Re: [Philmont]: Gear Questions

Kelly,

Where do you get the trail "snakes". Are they a local catch or do you
have to order them. ;)

Jimmy

Kelly Pennington wrote:

> Hi,
> I have recently been researching gear suggestions from prior posts,
> Cooper Wright's "Advisor Guide" (which is great, thanks Coop) various
> web sites etc. I have a few questions from the information I gained.
> 1. Are 2 man tents required? Can you use 3 man tents?
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> 2. How big are the brands (1 inch 2 inch)? Do they still brand boots?
> I was very proud of my brands from 1978 when I went as a young Eagle Scout.
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> 3. I have seen at least two different packing lists that suggested that
> we bring 50 gal trash bags? What do you do with them?
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> 4. In the past two years our troop has taken 10 crews to the Northern
> Tier, most of those crews packed extra trail snakes in the form of
> "Power Bars", "Luna Bars", "Cliff Bars" 1 each per day. They initial
> weight was heavy, but the daily treat was very well received, a
> different flavor and style bar each day.
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> YIS
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> Kelly Pennington
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> Troop 787 Orlando, FL
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Received on Wed Nov 16 15:55:07 2005