[Philmont]: Gear questions

Hi Philmont vets....

Based on the suggestions in the Philmont Guidebook to Adventure, I have some questions about gear.

Regarding the personal equipment checklist:

1. 6 - 12 Ziploc bags for packing clothes. Necessary? Are compression sacks fine, or should one bring the Ziplocks too?

2. Is there a suggested way to pack one's sleep clothes to keep the smells to a minimum?

3. Besides sneakers, are there any particular types of "camp shoes" that work better than others?

Regarding personal eating utensils:

4. Deep bowls? Plastic or lexan materials ok? Is it best to have them all the same for packing purposes?

5. Lexan fork, knife & spoon ok?

Regarding Personal and Miscellaneous:

6. Flashlights - better to have a small flashlight or is a headlamp better?

7. Trail money - For what will the boys need money on the trail? We're doing Trek 4.

Regarding Crew gear:

8. Sewing kit - What should the kit include? Can we just buy it at Philmont?

9. Metal tent pins - What type of tent pin is it? Should they available locally or is it best to buy them at Philmont?

10. Spices - Other than salt & pepper, any particular seasonings that are best to bring? Regular seasoning salt (i.e. Lawrys, etc.)?

11. Is one multi-tool enough for a crew? In personal gear, it recommends each person to bring a small pocketknife.

12. White gas - If we bring one fuel bottle for each stove, will we be able to refill them along the trail or do we need to carry ten days worth of fuel?

Any other tidbits of information you would deem important for a first-time crew to know would be greatly appreciated.

Pete Swiggum
Troop 1173
Green Bay, WI
Peter.Swiggum@sbcglobal.net
2005 Philmont 724-M2

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Received on Mon Jun 27 12:42:28 2005