[philmont] Baldy Porch Talk

All good points.

Rather than just present the lightning safety information in a verbal
presentation, another idea would be to have the information on the
back of the trek sheet.

The bottom line is that the information is needed, can be lifesaving
and must be part of the knowledge set of a Philmont crew.

One way or another, a crew must get the information they need to be
safe from lightning.

It's all a part of making "Be Prepared" mean something.

Joe
JAJansenJr@gmail.com
Philmont 1965; 1978

On 7/31/07, Michael_J_Conkey@nbc.gov <Michael_J_Conkey@nbc.gov> wrote:
> IMHO, it wouldn't be very well received in base camp. The youth (and
> advisors) are counting down the minutes until they board the bus for the
> back-country. There are too many distractions and a whole lot of "it isn't
> going to happen to us" running around. Our ranger covered lightning
> procedures briefly during his time with us. Perhaps that "talk" could be
> beefed up a bit "on the trail" where it would possibly be more "real" to
> them and maybe better received? Another idea would be to cover it on the
> bus ride to the starting points? There is a pretty captive audience for
> you? Also, lightning procedures are something that should have been
> covered many times with these youth at summer camp and other backcountry
> outings PRIOR to Philmont

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