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Mike Barney (eaglemb) - BPL Forum Member
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All Forum Posts by Mike Barney
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Selection guidance requested Hello fellow Philmont fans, this will be our 3rd year to go to Philmont. It's about $1K per trekker when you add it all up if you don't have to buy much gear. My goal for next year is ... |
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Orikaso out of business? It appears Orikaso, the flat N' flexible plate guys are out of business. Can anyone confirm this? Is there another lightweight flat plate / cup alternative? Thanks, MikeB |
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Full crew slot of 12 open for Philmont July 4-17 this year... I understand our council has a full crew of 12 open for July 4-17 this year. If you're interested, I can provide a POC. MikeB |
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Frisbee negotiable.....:) We also used Turkey bags for cooking. our ranger made it clear it was official required with a wink during our shakedown the first day. The scout in charge of it couldn't find it during the ... |
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Footwear Another vote for Merrill Moab Ventilators, but every foot is different. As noted earlier, footwear is a personal decision, and probably the most critical. Somewhere on BPL there was an analysis... |
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Re: Will they let you do this? Hi Noah, you can go lightweight, but the "Guidebook to Adventure", the official Philmont guide, requires tents. You can find several versions of the booklet on line, so you may want to ... |
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Re: Re: Volunteers = Volunteers You're right Roger, except for example # 2 above, I can't think of a specific incident where the kid was a root problem. Actually, the kid you reference was one of the best behaved kid... |
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Volunteers = Volunteers Our troop has been through this three times that I can remember. My understanding is that volunteers are volunteers, and are not required to catheterize kids, wipe their butts or put up with their... |
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John, Can you post the 10 rules? John, Can you post the 10 rules? |
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Garmin Oregon Does anyone have any experience with the Garmin Oregon 400t, or know where any good reviews of it are? I'm wondering if the screen is as bright as the 76csx? Thanks, MikeB |
All Reader Reviews by Mike Barney
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MSR Pocket Rocket This is a pretty basic stove that is simple to operate. It's lightweight and reasonably efficient. We used 3 of these on a 10 day hike with 10 people and they worked well. The stove is reas... |
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Light My Fire Spork I like the LMF Spork, but it's almost too flexible. I can agree with many if not most of the comments above, and have had one break. When you use it to stir something very hot, it gets soft and ... |
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Garmin Rino 120 GPS and FRS / GMRS Radio Great Idea, lacking implementation.The premis of the Rino family is that it would be great to know where others are via GPS location. Great Idea. This is accomplished by using FRS radio frequencies i... |
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Marmot Helium (long) I had this bag for a short period, but really liked it. It's so warm, that it was almost too warm for me above freezing, but a very comfortable bag overall. It fits me (6'1") well a... |
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Atkinson's Chick-O-Stick Crunchy Peanut Butter & Coconut Candy I really like the "Chick'O's", they do pack significant energy in a small package, and the taste is very good. They don't break as easy as some, and have a similar texture in h... |
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Jolt Gum I guess if I was going to give this a really fair shake I'd have consumed the whole pack. Unfortunately or fortunately 1/2 a piece was more than enough. The taste isn't there, and I do have ... |
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Big Agnes We had a short term need for a bag and pad we could use at Philmont, and the Scout was on a budget. We looked around and called Big Agnes. They had a demo bag come in the next day, and they called b... |
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WalMart Walmart really does have nice people in their outdoors department at our local establishment, who know a lot about the Coleman lanterns and stoves and shotguns / rifles and ammo and really try to hel... |
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Tarptent Cloudburst The Cloudburst 2 was my first tent from Tarptent. I like the design, and it holds up well in rain and wind. It sleeps 2 comfortably and sets up pretty easily with as few as 3 stakes. It weight a ha... |
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Sling-Light Chair w/ body and kneck rest I purchased 2 of these initially for a 2 week hike. In the store, it seemed like a pretty good idea during a quick checkout. It's less than 2 lbs, so one of the lighter camp chairs available. It do... |
