[philmont] tents v. tarps

Philmont does not allow tarps (or bivys, either), so that makes the choice easy. The stated reason is the danger of a bear stampeding through an open tent (in the case of the bivy, rolling it over like a log)

YIS

Bill Sheehan, ASM
Troop 55, Pitman, N.J.
Philmont '70,'72, Autumn Adventure '01, '03,'05

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Received on Fri May 18 12:19:44 2007