I watched this documentary a few weeks before my trek in june 2023, and now I'm watching again 8 months after. its awesome to see so many similarities and differences between crews. Great documentary
Thanks for the trip down memory lane. We did a 12 day trek in 1980 !! So much has changed and so much is exactly as it was back then. Glad you made this video. Even without the video you will remember this trip for the rest of your life.
I just completed my trek 2022 summer and it was the best Scouting experience I have had. Glad to see videos like this so I can relive the experience through someone else's eyes.
That Demonstration forest site with the lake was so cool. I have some great photos from there last year on 720S-2. Great video, thanks for the memories. IWTGBTP!
Philmont was great for me. I went last year with my troop (6-24 Yankee) and it taught me so much about what we could accomplish together and how we can get through anything. Except for my phone getting ruined by rain and hail our first night on the trail so I didn’t get my personal footage
Glad to see the tradition of staying up way to late playing poker and BS is nation wide. (I’m from troop 411, SC and am currently doing shakedown hikes to go in 2020)
When I was about to head out to philmont this was the first video I watched and this really got me pumped for the trip. It was a 12 day trek so it would be twice as long but I still managed to do it and completed the trip. I like to say thanks man for the video getting me ready for this trip.
Haha, we hiked around the same time as you guys. Starting around August 13 and was a 12 or 14 day hike. Crater Lake was one of our last stops, so we came in the opposite direction. Wonder if we passed by each other?
Great video, dude. Love all of the time lapse. Funny that you all thought it as Clarks Fort... didn't you see the big Fork sign on the railing at the staff cabin?
This was a beautifully documented trek. I was supposed to go out on my second trip two weeks from now, but the new fire that shut down Philmont indefinitely put the kibosh to it.
The first river must have sucked when it was raining, my trek did it and it was sunny and about 106 out. We took the wrong turn and went on what we called the "Bataan death march" to Zastrow via the service road.
@@gavinspreher1125 Dang Baldy is closed due to the fire? I went July 2017 and hiked up Baldy and it was truly a breathtaking experience. If you can go again and it's open I totally recommend it.
BigShotScott02 it’s not completely closed but there is no trek that incorporates both baldy and tooth of time. All the treks that had baldy were mostly off property so we chose tooth of time
I really enjoyed your video! Extremely well done and entertaining! Would have enjoyed some element of Duty to God! Thanks for all the work you put into this and sharing it with us!
Cool... we went in 2017 too we were leaving the day y'all were getting ready to go out. yeah we were both there during the monsoon season and i was only dry one day the entire time there
I’m going in 2020 during late July. I hope covid doesn't get my trip canceled. It looks very fun and I really want to go. Plus my troop is staying at the great wolf lodge in Colorado for three days before so that should be fun, they have an indoor water park. Hopefully it’s open! 12 day trek!
play some cards, stay off the phone, live in the moment, try to enjoy the sunrises, cherish the difficult moments, because you can only experience philmont for the first time once. Have fun out there!
@JeffreyMF1 it was so amazing! We did super strenuous and got 154 miles in! We summited baldy, mount Philips, tooth of time and another mountain! So glad I went!
Question: how bad was the hiking? I love backpacking but my ankle cannot handle more than about 3mph or 10 - 15 miles a day. I want to let you know that your video was truly amazing in its editing, pacing, and content. I felt like I was there with you.
The hiking was very moderate, we covered 33 miles over the 6 days. My pack was even on the heavier side (~47lbs) because I had about 8lbs of camera gear on me but I had no complications with my legs/back after each hike. Hope this helps! And thank you for your kinds words!
I’m going this year and it looks awesome, I had to choose between Alaska and Philmont and although meeting a cat that is the mayor of a town sounds awesome I don’t like the cold. It does suck that a lot of it burned down in 2018 because there’s no treks with both tooth of time and baldy. We’re choosing the trek we’re going on next week
This was weird for me to watch because that same year I was at Philmont, but we ended at the fort where you began. It's first day energy mixing with my last day vibes Edit: If you ever get the chance to go back do a long trek. We did 72 miles over 12 days. It wore us out but we got to see so much of the land. I wish I could go back
going on the 12 day trek this summer and want to attempt to make a video like this. (although there is no way it will be this high quality, your video is unbelievably good) curious on if the extra weight if the camera gear will be worth it and mainly wanting to know how you were able to keep everything charged? thanks for the tips - Spencer green (my actual channel is Spencer Green if you want to check out my stuff)
(sorry for late reply) All the camera gear to make this video added up to about 10lbs, that i split with my brother. I was extremely passionate to make this video so I was happy to carry it, wasn't much of a problem. All the camera gear is listed in the description too. As for charging, we put a solar panel on our bag that charged a small portable battery while we hiked. That battery charged the dslr and gopro batteries.
