[Philmont] Please express you assessment of this tent

Larry Taylor wrote:

> ALL,
> Please help we have a crew team member who 2 weeks before our trek
> wants to buy and use this tent
> http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=320628
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> Please forward me your opinion of its appropriateness
> thanks
> Sam Taylor ASM Troop 89 Expedition 701-H
>
> >>> On 18-Jun-07 at 11:25 AM, in message
> <MDAEMON-F200706181126.AA2621276pd50003580088@troop47.com>,
> <Michael_J_Conkey@nbc.gov> wrote:
> The Philmont Conservation staff member from my home venture crew came home
> this weekend for his 3-day layover (it's nice to be less than 4 hours from
> Philmont!) and I spoke to him at a fellow Scout's Eagle Court of
> Honor. He
> reports that it has been cool and very rainy at Philmont. Early last
> week,
> he was on Mt Phillips and it was snowing on him. He said that there are
> still snow drifts on Phillips, Baldy and the rest of the high peaks. Also
> drifts on the shady side of the slopes at higher elevations.
>
> Because of all the wetness, he says the skeeters are bad, worse than
> he has
> seen (he's done two treks and PhilStaff for a year before). Of course,
> that can change if things dry out for a week or so, but I figured I'd give
> you all what information I had.
>
> YIS.
>
> Mike Conkey
> Eagle 1976
> Treks in '76, '02, '04, and '07
> Only 13 nights until we leave for Philmont......
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I have very deep reservations about how dry he will stay in it. david
richardson

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Received on Mon Jun 18 11:58:12 2007