RE: [Philmont]: Tall tarp or short trekkers?

WE made the treking poles as LONG as possible to support the tarp.

One at each corner, 2 at the peaks on the ends, and 2 more to support the
middle of the long sides.

The dinning fly is usually low to the ground when you use only 2 treking
poles for the peaks. You have crawl in, and sit on the ground.

With the taller treking poles, the fly is much higher off the ground.
scouts were able to sit on cut logs "stools" and played card games for hours
in the rain.

Hope this helps you picture what I mean.

Kim Pigorsch
Membership Chairmun (sic)

www.troop681.org

San Diego, CA

>From: "Ched Hudson" <chedhudson@verizon.net>
>Reply-To: philmont@troop47.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list philmont <philmont@troop47.com>
>Subject: RE: [Philmont]: Tall tarp or short trekkers?
>Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 10:55:14 -0500
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>I'm having trouble picturing this...trekking poles lashed together to make
>them taller, or is "walk" short for "duck-walk"? :o)
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> >Ched Hudson
>ASM, Troop 994
>Fairfax Station VA
>Philmont 67, 04
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-philmont@troop47.com [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com]On
>Behalf Of Troop 681 scout
>Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 10:08 PM
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>I have no problem using the Philmont Tarp. Have done it twice.
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>We had enough crew members with treking poles and didn't use the PHilmont
>TARP Poles. With enough Treking poles it was nice to make the tarp high
>enough to walk under.
>
>Kim Pigorsch
>Membership Chairmun (sic)
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>www.troop681.org
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>San Diego, CA
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