[Philmont]: Tarp

We took a large parachute for the first few treks. Then, we had two crews.
Bought the 12' by 16' nylon tarp at Campmor. Great idea. Heavy, maybe, but
room for all. Used a center line. "NO ATTACHING TO TREES" ranger said. Used
walking sticks. Last trek, use the nested poles (again Campmor) and that was
even better. No discounting the value of a large shelter at Philmont.

To each his own. This works so well for us that we have replaced the
parachute with another tarp and set of poles.

YIP X 6
1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003
IWTGBTP (and 714-A in 2005)
Steve Unger
T-50, Fort Worth, Texas

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Received on Wed May 18 17:00:00 2005