Re: [Philmont]: Arriving Early at Philmont

Just a note about early arrivals--

Crews arrive early every day. As others have said, there's a lot to do
around basecamp if you have the time. Early arrivals must be approved, but
this approval doesn't guarantee that platform tents will be available. If
there isn't space available in the tent city, you may be asked to pitch
tents in the "meadow" between trailbound and homebound tent cities. This is
a matter of logistics that vary from day to day-- for instance if tents are
needed for mountain trek crews from PTC or for Rayado crews. It's not
usually a matter of Philmont having forgotten that you were coming or
"having it's act together."

Doug Marquis
staff '84-'86, '03-'04

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dr. Bob Klein" <drbob@troop111.org>
To: "Multiple recipients of list philmont" <philmont@troop47.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 5:28 PM
Subject: [Philmont]: Arriving Early at Philmont

> A reminder of one of my previous posts - if you want to show up early,
> remember to arrange it well in advance with the Ranch, and then confirm
> it a day or two before you're scheduled to arrive. Keep in mind, the
> Basecamp Staff has to keep a lot of balls in the air at once, and
> accommodations like this can slip through the cracks. When you make
> your confirming call just before you arrive, it would probably be
> worthwhile to ask if you will need to camp in your trail tents in
> No-Man's Land (between the Trailbound and Homebound tent cities), or if
> you'll get platform tents. If the latter, you may wish to ask if the
> Welcome Center is aware of the arrangement, and if possible see if you
> can chat with the Welcome Center to ensure that they know you're coming
> and of how many tents you'll need (be aware, the W-C is often a complete
> zoo, and the Staff may have no time to talk with you when you call; if
> so, try again later). A little leg-work can save you (and the Staff)
> some serious heartburn down the road.
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Received on Tue Jun 15 20:16:50 2004