Andrew surka backpacking checklist12/2/2023 ![]() There’s no carabiner on the online Philmont packing list, though it is listed in PDF version and the Guidebook to Adventure. He includes the Philmont-supplied bear bagging rope but no bags or carabiner. The BSA sold a “Miner’s Tent” for decades. Many people would call a single-wall pyramid tent exotic, but it is a classic design made with modern materials. are all about the same weight as the pack Skurka lists, the GoLite Jam 50. The Gossamer Gear Mariposa, Granite Gear Crown VC 60, Six Moon Designs Starlite, ULA Circuit, etc. A number of packs have a minimal frame making them somewhat easier to pack. Frameless backpacks must be packed carefully to carry comfortably and I’m not sure that all Scouts could learn that skill for Philmont. Skurka has recommended a frameless backpack. If you shop smart, you can find those weighing 2.5 to 3 pounds instead of the two pound bag he lists. He lists a 600 down bag or synthetic as alternates. A good bag is a lifetime investment for someone who has a great time at Philmont and keeps hiking a down bag can last decades. The 800 fill down sleeping bag on Skurka’s list is expensive. Did he leave out anything that you really need? What sort of exotic, expensive gear is he using? How the heck did he get rid of an additional 14 pounds? ![]() That is another 14 pounds lighter than my 2010 pack! Most of my gear is right off his list: pyramid tent, 800 fill down bag, air mattress, 2l Platypus bottles. Both times, I carefully planned my packing list and weighed everything.Īndrew Skurka’s Philmont list is a 21 pound pack with four days of food. In 2010, as a Philmont advisor, my pack was 15 pounds lighter, at 35 pounds. In 1975, I started with a 50 pound pack with my dad for a five day trek in the Pecos Wilderness, near Philmont. Improving packing at Philmont is a huge opportunity for youth to get started on the light path, have more fun, and become lifetime backpackers. In Clarke’s interview in podcast 111, Andrew pointed out that over 20,000 Scouts backpack at Philmont every summer and probably 19,000 of them are carrying too much weight. Andrew Skurka’s new Ultimate Hiker’s Gear Guide includes a packing list for Philmont Scout Ranch! It has far less gear than the official Philmont list.
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