Camera gear is easy today. I carried a camcorder in 1990. The charging cable weighed more than my whole camera setup that I used on our 2017 trek. lol I was happy with a fauxPro camera last time. But now that I see how much better Jeppy's video is, I think I'll take something that has zoom next time.
I didnt know other people played the m i n e game, I play 24/7 with my friend and like flinch when i hear someone say it in public just out of reaction of wanting to call them out
Best pieces of advice i can think of are learn more than one card game, bring a ball, and enjoy every second you possibly can because youre gonna get sad once youre home. oh and i suggest waking up for every sunrise like i did, its something ive never seen before and dont get to see here in NY.
Maybe too late for you... but in case it helps someone else: gear-report.com/how-to-prepare-for-a-philmont-trek Since you are just a couple of days out I challenge you to figure out what you can leave behind and not even carry on the trail. Most important thing you can do with a few days left: Practice breaking camp quickly! That will get you on the trail earlier when it is cooler, and will get you to staffed camps earlier, so you will be in line for their program earlier. We missed program at 2 staffed camps on my last trek in 2017 because we hit the trail too late in the morning and arrived at the staffed camps too late.
I had 3 total batteries for each camera (3 for Canon t5i, 3 for Gopro 4). I also had a small 12w solar panel that I would use to charge a portable battery in the day (the description has all the specific items) which I think was overkill for a 5 day trek but better to be prepared! It's been too long to remember if I struggled with battery life but I was sure to be sparing with how often I had the camera on and how long I would record for
@@JeffreyMF1 thanks bro because I was thinking about getting a solar charger but with it being northern tier everything has to be water proof so do you think I should just take my GoPro or should I take my GoPro and another camera?
@@Trickedwizard ive never gone to northern tier sadly, but if I were you, I'd risk it and take the other camera with a waterproof bag. The better quality videos will be worth the extra weight! But that's from my dorky filmmaking perspective
I got bored and found the link to the song the crater lake band was singing th-cam.com/video/vGh-EvmZVCQ/w-d-xo.html edit: also the song is Wait so long by Trampled by turtles
I watched this documentary a few weeks before my trek in june 2023, and now I'm watching again 8 months after. its awesome to see so many similarities and differences between crews. Great documentary
im glad you enjoyed it man! its great to see people still referring to this video even 5 years later
Wow. This video is so well edited. Props to the editing supervisor.
paideiandy im assuming thats you
I’m very impressed with your editing abilities. I’m glad you had as much fun down at Philmont as I did!
Brings back so many memories for me. Great video.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane. We did a 12 day trek in 1980 !! So much has changed and so much is exactly as it was back then. Glad you made this video. Even without the video you will remember this trip for the rest of your life.
I'm going to Philmont for my first time in a month with my troop. Any advice?
So glad someone made an actual well-constructed and well edited Philmont video documenting what a trek would look like.
That was an awesome vid. Watching this right before I’m about to head to Philmont.
I just completed my trek 2022 summer and it was the best Scouting experience I have had. Glad to see videos like this so I can relive the experience through someone else's eyes.
WE WERE THERE THE SAME WEEK!!!
Best Philmont vlog I've seen. I also learned a few things ... like what a 'waffle stomp' is!
That Demonstration forest site with the lake was so cool. I have some great photos from there last year on 720S-2. Great video, thanks for the memories. IWTGBTP!
I'm about to go on my 12 day hike and I'm so exicted about it! Thanks for this video.
just finished my own philmont trek, great job!
I’m going on the 12 day trek next year 😬 it’s going to be about 100 miles of hiking!
Maddie Walker same
me too haha
Are you doing rayado?
