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Philmont 2023 Post Trip Thoughts

  • Brian Edward Keenan

Brian Edward Keenan

Jul 18, 2023
Philmont 2023 Post Trip Thoughts
A welcomed sight - after a long last day down Tooth Ridge trail (aka, the "trail of tears.")

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Improved Philmont Bear Bags

Improved Philmont Bear Bags

Philmont's approach to bear management has relied on bear bags for decades. Standard practice when I attended in 1988 and 1989 involved permanently-placed steel cables between trees, ropes, and burlap sacks. The only thing that had changed when I attended as an adult in 2023 was that that
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Durston Xmid 2P Setup Template / Footprint

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About a year and a half ago I wrote up this on the making of a footprint/setup template for the Durston 1P/1Pro tent, complete with a video on how to use it to make setup of a Durston 1P trivial. At the end of the article, I mention
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