Re: [Philmont]: Three quick questions

Pete,

I went the expensive route and bought PacMocs. They worked great in camp, but they were bulky in the pack. They will last forever, so now I'm using them as camp shoes even on our monthy campouts. They don't weigh much, just bulky.

I think a couple of our boys brought aqua socks and they were OK. Biggest problem would be toe stubbage. If you walk into a root or something, it's going to feel like you did it open-toed. Not sure I'd walk around in the dark with them on unless I just had to.

I think the problem with not washing tyvek is it's bulk due to the stiffness. Harder to get small for your pack. I've never used it before, but I plan to recommend it to the crew for trek next year.

Joe

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> Boy, sure wish I'd seen this post before we cut out the Tyvek ground sheets
> last night.  All six of them are a perfect 5'6" x 7'6".  Sure don't want
> them to shrink.  Maybe we won't wash them.
> 
> Still not sure on the camp shoes.  Two schools of thought on this one...  1)
> bring cheap shoes/mocs for camp, or 2) wear sneakers in camp for comfort and
> as a back-up in the event of boot failure.  Gotta think about it a bit more.
> 
> For what it's worth, my son and I bought Teva Aqua Socks.  They're still in
> the box and I have the receipt so I could exchange them if necessary.
> 
> Pete Swiggum
> Troop 1173
> Green Bay, WI
> Peter.Swiggum@sbcglobal.net
> ICWTGTP in 5 days!
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Mac" <oldbatteryman725@comcast.net>
> To: "Multiple recipients of list philmont" <philmont@troop47.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 11:33 AM
> Subject: Re: [Philmont]: Three quick questions
> 
> 
> > On the camp shoes, I use $6.00 house shoes ( leather moccasin type) from
> > Dollar General store.  They can be branded and hold up ok in camp.  No
> good
> > any where else.
> >
> > On the Tyvek, wash with out soap.  Use warm water, I tried cold and it did
> > not work.  When cutting out the pattern, cut it a bit larger than the size
> > needed.  The first one I made this weekend was for a 2 man tent.  After
> > washing it, its was used for a 1 man tent foot print.  What I found is
> when
> > its washed, you will find that you have a million small wrinkles in it
> now.
> > It will relax some, not much.  This is what eats up the room you had
> before
> > you washed it.
> > The extra around what you have cut out for the "good side" can be made
> into
> > small bags.  They are waterproof except for the whole in the top, this
> will
> > depend on how you close the top, draw string, fold, Velcro or how ever.
> >
> > On the Butt Paste, I think it would be in the name, haven't seen many 14
> to
> > 18 year olds wanting to use Diaper rash creams.  Just remember its a
> > extremely smellable item.
> >
> > Steve MacIntyre
> > Philmont Advisor, 02, 03, 05, 07
> > Troop 777, Hermitage, TN
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Pete Swiggum" <peter.swiggum@sbcglobal.net>
> > To: "Multiple recipients of list philmont" <philmont@troop47.com>
> > Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 11:36
> > Subject: [Philmont]: Three quick questions
> >
> >
> > Philmonters....
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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?
> >
> > 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!
> >
> > Pete Swiggum
> > Troop 1173
> > Green Bay, WI
> > Peter.Swiggum@sbcglobal.net
> > ICWTGTP in 5 Days!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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