reply-To: philmont@troop47.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list philmont <philmont@troop47.com>
>Subject: Re: [Philmont]: Philmont Tent and Dining Fly Questions
>Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 05:50:37 -0400
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>When we used the Philtents in 02, they told us to put the sheets of plastic
>we had for ground tarp or foot print inside on the floor of the tent. I
>really don't remember the reason. We have used our own tents since that
>trip.
>Steve MacIntyre
>Philmont Advisor, 02, 03, 05, 07
>Troop 777, Hermitage, TN
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Joe Tavares" <j.tavares@comcast.net>
>To: "Multiple recipients of list philmont" <philmont@troop47.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 00:48
>Subject: RE: [Philmont]: Philmont Tent and Dining Fly Questions
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>10 stakes for dining fly per Coop Wright's equipment list.
>I don't know anything about the tents as we use our own.
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>Why would you have plastic on the inside of your tent?
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>From: owner-philmont@troop47.com [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com] On
>Behalf Of Robert Gardere
>Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 12:15 AM
>To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
>Subject: [Philmont]: Philmont Tent and Dining Fly Questions
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>How many stakes does it take for a Philmont tent?
>How many stakes does it take for a Philmont Dining Fly?
>Do we need to furnish these?
>What are the dimensions for a ground trap for a Philmont tent?
>What are the Dimensions for a plastic sheet on the inside?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Bob Gardere
>ASM T-895
>Richardson Texas
>Trek 21
>725 B2
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