[philmont] 2006 Cavalcade Reports

I haven't noticed any reports or feedback from 2006 Cavalcade
participants this year. As an advisor to a crew next year (803-CX), I'm
interested in learning as much as I can.
 
One area that I'm interested in hearing opinions on is whether or not to
bring troop equipment for crew gear.
 
For backpacking, I would recommend doing so (a topic that has been
discussed here several times), as the crew gets to work with tents,
tarps and cookware that they have become accustomed to during shake
downs. Plus it can shave time off the itinerary during check-in and
check-out, valuable time if your Amtrak train is late arriving (as ours
was in 2004).
 
But I read in the 2006 Cavalcade Guide that Philmont provides both
stoves and fuel bottles for Cavalcade crews, which is different than
from backpacking treks where the crew provides that equipment. This
leads me to believe that the Cavalcade outfitting and check-in procedure
may differ greatly from backpacking crew check-in. And that bringing our
own gear may actually disrupt the wrangler's check-in process and slow
us down.
 
Does anyone have any insight to this issue?
 
Thanks
Willie Vannerson
Asst. Scoutmaster, Troop 149, McHenry, IL
Lead Advisor 2007 Crew 803-CX

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Received on Mon Nov 13 14:36:44 2006