[philmont] 2006 Cavalcade Reports

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?

Hi Willie:

Cavalcade crews do check in differently than regular trek crews. The wranglers have checked out a supply of tents, dining flys, cook kits, and other assorted pieces of trail equipment at the beginning of the summer, and they keep it all until the end of the summer. They re-use it for each crew. Also, the wranglers go to Camping Services to pick up the food. So, at the beginning of the Cavalcade, the crew does not usually go to Services. They do have to check out through Services, but it is just a quick sign off since the crew did not check out any equipment.

Jim

Jim Van Hecke
Asst. Mgr. Camping Services
2004/2005/2006
Philmont Scout Ranch
47 Caballo Rd.
Cimarron, NM 87714
jvh2099@aol.com

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Received on Mon Nov 13 17:46:33 2006