[philmont] suggest a tent

I would like to thank everybody for their varied and helpful responses. To clarify a few things:1 - They haven't started shakedowns yet - their first is in July. They just had their first crew meeting last month.
2 - While it was suggested to each boy to bring a tent (due to the weight of the PhilTents), they were also advised that the tents had to be 2 person tents, and no bivies were allowed.
3 - He has a Troop mate who will also be going on this camping trip, so sharing a tent wouldn't be a problem anyway.
4 - Having a tent of his own isn't to set him apart. He would hate that and prefers to do what the other "guys" are doing.
5 - The troop has tents, but they are heavier 4 person tents (Eurekas and LL Beans), and the troop allows the boys to bring their own tents (if they want to) on Troop trips.
6 - He has expressed an interest in us going camping as a family...which would require a tent, so if I'm going to buy one for him and I to go camping, it might as well be one he can use at Philmont...or at least on Troop trips.
 
One last question (for now) - how heavy is too heavy for a tent? I'm think I should try to keep the weight under 5 pounds. Is that reasonable for a tent?
 
Thank you all again for insight and input.
 
YiS
Michelle
 

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Received on Tue May 8 07:32:32 2007