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- From: psurge@cs.utexas.edu (Troy Carpenter)
- Newsgroups: rec.scouting
- Subject: Re: Little Johns (was Re: Patrol names)
- Date: 27 Jul 1992 17:12:11 -0500
- Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
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- Message-ID: <l78t5rINN6bo@levelland.cs.utexas.edu>
- References: <1992Jul22.180853.10234@iplmail.orl.mmc.com> <1992Jul22.155637.1@fnboot.fnal.gov> <1992Jul27.141634.1690@rtsg.mot.com>
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- In article <1992Jul27.141634.1690@rtsg.mot.com> oakes@rtsg.mot.com writes:
- >
- >Did they perhaps have an encounter with a "Little-John?"
- >
- >A Little-John is a propane powered toilet that burns #2, and goes out if used
- >for #1. For many years Camp Frank Rand (Great Southwest Council -- Located
- >neary Chimayo NM, 100 or so miles south of Philmont) had two of these in most
- >of the sites. When used properly, they actually only smelled for a few minutes
- >and made for little waste. But with Boy Scouts, they often went out and caused
- >other problems.
- >
- >I heard that they were finally eliminated a year or so ago, after the last time
- >I was there.
- >
- >Of course, the camp I went to arround here last week only has old pits that the
- >scouts complain about having to clean -- and occationally use.
- >
- >Ronald B. Oakes
- > Scoutmaster, Troop 91
- > Palatine IL
-
- Wow! Sombody actually claims to have been to Camp Frank Rand. When I was in
- scouts in Albuquerque, our troop always got in trouble for not attending
- council camp. We always went to San Isabel Scout Ranch in Colorado, or once
- we went to Camp Perry near Dallas(?). Ok, so we did go to Rand every now and
- then.
-
- The real thing I wanted to say is that us who know and love Camp Rand
- affectionately called them not little John's, but Bun Burners. (you only have
- to use one to know what I mean...)
-
-
-
- Troy Carpenter
- Department of Computer Sciences
- THE University of Texas, Austin
- psurge@cs.utexas.edu
-
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