The Phil-list Jun_2008: [philmont] Old line suppliers and old ge

From: Carol <caroline416@comcast.net>
Date: Mon Jun 30 2008 - 19:23:10 CDT

Is there a Cavalcade email loop?
Caroline P.
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Doug Latimer
  To: philmont List Member
  Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 5:07 PM
  Subject: [philmont] Old line suppliers and old gear geeks

I still have my frost line down jacket, vest and sleeping bag. The vest and sleeping just about went to Philmont last week with my son and daughter who are on a Cavalcade.

Doug

  From: philmont@troop47.com [mailto:philmont@troop47.com] On Behalf Of Terry Pogue
  Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 4:03 PM
  To: philmont List Member
  Subject: [philmont] Old line suppliers and old gear geeks

Terry Pogue
I made a Frost Line down parka from a kit - still doing well. It doesn't have a zillion bells and whistles - some folks wonder how it works. Duh, keep it simple. Also made bags and stuff from the Alta kits. Also have a Wilderness Experience daypack; no padding, very simple. Great summit pack - almost impossible to find a day pack w/o all the crap on it. I might also buy a new gas stove if the 1972 Svea 123R ever quits working (no maintenance - ever).

--- On Mon, 6/30/08, John LeBlanc <philmontjohn@yahoo.com> wrote:

        From: John LeBlanc <philmontjohn@yahoo.com>
        Subject: [philmont] Old line suppliers
        To: "philmont List Member" <philmont@troop47.com>
        Date: Monday, June 30, 2008, 3:51 PM

And then there was Trailwise equipment fro The Ski Hut in Berkley, CA. That was Colin Fletchers favirite outlet since he lived nearby. Late 60's and I still have their ext frame pack. Still got and use a Gerry Yearound tent I bought in 1967.

John LeBland

--- On Mon, 6/30/08, Bill Summers <bill.summers@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

                From: Bill Summers <bill.summers@sbcglobal.net>
                Subject: [philmont] Scout Direct Hot Hot Deals
                To: "philmont List Member" <philmont@troop47.com>
                Date: Monday, June 30, 2008, 1:37 PM

I remember Holubar...and Gerry. Those were the two gear manufacturers that I remember from the late 60s to early 70s.

Bill Summers

Fort Worth, TX

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                From: philmont@troop47.com [mailto:philmont@troop47.com] On Behalf Of M J CONKEY
                Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 1:07 PM
                To: philmont List Member
                Subject: [philmont] Scout Direct Hot Hot Deals

I guess the old saying "you get what you pay for" applies here. Alps is reasonably-priced. It is not Columbia, not Mountain Hardware, not Lowe, etc. For many participants, all they need their backpacking gear to last is for the pre-trek activities, duration of the trek and occassional use after that. Scout Direct gives them an option to sacrifice some quality for price. I would suggest the same is true of Coleman (using the Scout discount). Not top of the line, but adequate in most aspects. I have a down zero degree Holubar (anyone remember Holubar?) sleeping bag that I got back in the early 1970's. It has been to Philmont twice. I've probably spent more than a year sleeping in it over the past 35 years and it still keeps on ticking. My folks paid a fortune for it back then (over $100, as I remember). So I would say you generally get what you pay for.... YIS. Mike Conkey ('76, '02, '04 and '07).

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