RE: [Philmont]: electronics?

I'd definitely vote against taking the radios on the trail. If your crew
gets separated, a passing ranger will rather insistently reunite you. Of
course, you may at times have people go off to program activities while
others stay in camp, but I don't see any need for long-distance
communication in those cases. And if you're talking about FRS radios, I'm
not sure you'd be able to reach each other anyway over much distance with a
mountain or two in the way.

As for using them en route, I'd be okay with that as long as they're used
for legitimate purposes not just playing. (When our troop travels with
radios, I usually get to about the next county before I turn mine off to
avoid the chatter. However, that mostly comes from boys much younger than
Philmont age.)

Mark Ray
Resources for Boy Scouting
mark@eaglebook.com
http://www.eaglebook.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-philmont@troop47.com
> [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com] On Behalf Of rsafl61660@aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 10:04 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
> Subject: [Philmont]: electronics?
>
>
> I want to start off by saying that I am opposed to unneeded
> electronic gear while on Scouting excursions. Having said
> that, I have been approached by the youth in regards to them
> bringing 2 way radios.(walkie-talkies) I told them that
> though they may seem small, the ounces up if they're
> considering them for on the trail. They claim they would be
> useful if we got separated. I told them we would have no
> reason to get separated on the trail if we are hiking
> together.

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Received on Wed May 5 13:08:34 2004