Re: [Philmont]: ?Three quick questions

Pete,
I took water shoes. They were a step up from the slip on type but were still only $9 at a local outdoor supplier. For the most part they worked well, although there were times I wished for a thicker sole. Several of the youth took sandals as did my co-advisor. His were inexpensive ones (i.e. not Tevas) and worked well.

I may have been the one talking about washing Tyvek. Two points: 1) no soap but you might throw in an old tennis shoe to help with the softening; 2) I'd still suggest going down to the commercial laundromat; if the Tyvek gets tangled around an agitator it might do damage to your home machine; a front loader might be better.

The things in the first aid kit we found particularly useful: moleskin (incl Spenco secondskin, athletic tape, blister kits), a small bottle of alcohol (for cleaning the moleskin adhesive off the scissors and for general antiseptic), a body lubricant (buttpaste or body glide or similar) and Ibuprophen (aka Vitamin I, "I be hurting" pills, etc, etc). We also took one large communal bottle of sunscreen and it was a lifesaver for the three or four really fair-skinned kids in the crew.

Gary Boyd
Crew 151 CC
2005 622-N-1
Georgetown, Texas

>From: Pete Swiggum <peter.swiggum@sbcglobal.net>
>Date: Mon Jul 18 10:36:59 CDT 2005
>To: Multiple recipients of list philmont <philmont@troop47.com>
>Subject: [Philmont]: Three quick questions

>Philmonters....
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>1. Re-visiting the topic of camp shoes. Would "water socks" make good camp
>shoes? They're certainly lightweight and pack small. I'm wondering about
>wearing them around camp for several hours and how one's feet would be at
>the end of the day.
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>2. Tyvek ground sheets. Someone mentioned washing the sheets in a clothes
>washing machine to soften them and make them less likely to "rattle" in the
>wind. In washing them, should I add soap or just use water by itself?
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>3. Someone on this list server (I think) listed four items that were of the
>utmost importance to keep in the first aid kit. Butt Paste was one of them,
>along with moleskin and a couple other items. I lost the post someplace.
>Our first aid kit is fully stocked. I'm not concerned about it, but this
>particular post listed a couple items that came highly recommended (Butt
>Paste, in particular) so I wanted to look into them (so to speak). Would
>the author please re-post that information? Thanks!
>
>Leaving for Philmont trip #1 in five days!
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>Pete Swiggum
>Troop 1173
>Green Bay, WI
>Peter.Swiggum@sbcglobal.net
>ICWTGTP in 5 Days!
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