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Campouts, cooking, backpacking and Leave No Trace. The outdoors is where Scouting happens, and these posts are full of gear lists, Dutch oven recipes and lessons learned on the trail.
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The June 2009 Cub Scout Monthly Theme is " A Camping We Will Go ." Here is the official BSA theme description: "This month Cub Scouts go camping! Have a backyard campout with your family. Pitch a tent or sleep out under the stars!
On a recent campout, the Eagles patrol tried out the Volcano II stove for their meals. They really enjoyed testing this stove while fulfilling their Second Class 'cook over an open fire' requirement. Since the temperature was 10F to 20F below zero the entire weekend, cooking on propane stoves was a real challenge.
Hello fellow Scouters, Several Scouting friends have recently asked me to provide more detail about how I collected ash for my boys. I have previously blogged about why I collect ash. Here is how I used ash to start a campfire ceremony, and how I collected ash and gave it away.
I'm sure I will have a lot more to say on this subject after we hike during the 2nd part of Powder Horn, but one very important detail I learned last weekend is that you must start with the fit backpack.
In a couple of weeks we are going to take the Scouts hiking and they will be carrying their own tents etc. Nothing too unusual about that really. They will be split into two groups and the older Scouts (12+ I think) will go on a longer route than the remainder.
4 Vote On Idea I am the new staff advisor for the Order of the Arrow and I thought of this idea. What if we were to create a national online "Where to go camping guide." It could be such that a person could click on a particular state and see the different camping facilities…
Another fantastic camp out with the Scouts from Troop 664. I took the opportunity to try out a J Falk Wood Fuel Stove this weekend. Jason Klass from Gear Talk sent me one to try out. I really like the stove.
Walter left a note for me on the Visitors page about his view of the OA camping requirement. The Scoutmaster ultimately decides what counts as camping or not. Walter also mentioned that he counts all days of a long-term camp towards OA - so a 10-day Jamoree would count as 10 OA camping days.
The Order of the Arrow is the BSA's national brotherhood of honor campers and has four purposes: Recognize Scout campers Develop camping traditions and spirit Promote Scout camping Promote leadership in cheerful service to others Each troop holds elections for the OA with all scouts present voting to approve or deny the membership of each…
The hiking Stick or Stave or staff traditionally has been a part of Scouting. Baden Powell talked of the hiking stick and its many uses when he started the Scouting Movement. The Hiking stick is made of strong wood, not just any old stick, it is solid and steadfast.
It's time to, if you haven't already, start looking at summer camp ideas for your scouters. Here are a few of our favorites. I just talked to the summer program director last night and it sounds like this summer is going to be a blast!
I remember back in the day that camping was all about sleeping on the ground in a tent, cooking beanie weenies, and stargazing at night. Entertaining each other around the campfire and incinerating marshmallow in some strange sacrificial rite. There's nothing like a marshmallow cooked to a cinder over an open campfire.
See winter camping tips for general advice for cold weather camping. But, when it's really cold, like 20F below zero, there are more weird things that happen and stuff for which you might not be prepared: Shock cords in tent poles freeze and lose their stretch Lips freeze to metal spoons and tin cups Bananas…
The principles of Leave No Trace might seem unimportant until you consider the combined effects of millions of outdoor visitors. One poorly located campsite or campfire may have little significance, but thousands of such instances seriously degrade the outdoor experience for all.
We have all heard of Murphy's Law which states, "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong." Mark W. at ScoutingManiac has recently blogged about a list of Murphy's Laws of Camping which he found at the Boy Scout Trail website.
Klondike Derby: How much fun can you stand? By B. James Voorhies Deseret News Staff This is a fun winter camping story from the Salt Lake City, Utah evening newspaper called the Deseret News February 5, 1987 AIRPORT SOCKED IN?
Murphys Laws of Camping Any stone in a hiking boot migrates to the location of maximum pressure. Remaining distance to a given campsite remains constant as twilight approaches. Number of mosquitoes at any given location is inversely proportional to the volume of remaining repellent.
Hello fellow Scouters, In this installment of Webelos to Scout Transition, I want to talk about progressive Webelos camping. One thing that I've done with my two Webelos dens is introduce the boys to camping with Boy Scouts gradually. Thankfully, my council and district have given opportunities for this.
Everyone gets something different out of camping. For some, it's the relaxation, others, the adventure, while there are those who look at each campout as a learning experience. To me, the best part of camping is bonding with other people while enjoying nature.
Many people are probably going to say "What you are already thinking about summer camp, in January, are you crazy". My response to this statement is that in order to ensure a successful summer camp experience for as many scouts as possible, planning for summer camp should ideally in August of the year before camp…
