[Philmont] 30% pack weight limit

Clare,

It's all the scout, and not the scout's weight. I've had "football players"
who had difficulty with their modest load and "featherweights" who could
take a lickin' and keep on kickin'. If the scout wants to succeed, he'll
find a way to do it.

My younger son is 13, 80 pounds (don't know where in the family tree that
came from), and had no trouble with a normally-loaded pack and his share of
the crew gear and food on our last backpacking trip. He was well over the
30% rule, but we took care to properly load his pack so the weight was
well-centered, close and high on his back. The rest was pluck and scout
spirit.

>Ched Hudson
Troop 994, Fairfax Station, VA
Philmont '67, '04, '06
  -----Original Message-----
  From: Philmont@troop47.com [mailto:Philmont@troop47.com]On Behalf Of Clare
Grasso
  Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 12:33 PM
  To: Philmont List Member
  Subject: [Philmont] 30% pack weight limit

  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 22:27:28 2007