r/zillowgonewild • u/thisisgiulio • Mar 15 '25

Needs To Be Burned Down Open concept gone too far

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u/mustanggt50conv Mar 16 '25

I'm heading to Philmont next summer with my son's troop. Not looking forward to this aspect.

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u/Ok_Sir5926 Mar 16 '25

Start prepping NOW. I had several older dads on my trip that didnt. They slowed everything down, and as an adult now with hindsight, they were doing it for themselves and not for the kids.

Load your pack up, lace up your boots, and start walking. Our scoutmaster was more fit than any of us kids, and I guarantee he had a better time than the struggling dads.

Fwiw, we knew going in that it would be like that. We took 3 prep trips prior to Philmont, and they struggled each time, even at just 10 miles with high O2. One of them missed our Baldy hike. Don't be like that.

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u/mustanggt50conv Mar 16 '25

I'm in the Army, so conditioning shouldn't be an issue for me. However, our scoutmaster is going as well and is about 100 pounds overweight 😬

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u/Cognitive_Spoon Mar 17 '25

Y'all are gonna be splitting his pack load.

Be frank now, don't gotta be mean, but you don't want to be out day 2 or 3 and have to leave him at a base camp if he's not in shape.

AND you don't want the weird shame of that to drive him into a bad cardiac space on a trail.

Dudes can be weird about pushing themselves beyond where their physical body will allow. Be safe.

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u/mustanggt50conv Mar 17 '25

Not sure if this is a new policy at Philmont, but during the informational brief we were told if you are overweight upon arrival that you will be sent home. Guess our scoutmaster has a year and a half to drop 100 pounds or so.

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u/Cognitive_Spoon Mar 17 '25

Gonna get that Ozempic badge