RE: [Philmont]: Pack size?

How much does it weigh? Philmont will appropriately limit him to
16-20 lbs total pack weight. He needs to come in on the light end
of every piece of gear. If his pack exceeds 3 lbs, it's too heavy.

YIS

Kirk Barley

Virginia Beach

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From: owner-philmont@troop47.com [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com]
On Behalf Of Rsafl61660@aol.com
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 10:12 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
Subject: [Philmont]: Pack size?

Looking for suggestions on pack size for Philmont. I have one boy
who is about 4' 11'"and about 80 pounds. I don't have any worries
about his ability to make the trek. I am, however concerned about
the size of internal frame pack. I don't want him carrying a 5000
cu. in. pack at his size, due to balance, not to mention a pack that
size when full, will well exceed the 20- 25% pack weight for his
size. On the other hand, I want it to be large enough to carry his
gear and his fair share of the group gear. I found a Kelty 3675
internal frame pack, which is sized to fit a woman or youth of his
size. Any experienced trekkers have any comments or suggetions?

Bob S
CAC Indpls, In

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Received on Fri Nov 21 22:53:06 2003