I managed to keep two packages of Jiffy Pop hidden from everyone except the crew leader until the next to the last night. It was amuch needed and very much enjoyed treat. The hard part was getting then in and out of the bear bags every day.
2002...ready to go...again...2003
ol' pack mule mr ball mr dave dave
2003 728F1 - trek 24
----- Original Message -----
From: E Fred Mussler
To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2003 12:37 AM
Subject: [Philmont]: Decadent items from the past....
For everyone's enjoyment, and for the first timers', I have summarized a thread we had last year. It went like this.........
Ok Folks, Lets have some fun. We have discussed every aspect of the Philmont experience that can be imagined, Coop has made a mint on the Advisors Guide -;)). We talked of Bears, and Bugs, and Bags, Fire, Ice, Sticks, Stones, Child protection, tents, compasses, turkey bags, and lord knows what else.
So what I want to know now is what one thing are you "secretly" going to take to Philmont? You know, the one thing that is not on any official equipment list?
....I dehydrate cole slaw, carrots, broccoli slaw and apples make a little jerky
and add some dehydrated milk and pack lots of coffee bags. No way am I going to starve or get scurvy!
... dark blue M&M's... All dark blue - from the M&M store... I've changed that - now I bring candy canes...
Well my hat is the number one item that I spend the most time in deciding.
Each time I go I always take a new hat that I retire when I get off
the trail. Here in Georgia our Troop hikes the Appalachian trail, so I
always select a new Appalachian Trail hat for my trek. At Philmont
everybody wears the Philmont hats. I always bring my Philmont hat
home and wear it on the Appalachian Trail.
...my son took a can of coke and kept it hid until day 9 on the trail. At that point he got it out and cooled it best he could with running water and evaporation. That evening, after dinner, he stood about 10 feet from the fire ring, in the dark, and popped the top. Instantly every head in camp turned toward him. He could have made a million dollars
that night. Everyone got a share and after that wished he had brought some
fries to go with the coke.
... plenty of coffee ( Folgers Crystals) with sugar packets, beef jerky sticks (bought at the mini-mart), and oranges (courtesy of base camp Dining Hall!)
Crawfish! Dehydrated crawfish! If you gotta ask a Cajun what for? then you don't need to know what for. Just settle for eating some more of that whatever-they-call-that-stuff-in-the-bag you-just-add-water-to-and-it-tastes-just-like-glue-whether-it-is-good-for-you-or-not.
...took my Palm Pilot. Loaded with several e-books, as well as a program which calculates sunrise/sunset (very useful for figuring out when you can 'legally' start walking in the AM
As my son went through his checklist for the third time this week, I slipped a one pound bag of M&M's, and a few pieces of jerky into his backpack with a note. He and I saved ours until the mid point of our trek last year, and then shared them with the rest of our crew as we watched the sun set from the top of Mount Phillips (or Clear Creek as it used to be called).
...coffee bags and a very lightweight, low power amateur radio equipment.....Bacon. Carried a pack of No-refrig bacon. Didn't even weigh much. Sure was good on day 9 cut up and added to the meal..... a light weight espresso machine..... some tea bags and some peppermints and two packs of cinammon gum. Should have brought more, the crew and I gobbled and drank all of it by day 8!
... Tony Chachere's creole seasoning. Not only did it help the food, but we Louisiana boys soon found out it was much in demand by the staff and made great trading material.
On my last (and first) trip one of the advisors brought bacon........ I carried one water bottle with"good water from home in the bottom of my pack". It came out on top of Baldy and we all shared it as a celebration of getting to the top.
...a semi vegetarian (especially unprocessed foods), I bring all my own food to Philmont. I especially enjoy freeze dried Tofu, Wakame, Nori and Hiziki (all seaweeds) Dried Miso. Sesames seeds, Edame pulp and Udon noodles. Also "Tasty Bites" Indian side dishes such as Pag Paneer (soft cheese in a spinach sauce) are very nice.
.....bring something to barter on thetrail. Seasoning, mints, gum, magazines, books, patches, any small thingthat you would normally be deprived of or on the trail, and/or little trinkets are just a few good examples. Even grunt labor at a few of the
staff camps can get you extra food. Just don't try to trade your Pemmican
bar. That usually doesn't work! (I've tried!)
Spices, don't forget the spices, and Tabasco of course!
What do you all think?? Any more ideas to add to the list? These are just some ideas of the nourishment related or fun items that people took. Some of the non official gear that was taken will make a good follow up for the inorganic portion of the experience.
YIS
Hiking Czar
a.k.a. Fred Mussler
SM T- 357 Raleigh NC
Philmont 90,98,00 and 02 702G1!
Eagle Class of "75
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