[Philmont] What I'd do, if anything, different!

We used, spice-wise, much less this time than in past years. Several of
the meals were much spicier than in the past. What we brought:

Tobasco (didn't use)
Chalulla (used most of a small bottle)
Red Robin seasoning (used part of a bottle)
salt/pepper (used what Philmont provided)
Italian Seasoning capsules (available at TOT Traders and one of the kids
bought them)

We left the spice wheels at home this time and didn't feel a need for them.
The italian seasoning capsules went well the the spaghetti corn <g>! Note
that I said spaghetti corn, not spaghetti AND corn. Several did take the
mayo packets to mix with their tuna, but most ate the tuna plain. YIS.
Mike.

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Great information, Kevin.

  In addition to the soy sauce, salt & pepper, I suggest buying the
spice wheel at Tooth of Time Trading post. With the right spice
mixture, you can improve any of the trail food. The spice wheel was a
big hit with our crew last summer.

Dan Preston
Louisville, KY
On Jul 2, 2007, at 9:32 AM, kevinaldrich@insightbb.com wrote:

> Hello Scouters,
>
> We just got back on Friday night from our trek. It was fantastic. Here
> are some thoughts on what, if anything,  I would do different if . . .
>
> Trail Shoes - I took Crocs Off-Road shoes. Loved them. Wouldn't take
> anything else.
>
> Trekking Poles - Just started using these this year, Christmas
> present. I lost count of how many times my poles kept be from falling
> as I tripped and stumbled on rough trails. Your nuts if you don't have
> a nice lightweight pair of trekking poles.
>
> Boots - EEEEEK! My lightweight Dunham Waffle Stompers blew out about
> 60 days before our trek. I freaked. The only boot in my market that I
> could find to fit my wide feet were heavier Asolo boots. Much heavier
> & stiffer. What a blessing. After we got on the trail I was so
> grateful to have a heavier and stiffer pair of boots. I can't imagine
> hiking in lightweight "sneaker" like boots.
>
> Tent - My son and I tented together because we were with a council
> contingent crew and he didn't care much for the other Scouts . . . we
> took my Go-Lite Hex 3, a ultralight 3-man tent. Total weight was 6
> pounds with stakes and ground cloth. Loved having the extra room in
> the tent to read, write post cards, play cards & getting dressed and
> undressed. Glad we didn't take our smaller lighter backpacking tent.
>
> Spices & Eating Gear - We did not take enough soy sauce, salt or
> pepper. We did take some fast food packets of mayonaisse and pickle
> relish for tuna fish and ham. Fantastic. Some of the backcountry
> commissaries had packets of mayo and pickle relish. Some did not. We
> also took a couple throw-a-way plastic forks to mix and eat the tuna
> and ham. Great idea.
>
> Clothing - At some time during our trek I wore all the clothing I took
> except the long underwear.
>
> Camp Chair - Didn't plan to take one but at Tooth of Time Trading Post
> they had Crazy Creek chairs discounted to $14 because "Mexico" was
> miss-spelled in "New Mexico." The best 20oz I carried. What a
> wonderful luxury.
>
> Camp Suds - at our ranger's recommendation we left camp suds in
> basecamp and them purchased more on the trail. Didn't take enough to
> wash hands before meals and clothing.
>
> Cup - at our ranger's recommendations all the adults left their cups
> at base camp on the premise that the staffed camps would provide cups
> for the 7pm advisor's coffee. Bad call. Many staff camps did not have
> cups and we ended up purchasing cups at the general stores. Take your
> cup if you want to have a cup of coffee, hot chocolate or hot apple
> cider at the advisors coffee. Fun fellowship.
>
> Pocketknife - Our ranger recommended we take only one or two
> pocketknives in our crew. Everyone ignored him on this and we were all
> glad later. Take you knife.
>
> Handwashing Before Cooking - Our ranger taught our Scouts that they
> didn't need to wash their filthy dirt crusted hands before handling
> food. They just used some hand sanitizer. My opinion, this was stupid
> and disgusting, but our Scouts followed their ranger training.
>
> One Pot Cooking - Worked great. However our ranger didn't have a clue
> how to cook and advised our Scouts to use too little water thus we
> ended up almost every night with this thick goo that you couldn't
> shake off your spoon. Play around with the the receipes. My son and I
> added water to our bowl everynight.
>
> Dish Cleaning - Our ranger taught our Scouts not to wash dishes after
> eating and to sterilize the next night by dipping dirty dishes into
> boiling water for 5-10 seconds. Personally I think this was stupid. We
> were lucky we got through our trek without anyone getting sick. Some
> of us washed our dishes & spoon and then made sure our spoon and bowl
> were sterilized for 2-3 minutes in boiling water.
>
> Water - We didn't carry pump/filters  and didn't need them. We did
> carry 4-litres of water most days and abut 75% of our crew drank 3+
> litres on the trail. Personally I liked having the extra litre but
> never drank out of it . . .
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Kevin

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