Re: [Philmont]: waterproof ground cloth

This discussion has me baffled. I have camped for 40+ years and never put a
hole in a tent floor. When I say camped, I all ready have one 21 day
session in my sleeping bag this year. Most years, over the past 15 years
100 or more nights out doors. I have never used something inside or outside
of the tent on the floor.

Seal the seams. Set the tent up correctly in a good spot. Clear anything
away that might be an edge and fall asleep. Why take extra weight.

I own 4 tents right now, 1 with bent poles, but no wholes in floors. I
don't know of a tent mfg (there maybe one or more) that make tents with
floors that can't stand the pounding of dirt, sand etc.

And don't tell me boys/youth wont' do this. If they can't/won't what are
they doing going to Philmont.

Seems a little redundant to me.

James H. Moss
PO Box 2656
Silverthorne, CO 80498
303-807-2275
JHMoss@Earthlink.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dewey Hemphill" <dewrayh@yahoo.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list philmont" <philmont@troop47.com>
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 9:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Philmont]: waterproof ground cloth

> campmor.com has an excellent poly ground cloth that you can cut to your
tent's
> floor size. I have used the same under-tent sheet for 3 years.
>
> go to
>
http://www.campmor.com/webapp/commerce/command/ProductDisplay?prmenbr=226&prrfnbr=12086
>
>
> --- KEMGV@aol.com wrote:
> > Any suggestions as to what mil thickness is appropriate for the
waterproof
> > ground cloths that go under the tents. We want it to be thick enough but
> > don't
> > want to go yo thick and add useless weight.
> > Thanks
> > Kathy
> >
>
>
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> Dewey Hemphill, ASM
> Troop 276, Memphis, TN
> Crew Advisor,
> 725-O-2-Trek 32
> Philmont 2003
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