Re: [Philmont]: Post 9/11 air travel --Hiking boots

15 years ago in NCAC, the claim was made (during H.A. training) that
boots are the single most forgotten "critical" item needed for Philmont.
  That comment has been repeated many times since I first heard it as a
novice Advisor in 1988.

FWIW, members of my Crews have two options - wear the boots to the
airport, or pack them in your backpack while I or an Asst. Advisor
watch. We pack our van the night before we leave, so once the pack is
stowed, it's stowed. Yes we have a check-off list for boots.

Also FWIW, it "seems" rare that airline lose backpacks, esp. if all
backpacks are packed the same and therefore look more or less identical
(whether in plastic, seed bags, duffel bags, whatever). No so for small
ancillary duffels, however.

J. Michael Floyd wrote:
> WEAR YOUR HIKING BOOTS TO THE AIRPORT!!!
>
> I totally understand the concern for airport security and the extra
> time that will be required to take off your hiking boots at the airport
> screener station. But I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND NOT
> WEARING YOUR HIKING BOOTS TO THE AIRPORT. Every piece
> of gear that you use at Philmont can be replaced at the ranch
> either by purchasing at Tooth of Time Traders or renting from from
> the Ranch. However, YOU CANNOT PURCHASE OR RENT
> BROKEN IN HIKING BOOTS. Telling your scouts to pack their
> boots is a recipe for forgotten hiking boots. Here in the Northeast
> Georgia Council we always insist that every crew member wears
> their boots to the airport.
>>From past experience, the best way to make sure that every crew
> member has their hiking boots with them is by them wearing them
> to the airport. In my meetings with the parents, I always tell the
> parents that their most important job for me is to make sure their
> scout has their hiking boots on when they leave for the airport.
>
> Going back to Scout Heaven in 2004!!!!!!!!!
> J. Michael Floyd

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Received on Tue Jun 24 17:20:41 2003