[Philmont] Advisor Questions

I will second Cooper's advice. We took the U-Digit and used it several
times.

Jimmy Workman

coopwright@aol.com wrote:

> Great advice. One interesting story concerning catholes. There will
> be a time that you are on the trail when Mother Nature decides to roll
> the dice and someone is going to need a cathole. It happened to me.
> Without getting too graphic, I guess my morning coffee and the
> strenous hiking after breakfast got things moving ... quickly. I
> grabbed the orange plastic shovel and began to frantically dig my
> private cathole. Unfortunately, during mid dig, the handle broke off
> in my hand. Since then, I have invested in a U-Digit, a lightweight
> steel trowel with a folding handle. You may want to invest in one
> for your crew.
>
> Cooper Wright
> Co-editor of the Philmont Advisor's Guide
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Craig Maes <maes@comcast.net>
> To: Philmont List Member <Philmont@troop47.com>
> Sent: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 8:55 pm
> Subject: [Philmont] Advisor Questions
>
> ROPE - if you use the Philmont rope you can get it replaced on the
> trail if it gets stuck (been there)
>
> Bear bags are generic, if you bring at least one of your own and it
> different looking that everyone else's it makes it easier to pick
> yours from everyone else's first thing in the morning while its still
> dark, we never tried this, may this time (going in 2 weeks)
>
> Bug problems are a relative term. I have been when the list members
> were reporting "bad" bugs and we didn't find that to be the case.
> Being from Michigan bad bugs are "bad" bugs, if your local surrounds
> are mostly bug free then you may have some other opinion. You can
> always not take the bug repellent on the trail if you bring it (also
> been there)
>
> PURIFIER/FILTER - Went to Valle last trip, have never taken a filter
> and never wished we had one (4 prior trips). Its just extra weight.
>
> CAT HOLES - if I remember correctly we needed to use the orange trowel
> many times on that trip. I have taken the same trowel every time and
> haven't worn it out yet. You can always find a place to dig. The are
> cheap, take 2-3 if you are worried about breaking it.
>
> now, I have a question, what written materials are folks handing out
> at their final crew meetings?
>
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> [mailto:Philmont@troop47.com <mailto:Philmont@troop47.com?>] *On
> Behalf Of *scott vivian
> *Sent:* Sunday, June 08, 2008 8:18 PM
> *To:* Philmont List Member
> *Subject:* [Philmont] Advisor Questions
>
> We are having one of our last advisor meetings and some questions are
> popping up - imagine that!
>
> So here are a couple of ours:
>
> 1) 150' of rope - use Philmonts' or bring your own? If your own - any
> recommendations? What is this for?
>
> 2) Bear bags - use Philmonts' or bring your own? We have one bear
> canister and I have a light-weight BB from BPL. Is it worth getting
> something else?
>
> 3) Bugs - our trek is July 21. Ticks/Flys/Chiggers/Mosquitos? What's
> there?
>
> 4) Water purifiers/filters - are they needed? We are going on trek
> #28 which goes into Valle Vidal. How much filtering is done?
>
> 5) Cat holes - is there a need to dig these or are there facilities
> along the trail to avoid digging? For digging is the "standard"
> orange potty trowel suffucient or is the soil there harder?
>
>
> Thank you in advance for your assistance.
>
> Scott Vivian - 0721-H7
>
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