[philmont] 2006 Cavalcade Reports

Call Bob Ricklefs at Philmont to see what he says about bringing your own
equipment.

In the past, our 3 Cavalcade crews have used the Philmont equipment,
including the Philmont tents.

Since our 2007 Cavalcade crew (616-CV) will be back home by the end of
June, you may want to touch base with me then with any questions you have
and I'll provide the e-mail address for one of our adults who should be
able to answer specific questions based upon what actually took place.

YiS,

-- 
Calvin H. Gray
Scoutmaster, Troop 405
Associate Advisor, Venturing Crew 405
Georgetown, Texas
I used to be an Owl (WM-62-2-98 @ Philmont)
http://www.troop405.org/
> 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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