[Philmont] 30% pack weight limit

Clare,

A lot depends on the boy. A 110 lb boy who runs track or plays soccer
could carry more than the 30% without any problems but if he is more
sedentary, he might be struggling.

My suggestion would be to watch them during the shakedown hikes and let
the crew leader sort it out.

Steve

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
>

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Received on Tue Jul 17 12:57:07 2007