PaulNix

I don't have a bad Philmont experience to report ... just the opposite. My one trip to Philmont was in 1967 and it was the high point of my Scouting experience. My 'Expedition' group was '709I3' and we were comprised of a bunch of kids from towns in the central Texas (Austin) area. The only mountains that I'd ever seen were when my mother and I were taken to Carlsbad Caverns by her aunt & uncle and then around Fort Davis in west Texas - so Philmont was quite an eye-opener to me. I remember that I asked one of our Advisors (before going) if we'd be able to go swimming

Does Anyone know the history of the Yucca Pack .... what years was it produced ? (Background) My old Yucca Pack is in pretty bad shape (especially the leather straps) so I started looking for a replacement in the past year (not that I really need one at this point in my life but you never know ....). Within just the past couple of months I've found two and bought both. One was for sale on a Scouting related Web Site on the west coast and the other I stumbled-across just a couple of weeks ago while going to some antique stores with friends on a Saturday. The pack I boug