I went with T676 to summer camp at Mount Norris Scout Reservation for the first time the summer of 1983. I earned Tenderfoot Rank in December of 1983, which is why I was wearing that rank patch in the oldest picture I have of myself as a Boy Scout, at

This picture was taken in October of 1987. That is my grandfather behind me. My father is the photographer. This picture was taken as part of a slideshow that I used in my Eagle Court of Honor ceremony. I had this and other pictures timed to display according to wording

Preparation: I trained fairly religiously from November through April, and did my best training in February, March and April. In May I developed some bad blisters on a training hike, and that was a setback. Most of my training was indoors, including wearing my pack on the treadmill, some strength

Philmont Reflection Thoughts * Adult leader in charge needs to plan hikes/campouts even if they can not attend. The group needs to be able to function under any leadership. * Pack shakedowns need to happen every-other month to ensure items are well fitting and repairs are made. * Shoes: try different styles

Vicki Armstrong, crew 618-7A: 9 Scouts and 3 adults from Troop 583, Castaic California. Bear Bags We tried to have each food buddy pair share a bear bag, and each pair to write on their food bags with a Sharpie, but somehow we always ended up with random loose items

Know the difference between “PRINCIPLES” and “TECHNIQUES”. Techniques vary by day, by crew, by circumstance; Principles never vary, regardless of the circumstances. "Keeping the group together in the backcountry" is an example of a PRINCIPLE. You never violate this principle. It is needed for safety reasons and to

Philmont Top 10  1-Make a conversion chart ml to cup for easy patrol cooking and water purification tablets. 2-Eat the spaghetti first and use tortillas w/ yellow curry and later with Santa Fe Rice to make burritos. (Next level snag white chicken packets at swaps and add gourmet camp chef

Super Strenuous lives up to its name. Epic adventure. This was a tough itinerary and we made all 8 peaks. Early mornings and long days. Thoughts from the past 12 days: * Read the guidebook to adventure…twice. Review your trek…twice. * My daughter and I mapped the entire trek on

Money was an issue with our troop but if I had to do it again I would go with Blue Sky or something like it to plan the trip for us. I handled all the logistics and it got to be a bit much since I also have a job

My 2023 Philmont trek MVP award goes to my Gossamer Gear sun umbrella. If you think these things are dorky you obviously haven't tried one: this thing is amazing!!!!! I pulled it out on my crew's June 17th shakedown (in Texas hill country) when it was

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