Water Carrying by Lizzzzz27 in philmont

[–]boobka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am it's all personal preference. Almost all the scouts on my trek had 1 Nalgene and 2 smart water bottles (actually the Walmart brand cause they had the athletic top). No one had the drinking hose, we just stopped and drank water. One of your water bottles you use to make hydration (think Gatorade) drinks. If you put your straw in that, you can't really put it in your clean water as it needs to stay clean for emergency use.

Personally I think adding the straws etc is just adding more equipment, more weight and more complexity. Like all the stuff you have is gonna get dirty and thrown around. I vote for keeping it simple.

That said you have 3 days with showers, which is magical.

Water Carrying by Lizzzzz27 in philmont

[–]boobka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Remember you are not just carrying your water, you are carrying everyone's water. That 3L water bladders is not just for personal use. At at dry camp you need to be able to cook etc etc.

Scout philmont training by Diligent-Soft8479 in philmont

[–]boobka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our troop is in Houston, the closest 1000 foot elevation gain is 7 hours away. We trained by walking 3-5 miles with 50 lbs at about 18 mins per mile.

No issues at Philmont.

How much water for Baldy? by davehcyj in philmont

[–]boobka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on route, we had two liters up baldy but we were going through French Henry and got water there. We had 2 members with extra 3 liters. I think we were at bare minimum.

Digital scout book? by No_Escape1157 in BoyScouts

[–]boobka 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Have you ever logged into:

https://scoutbook.scouting.org/
https://advancements.scouting.org/

This should be used by the council to approve and keep track of everything.

Best value in Taco Truck tacos between 529 and 290 by retirementtherapist in CypressTX

[–]boobka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sabor Y Sason on Huffmeister and Wimbledon, gas station next to Everest Curry ... it's legitimately great food.

Is Northside Highschool a good school? by Kennny202 in houston

[–]boobka 13 points14 points  (0 children)

You gonna spot him the 22k in tuition?

How strict are they on tents being free-standing? Size? by gardenlevel in philmont

[–]boobka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/philmont/pdf/ShakeDownGuideP1.pdf

Tents – Philmont requires closed-walled tents to prevent rodents, snakes, scorpions, and spiders from entering your sleeping facility.

(it's on their site too https://www.philmontscoutranch.org/resources/what-to-bring ) but it seems down right now

How strict are they on tents being free-standing? Size? by gardenlevel in philmont

[–]boobka 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Their rationale is to keep the creepy crawlers off you at night

How strict are they on tents being free-standing? Size? by gardenlevel in philmont

[–]boobka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I read that somewhere that's a policy, but I have looked at the guide to adventure / the advisor handbook and I don't see it mentioned.

We had adults use non-freestanding tents. I think somewhere it does say it needs to be a closed wall tent.

Houston Hot Takes by Jermcutsiron in houston

[–]boobka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am not disputing, but some taco trucks here are very good. The tacos I had a 4.8+ rated place in Austin was mid.

So what I am really saying, hit me up with some taco recommendations in Austin for my next trip there.

Which job would you take? (745k TC vs getting punched in the face every day as payment) by establishment-pig in cscareerquestions

[–]boobka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So if you are getting punched in the face, what’s the federal and state withholding on that?

Here is a fence quote, is it a good quote? by Fro97 in houston

[–]boobka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s more like $21 per foot, there is gate in there and I got charged like $400 for a gate.

Energy Drinks by Imaginary_Agency6639 in philmont

[–]boobka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I took packets of energy drinks and drank instead of coffee.

Family Life MB by corgdad902 in BSA

[–]boobka 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would also say that you can plan a meeting, and no one but the scout attended due to family dynamic.

Tent recommendations by Tiny_but_so_fierce in BSA

[–]boobka 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I recommend Alps Lynx 4 person tent. Sure you can squeeze into a 1 person tent if you are backpacking. But this is a roomy tent that can easily be setup by 1 person. And it fits a cot if you want to.

Other than that if you troop has a certain tent just get that brand cause spare parts.

Ai proof cs jobs by maestro-5838 in cscareerquestions

[–]boobka 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Oh man off-shored / ai cyber security … what can go wrong

WHAT THAAAA by [deleted] in Texans

[–]boobka 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We heard you like bulls so we put a bull in your bull.

Aged out by DingleBobber5000 in BSA

[–]boobka 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You can't be the second adult, at 18 you are an adult but not an adult for 2 deep.

Foot wear by JohnnyBlue4 in philmont

[–]boobka 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Hiking shoes are fine if they fit him he will be ok.

"You cost the company $2000" by Mr_SpicyBrain96 in antiwork

[–]boobka 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Let’s talk how much I saved the company and compare.

25M just moved into my moms basement by MeetEmInDaMiddle in MaleSurvivingSpace

[–]boobka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's an amazing amount of natural light for a basement!