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Trek 23
Scott, We were on trek 23 also. It was fantastic. Hope you have a great time. Please give us a full report when you get back. John

In Philmont » LIghtweight Philmont Experince
July 18, 4:15pm
qilt/bag
Since you asked for votes, here's mine. I have come to prefer a quilt to a bag in most conditions. I think it's because I move my legs around a lot when I sleep so I feel somewhat claustrop...

In GEAR » Debunking the Myth: Quilts AREN’T as Comfortable as a Sleeping Bag
July 05, 9:25am
coffee
John, They had a supply of some kind of instant at the advisors meeting the first night we were in base camp that some of the guys took advantage of and all the staffed camps have advisors coffee ...

In Philmont » Cooking Systems
July 05, 8:59am
Hammock
Phil, Do try it. I sleep SO much better in my hammock than on the ground. I'm not sure of the geological condition that caused the ground to get harder over the last 30 years, but it sure...

In Make Your Own Gear » Reinventing... the chair
July 02, 2:08pm
Pack Weight
No, that weight was without food or water. Our maximum food supply was 4 days x 3 meals per day x 6 packages per meal (each package supplies 2 meals) = 72 packages. We had 11 in our crew so each to...

In Philmont » LIghtweight Philmont Experince
June 26, 3:19pm
Re: Frisbee
Scott, They strongly discourage using the sump frisbee to play with. Seems they don't want any extra bits of leftover food to be distributed around the campsite.

In Philmont » Backpacking Light @ Philmont
June 25, 1:18pm
Mt Phillips/water
We were scheduled to camp on Mt. Phillips but they re-routed us the night before to Clear Creek due to excessive snow on the mountain. It was unfortunate because there were at least 3 crews who sti...

In Philmont » Philmont Checklist
June 25, 1:13pm
Re: LIghtweight Philmont Experince
We returned last night. Our expedition was 612. Awesome trek. My pack base weight was 19 lbs which included my video camera, GPS and some troop emergency items such as a sewing kit, extra boot ...

In Philmont » LIghtweight Philmont Experince
June 25, 11:55am
Re: Dining Fly
We just got back from our trek last night. We used a Silnylon fly and just tied it to trees. We had some treking poles and velcro straps that we were prepared to use but just never used them. We di...

In Philmont » Dining Fly
June 25, 11:02am
Re: Bushbuddy
Doug, I loved the idea of the bushbuddy for a stove. We just returned from our trek last night and the fire danger is rated extreme so they would not have allowed it while we were there. I recomme...

In Philmont » CANISTERS VS WHITE GAS
June 25, 10:59am

All Reader Reviews by John Myers

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Zpacks Exo with external stays
I recently returned from a 10 day trek at Philmont Scout Ranch and took a ZPack Exo external frame pack. My base weight was 10 pounds but I wanted a pack that could handle the extra weight and volu...

In Backpacks - External Frame
June 26, 1:55pm