[Philmont] 30% pack weight limit

At 20 pounds, it appears that you have done an excellent job of getting
their pack weight down as low as possible. They should do fine. You
will be amazed how strong these young Scouts are, even the small ones.
Hopefully, you already have a good idea of how well they handle the
weight from your shakedown hikes.

Dan Preston
Louisville, KY
On Jul 17, 2007, at 11:33 AM, Clare Grasso wrote:

> Our crew is heading out to Philmont next week.  We have 12 in our crew
> - 3 of them are in the 100-110 pound weight range.  How strict is the
> 30% limit? 
>  
> I understand that they need to carry the least amount possible. I have
> gove over their gear carefully to make sure they are not carrying
> anything more than they need.  Their backpacks are weighing in at
> about 20 pounds without food, water, tents and crew gear. I have gone
> ultralight with all our crew gear, so they should not carry more than
> 2 pounds of it each. I am mostly worried about the first day of food
> pickups and dry camps.
>  
> Clare
> Laurel MD
Received on Tue Jul 17 12:44:21 2007