RE: [Philmont]: Ponchos Work Well.......

Maybe that's because, in those days, they probably drank directly out of
the streams and other water sources and never went far from that water
source (whatever it might have been), even when hiking? YIS. Mike Conkey
('76, '02 & '04)

                                                                                                           
                      "Phil Brown"
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What I find amazing on this list is that the canteen is optional.

Phil Brown

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Subject: Re: [Philmont]: Ponchos Work Well.......

Since John would like to put together a contingent using "old stuff,"
here's a list of equipment that Philmont recommended to bring in 1956 -
three years before John did his trek as a youth. It is taken from a
pamphlet entitled Exploring Philmont, Information for all Explorers and
Advisors. This pamphlet was the equivalent of today's Philmont Guide to
Adventure.

Personal Equipment Required

    2 T shirts 1 Jacket
    2 Underwear shorts 1 Ground cloth
    4 Handkerchiefs 1 Flashlight
    2 Towels 1 Pocket knife
    4 Pairs wool socks (2 pairs cotton if desired)
    1 Pair hiking shoes
    1 Poncho or raincoat
    1 Sleeping bag or 3 wool blankets
    1 Mess kit with eating utensils
    1 Toilet kit (soap, tooth brush, etc.)
    1 Shaving kit (no electric razor)
    1 Pack or pack board
    1 Explorer uniform
    1 Philmont trail uniform
   25 Feet heavy string or light cord

Personal Equipment Optional

    1 Pair moccasins or sneakers (for camp wear)
    1 Canteen
    1 Camera
    1 Notebook and pencil
    1 Air Mattress

Crew Equipment

    1 Hand axe per two Explorers (for camp making)
    1 Full or 3/4-size axe (for wood chopping)
    1 Axe sharpening kit
    1 Trail Chef cook kit (pots and pans enough for 11)
    1 Cutlery kit
    1 First aid kit
    50 Feet sash cord (for clothes line)

A limited number of the items listed below may be rented from the
quartermaster's store at the three base camps.

        Trail Chef kit $1.00 per trip
        Pack board, 50 cents per trip

Trail tents will be issued without extra charge by base camp
quartermasters.

IWTGBTP

Jerry Jung
Philmont '56, '92, '96, '99, '02, '05
PTC '03, '04

 PS I am presently toying around with putting together a contingent using
 "old stuff" from way back when and doing it the old fashioned way. It
 will probably have to be in the fall on an adults only trek because I
 don't think "modern man" read, youth between the ages of 14 and 18 would
 buy in to that. But it would be fun to do.

 The gear list starts:
 Poncho
 Yucca Pack tied to a molded plywood GI packboard or
 Trapper Nelson pack frame
 Canvas sleeping bag
 Offician BSA trail tarp for tent modified with screen to meet Philmont
 "enclosure"
 requirements
 G I Surplus metal canteens
 Official BSA cook kit
 Official BSA flashlight
 Official BSA first aid kit
 Three pairs all wool athletic socks
 etc, etc

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Received on Tue Sep 21 12:53:18 2004