Same
I’m doing the 14 day one in June
Philmont was great for me. I went last year with my troop (6-24 Yankee) and it taught me so much about what we could accomplish together and how we can get through anything. Except for my phone getting ruined by rain and hail our first night on the trail so I didn’t get my personal footage
Glad to see the tradition of staying up way to late playing poker and BS is nation wide. (I’m from troop 411, SC and am currently doing shakedown hikes to go in 2020)
Rip
Same thing happened to my crew. We got screwed over by covid but ended up going last year.
Going on my first ever Philmont trek next month, can't wait.
When I was about to head out to philmont this was the first video I watched and this really got me pumped for the trip. It was a 12 day trek so it would be twice as long but I still managed to do it and completed the trip. I like to say thanks man for the video getting me ready for this trip.
Surprisingly well made!
We love the editing in this! It brought back so many memories from the multiple summers we spent on the beautiful ranch.
I went in June 2017 for the first time. Your video made me remember almost everything from this great adventure
I went back in 2015, this really brought back some good memories, thanks for sharing!
35:32 best clip. Nice job.
Haha, we hiked around the same time as you guys. Starting around August 13 and was a 12 or 14 day hike. Crater Lake was one of our last stops, so we came in the opposite direction. Wonder if we passed by each other?
Bro, that opening scene on the Rocks looks totally different now. The Ute Park Fire destroyed most of that view
Tanner E that’s crazy, I haven’t seen the aftermath but I could imagine the difference
@@JeffreyMF1 It's the header on my channel. You can kinda see the difference in the small view you get in that picture.
Incredible production!!
Thank you!!!
Doing 70 something miles this summer. Beyond excited
Patrick Bartin I am too, are you climbing baldy?
Who’s watching in quarantine?
Documentary was excellent... but that pickup line at 21:37...
-Crater Lake Staff, 2017
Im doing the 12 day treck,
About 100 miles
Next year, . . . looks fun
In 2020
Great video, dude. Love all of the time lapse.
Funny that you all thought it as Clarks Fort... didn't you see the big Fork sign on the railing at the staff cabin?
Good job man. I went in 2016 and my trek number then was 6267D1. This summer I have the privilege of returning to go on a Rayado trek.
really good video! I went in 98. Going back next year! IWTGBTP!
Do you remember when we last talked?
This was a beautifully documented trek. I was supposed to go out on my second trip two weeks from now, but the new fire that shut down Philmont indefinitely put the kibosh to it.
The first river must have sucked when it was raining, my trek did it and it was sunny and about 106 out. We took the wrong turn and went on what we called the "Bataan death march" to Zastrow via the service road.
I’m on my way to philmont right now
I went to Philmont in 2016, I went to cimarroncito too, beautiful place and this made me miss it so bad..
I am going to Philmont this July and I'm a TH-camr and wanna capture the entire trek. what camera gear did you use and how did you charge them?
Im going to philmont with my boy scout troop in summer of 2020 it going to be awesome!!!
Great video and nice editing!👍
Sam Nichols I’m going this summer, sucks tho because the burned area treks are all closed so there nothing with tooth of time and baldy
@@gavinspreher1125 Dang Baldy is closed due to the fire? I went July 2017 and hiked up Baldy and it was truly a breathtaking experience. If you can go again and it's open I totally recommend it.
BigShotScott02 it’s not completely closed but there is no trek that incorporates both baldy and tooth of time. All the treks that had baldy were mostly off property so we chose tooth of time
I really enjoyed your video! Extremely well done and entertaining! Would have enjoyed some element of Duty to God! Thanks for all the work you put into this and sharing it with us!
I cant wait to go for the first time!
Cool... we went in 2017 too we were leaving the day y'all were getting ready to go out. yeah we were both there during the monsoon season and i was only dry one day the entire time there
Im going to Philmont in June, 12 day trek but I dont know mileage yet, watched this video to get a sense for what the landscape was like, great video
What trek?
MarkyMark 14 #19 just got it today
@@samreynolds9925 Nice, I'm doing OA Trail Crew Trek. 7 days of work and 7 days hiking
We voted for 19 but didn’t get it
Just got back from my 12 day trek. Those same goats at Rayado are still there ;)
Great video, just watched with my son who is a Webelos I. It looks like you and your troop has an amazing experience at Philmont.
