From: Alan R. Hamm (ahamm@alanhamm.com)
Date: Thu Sep 12 2002 - 14:26:08 CDT
I 100% agree on the trekking poles. Bought mine at the last minute and used
them on our last practice hike (without packs). I was beginning to question
whether they were worth the hassle when traveling out there, but after using
them "won't leave home without them".
I disagree on the thermarest chair. I was out there the same period as you
and still used mine a lot. It fit perfectly on the back of my external
frame pack and took me 10 seconds to set it up and/or put it away. I think
it is the way to go because your pad starts serving multiple functions 1)
bed pad 2) chair pad 3) bear bait if you spill food :)
I wish I had better tent stakes. I destroyed mine on that trip. I am not
sure that there are any that are really light and strong though.
While I would like to have reduced my weight, I really ended up with very
little I did not use. Some warmer clothes that I could have put on, but
chose not to was about it. I also did not find that I was missing or forgot
much. Maybe I was real lucky.
Alan Hamm
702F1
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From: <emuss3@ipass.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list philmont" <philmont@troop47.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 2:28 PM
Subject: [Philmont]: I'm glad I took, and wish I had...
> Ok all! The silence is killing me-;)I know the list
> quiets down in the fall and picks up in the spring, but
> there are some things that people who are beginning to
> plan for next year, would benifit by considering now.
> Along those lines are some equipment decisions, so
> people have time to shop or perhaps get them for
> presents. I know I was overwhelmed last spring and
> unable to get all the "must have" items. The same thing
> goes for some of the light weight equipment. There
> wasn't time to investigate or make it , let alone work
> with it on a training hike.
>
> To this end, I offer my opinion on the following items
> that I will never not have again at Philmont.
>
> 1.- Trekking Poles, we can debate this ad infinitum. I
> had never used them before, bought a pair on the basis
> of the comments on this list, and as a 45 year old
> hiker, I will never be without them again! Real knee
> savers. Consider them and practice with them.
>
> 2. A stool. We had lots of debate over this one, but for
> the extra 16 0r 20 ounces I will never go without one
> again. I tried going with my thermarest chair, and found
> myself standing the whole time. We arrived on July 3,
> and it rained 8 out of 11 days on us, and hard at that.
> ( The other three days it rained somewhere on the ranch,
> just not on me) In addition the one time I could really
> use my thermarest chair, because it wasn't all muddy, I
> managed to put a hole in my pad, fortunately it was the
> last night.
>
> 3. My head mounted flashlight. I had decided to ditch
> all my flashlights except for the neat 8 gram light,
> that was about the size of a quarter. (This is a slick
> light) One of my eagles presented me an appreciation
> gift of one of those new LED head lamps. Naturally I had
> to take it, and since I had it I had to use it. It was
> great! and well worth the 2 or 3 ounces of extra
> weight.
>
> Whats your must have??
> YIS
> Hiking Czar
> a.k.a. Fred Mussler
> SM, T357, Raleigh NC. etc, etc,
>
>
>
>
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