Gear Check Party! Oct 9th

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CREW!!

This is just to remind everyone that we will have our backpacking gear party this Sunday, October 9, beginning at 4:00 p.m. at our house. This will be a covered dish picnic. Our family will supply grill food, burgers, dogs, and the like. If you have any dietary restrictions or preferences, please share them with me or Susan. Please decide on a dish that you want to bring and notify everyone through the list serve so we can make sure we have a variety of items. Drinks, ice or paper products (plates, napkins, plastic utensils) are welcome choices. Bring a lawn chair if you can!
All those who are going on the backpacking trip on Oct. 22 are urged to attend. Please remember that the backpack trip is open to everyone whether you plan on or are interested in going to Philmont. All experienced backpackers should bring their fully packed backpacks for display to our novice hikers. The idea is to let our newer hikers see the wide range of available gear selections to help them in their planning. Also, if you have any extra gear, please consider bringing it for loan to those who want to go but are not fully equipped. It is best for even those going to Philmont to consider borrowing or renting gear at first, particularly backpacks and tents, so you can try out various styles and see what works best for you.
For our Philmonters, the Oct. 22nd hike is one of our mandatory pre-hikes and is one of the most important ones to attend since it is the hike that we will use to set our Philmont hiking crews for the remainder of the pre-hikes as well as for Philmont. We will also make decisions about Philmont gear that will need to be purchased before our Oct. hike such as dining flies, cooking pots and utensils, bear bags and rope, etc. All Philmonters should come with suggestions for those purchases.
The weather forecast looks great for Sunday and this should be a lot of fun. See you then.

Don Wells
Advisor, Crew 149

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