Thanks! It was such a unique experience that ill remember forever. I hope your son participates in high adventure trips like these in the future!
33 miles. I covered about 90. Ponil-Rayado. Awesome trip. I also went in late July 2017.
I kinda wish we did more! This was a lot of our first times at philmont so a short trek was organized
Nice editing and vid. I did 133 miles from Ponil to Base Camp. I went early July 2017.
made a philmont trip in 2021. tough stuff but worth it!
I’m going in 2020 during late July. I hope covid doesn't get my trip canceled. It looks very fun and I really want to go. Plus my troop is staying at the great wolf lodge in Colorado for three days before so that should be fun, they have an indoor water park. Hopefully it’s open! 12 day trek!
Kaden Carpenteryay nice
Got any update? Was it open? I’m excited for my trek this summer!
@@brendan4045 it got canceled but we’re going this year to make up for last year
@@FRESH-ph8zg Oh, at least you get to make up for it! Good luck this year!
I’m going early July
Watched this on the way to Philmont lol
Love this video
I’m going to Philmont in late June - early July of 2020. What are some tips/preparation things you have? Amazing video btw
I'm going to Philmont for my first time in a month with my troop. Any advice?
play some cards, stay off the phone, live in the moment, try to enjoy the sunrises, cherish the difficult moments, because you can only experience philmont for the first time once. Have fun out there!
@JeffreyMF1 it was so amazing! We did super strenuous and got 154 miles in! We summited baldy, mount Philips, tooth of time and another mountain! So glad I went!
Question: how bad was the hiking? I love backpacking but my ankle cannot handle more than about 3mph or 10 - 15 miles a day. I want to let you know that your video was truly amazing in its editing, pacing, and content. I felt like I was there with you.
The hiking was very moderate, we covered 33 miles over the 6 days. My pack was even on the heavier side (~47lbs) because I had about 8lbs of camera gear on me but I had no complications with my legs/back after each hike. Hope this helps!
And thank you for your kinds words!
@@JeffreyMF1 Thanks! My uncle joked about sending me over recently so I figure I better get prepared lol. Happy trails.
I’m going this year and it looks awesome, I had to choose between Alaska and Philmont and although meeting a cat that is the mayor of a town sounds awesome I don’t like the cold.
It does suck that a lot of it burned down in 2018 because there’s no treks with both tooth of time and baldy. We’re choosing the trek we’re going on next week
What days were y'all there? I was also a participant in 2017. Also, who was y'all's ranger because I was a ranger in 2019 so I may know him or her.
This was weird for me to watch because that same year I was at Philmont, but we ended at the fort where you began. It's first day energy mixing with my last day vibes
Edit: If you ever get the chance to go back do a long trek. We did 72 miles over 12 days. It wore us out but we got to see so much of the land. I wish I could go back
33 miles in 7 days?
my troop is doing 113 in 12 days. wish me luck
This, was fun..
I’m going up to the Tooth Of Time in 3 weeks 🎉
Tooth of time! Didnt have the time to go up there but I'm sure itll be an awesome view!
Great video. Thanks
Finshed my trek 12-9 a few months ago
I was at craters lake maybe day 3 or 4 and Clark’s fork day 11 to 12
I miss philmont
going in 2019, im gonna be 14 then ;-;
you guys went when you guys were like 17... right?
yupp I was 17, a few others were 19 or as young as 13. Gl to you my man it's a great trip
thanks so much man, our troop gets picked almost every year and 2019 we were picked again :]
Carson Kickflips Yo what month is your trek?
So how did it go
15:19 this same situation happened on my trek and lets just say it didn't end as planed for some lol
going on the 12 day trek this summer and want to attempt to make a video like this. (although there is no way it will be this high quality, your video is unbelievably good) curious on if the extra weight if the camera gear will be worth it and mainly wanting to know how you were able to keep everything charged? thanks for the tips - Spencer green (my actual channel is Spencer Green if you want to check out my stuff)
(sorry for late reply) All the camera gear to make this video added up to about 10lbs, that i split with my brother. I was extremely passionate to make this video so I was happy to carry it, wasn't much of a problem. All the camera gear is listed in the description too.
