From: hadulzo@attbi.com
Date: Thu Mar 21 2002 - 10:53:03 CST
I get a kick out of these human sump harassment
complaints. If you go on the the North country Trail (a
national trail) the scouts are required by law to
pratice LNT. They aren't even allowed to use soap for
washing dishes> The dishes are sanitized before the
food is put in the boiling water.
> Human sump was the 'norm' in '97. As was the "trickle down" hand cleaning. And
> you know what? .....All my crew has survived with no ill-effects.
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> >>> Txnscout@aol.com 03/21/02 08:16AM >>>
> Ths Scouts in my venture crew have an unusual way to eat the oatmeal
> breakfasts. They use it on days when they need to get up, and on the trail
> in a hurry. They sinply get a mouthful of water, then pour in some dry
> oatmeal, right out of the package. They let in rehydrate for a minute or so
> in their mouth, and then swallow. There is no time wasted on firing up the
> stoves, heating water, heating wash water, then cleaning dishes, then waiting
> for the stoves to cool off. It saves a lot of time. They do the same thing
> with Gatorade drink mix at lunch. I'm not saying this technique is for every
> crew, but it works for my guys. They also "human sump" all meals. This
> means they eat their food, get as much as possible out of their cup / bowl,
> then pour water in and clean the cup. Then they drink the water, with all
> of the floaties in it. Almost nothing goes to the "yum yum" bag this way.
> Our ranger got really upset when he saw this, and called it "harassment" of
> the scouts. Imagine his surprise when it was the other way around. The
> Scouts had to convince the adults to do these things. They save lots of time.
>
> Chas. Clifton
> Advisor 708G2001
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> And a good old Bobwhite too.... SR-357.....Now I'm a staffer SR-439
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> In a message dated 3/20/2002 10:57:53 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> jerrylewis@attbi.com writes:
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> > 30 works best when your
> > crew is hiking by 6:30-6:45. Hot water breakfast can usually be done about
> > 30
> > minutes later, up and off the trail. Lets everyone get packed up, waked
> > up, and
> > tightened up.
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