[Philmont] Pack Size

I carried an REI Mars backpack (5100 ci) and really liked it. I don't
like having stuff hanging loose from my pack and everything usually
fit inside. I had a little drawstring day pay I made from some
silnylon that I used to hold stuff that wouldn't fit inside the pack
(e.g. after a food pickup). I lashed it to the daisy chain ladder
and it was all good.

We used everything our ranger suggested we take. We never bothered to
repack the food either. We had no real problems with weight even
though most of our scouts were under 120 lbs.

On Sep 20, 2006, at 10:08 PM, John Geyster wrote:

> It’s amazing how this topic has gone off on so many tangents.
>
> So back to my original questions below.
>
> I’m looking for feedback from those who were at Philmont the last
> couple of years.
>
> I’ve been using larger than need be packs for 36 years and its time
> to downsize.
>
> I know Philmont (2004) over packs their food and makes you carry
> more stuff than you need.
>
> Oh, and thank you to those folks who have already answered my
> questions.
>
>
> From: Philmont@troop47.com [mailto:Philmont@troop47.com] On Behalf
> Of John Geyster
> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 10:19 PM
> To: Philmont List Member
> Subject: [Philmont] Pack Size
>
>
> What size pack volume have folks been using at Philmont recently?
>
> Internal or External?
>
> Did you have enough room, to much or to little?
>
>
> I used a 120 liter pack in 2004 and thinking of dropping down to a
> 70 liter in 2007. The 70 liter worked fine for a 7 day trip this
> summer with no re-supply. But then, I don’t carry as much excess
> stuff as at Philmont.
>
>
> John Geyster
>
> SM Troop 15
>
> Shelburne Falls, MA.
>
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Received on Sat Sep 23 11:59:51 2006