As for charging, we put a solar panel on our bag that charged a small portable battery while we hiked. That battery charged the dslr and gopro batteries.
Camera gear is easy today. I carried a camcorder in 1990. The charging cable weighed more than my whole camera setup that I used on our 2017 trek. lol
I was happy with a fauxPro camera last time. But now that I see how much better Jeppy's video is, I think I'll take something that has zoom next time.
Amazing video! I'm going this summer and I had a question of what video editor you used?
Adobe Premiere Pro, handled allllll the footage I had really well. I had about 200gb of video to work with
Ok thanks! What camera did you use because it looks like in the video you have a GoPro and a camera.
and how did u have that much storage for your camera did u just have more SD cards and stuff?
i’m going this summer by train... and my brother also went in 2017 haha
I just got back from philmont 3 days ago best shower of my life
I didnt know other people played the m i n e game, I play 24/7 with my friend and like flinch when i hear someone say it in public just out of reaction of wanting to call them out
The intro song though
I’m about to go to Philmont next week, and hike 70 miles, is there anything I should know?
Best pieces of advice i can think of are learn more than one card game, bring a ball, and enjoy every second you possibly can because youre gonna get sad once youre home.
oh and i suggest waking up for every sunrise like i did, its something ive never seen before and dont get to see here in NY.
Jeppy I sure will, and I’m in NY too, which is pretty cool
Maybe too late for you... but in case it helps someone else:
gear-report.com/how-to-prepare-for-a-philmont-trek
Since you are just a couple of days out I challenge you to figure out what you can leave behind and not even carry on the trail.
Most important thing you can do with a few days left: Practice breaking camp quickly! That will get you on the trail earlier when it is cooler, and will get you to staffed camps earlier, so you will be in line for their program earlier. We missed program at 2 staffed camps on my last trek in 2017 because we hit the trail too late in the morning and arrived at the staffed camps too late.
Nice,
Did u mainly use a gopro or did u use a dsl camera most the time also how did u keep it all charged?
I always used the dslr and only used the gopro when I couldnt use the dslr
dis lit
I'm doing 63 miles
How many batteries did you have because I’m going to northern tier and I was wondering how to keep my camera charged
I had 3 total batteries for each camera (3 for Canon t5i, 3 for Gopro 4).
I also had a small 12w solar panel that I would use to charge a portable battery in the day (the description has all the specific items) which I think was overkill for a 5 day trek but better to be prepared!
It's been too long to remember if I struggled with battery life but I was sure to be sparing with how often I had the camera on and how long I would record for
@@JeffreyMF1 thanks bro because I was thinking about getting a solar charger but with it being northern tier everything has to be water proof so do you think I should just take my GoPro or should I take my GoPro and another camera?
@@Trickedwizard ive never gone to northern tier sadly, but if I were you, I'd risk it and take the other camera with a waterproof bag. The better quality videos will be worth the extra weight! But that's from my dorky filmmaking perspective
@@JeffreyMF1 thanks mate I’ll definitely look into that
@@JeffreyMF1 also did you get any sort of merit badge for making this video?
I'm In boyscouts and I have done a 21 mile backpacking trip and I was 11 I'm 12 now
SG_Scrapirons wowwwww
I got a 12 day trek 2019 👌
john Drury how was it?
I’m doing 70 miles this summer
7-7 Itinerary, I think
How much did it rain when you were there?
Only about 20% of the time, but when it did it was brutal
22:50 ERS is fun
23:04 I’d be scared if a dead person died, too
I got bored and found the link to the song the crater lake band was singing th-cam.com/video/vGh-EvmZVCQ/w-d-xo.html edit: also the song is Wait so long by Trampled by turtles
I’m not sure if it’s the same song but it sounds similar
Going in 2020 12day
0:50
4:30
Ladies and gentlemen we got em
are you in Venturing?
Everyone in the video was in boyscouts, two of them were returning eagle scouts. I was still a life scout at the time.
Wow! Is this what the Boy Scouts have turned into? Hate the music, dude. I couldn't even get thru 60 seconds of the trek.
Cant tell if this was a compliment or a insult lol