Philmont Training Weekend Shakedown

April 20 - 22, 2018

Camp Lakota

Crews attending Philmont this summer are encouraged to come out to this training weekend.  While it is primarily for the PTAC Council Contingent, non Council Contingent crews can benefit from this preview of Philmont Ranger training that will be taught upon arrival at Basecamp and on the trail. 

Topics covered include:

Camp site set up
Bear bags and bear encounter prevention
Water purification
Map reading and hike profile planning
First aid
Personal hygene
Trail manners
Back packs and personal gear

Friday evening arrival is preferred, otherwise Saturday arrival time at Moehling shelter is by 7:30am.  The core training runs until about 4pm on Saturday.  Camping Saturday night is encouraged as on Sunday morning, there will be a ten mile hike.

Crews will be assigned their own camp site.  Each morning, camp is to be struck and packed into Philmont type back packs, as participants will be hiking with their gear from session to session on Saturday.  

Each non Council contingent crew is to provide their own backpacking meals to cover:  Saturday breakfast, Saturday lunch, Saturday "cooked" dinner, Sunday breakfast, and Sunday snack if doing the ten mile hike.  Actual Philmont meals can be purchased HERE

Each participant should come packed for Philmont.  Backpacks should weigh in at approximately 40 pounds when loaded with personal & crew gear, food and water.  

For more information, please contact Tony Skiroock at 847-343-3336 or via email at anthonyskiroock@gmail.com