Re: [Philmont]: 4 MAN TENTS

My son & I shared a tent at Philmont in 02 & 03. Same for the AT in 04.
I would not do other wise if he goes again.
Steve MacIntyre
Philmont Advisor, 02, 03, 05
Troop 777, Hermitage, TN
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Shane Hoffman
  To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
  Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 19:58
  Subject: Re: [Philmont]: 4 MAN TENTS

  I wholeheartedly disagree. I had the pleasure of tenting with my father on my 1981 trek. That trek is one of the most memorable times of my youth. My father and I still talk about that trip. I think it was pretty special for him, too. I have his trek journal, and he stated that my asking him to tent with me was one of his happiest moments ever.

  The decision for fathers and sons to tent together should be made by the son, but do not just rule out fathers and sons tenting together.

  JMHO

  Shane Hoffman
  Advisor Crew 445 - www.crew445.org - SHoffman@crew445.org
  ASM Troop 445 - www.troop445.org - SHoffman@troop445.org
  "Keep your nose in the wind and your eye on the skyline"~Del Gue
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: remaxone@excite.com
    To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
    Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 5:15 PM
    Subject: Re: [Philmont]: 4 MAN TENTS

          Actually, no father son combos in tents makes for a better experience for the youth

          --- On Fri 05/06, Scott Sibley < swsibley@msn.com > wrote:

            From: Scott Sibley [mailto: swsibley@msn.com]
            To: philmont@troop47.com
            Date: Fri, 06 May 2005 13:39:25 -0400
            Subject: Re: [Philmont]: 4 MAN TENTS

            I have also been told, (Can't quote from the book) that Philmont frowns on single hikers by themselves in a tent. Can't have it both ways. If there are an odd number of scouts or an odd number of adults, (or a number of odd adults), you need to have either 1 or 3 in a tent.

            Thanks,
            Scott Sibley
            1975-623-A-1

            2004-621-D-5 Trek 4

            Bob Mack Said:
            621-d5 2004 trek 4.

            we brought 2 4man timberline a-frame tents for 3 scouts and 3 adults. It worked out that way because one scout and one adult were brothers.

            If it was in last year's book we must have missed it and still went out on the trail.

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