Mr. McCabe

TROOP 10

Scoutcraft Campout

June 3^rd & 4^th, 2006

Location:

95^th and Y highway South of Belton, Missouri, Greg Spies Farm

Registration:

Please signup ASAP. Signup at the Court of Honor May 22^nd or with: John McCabe: campmaster@bsatroop10.org

DEADLINE: May 29^th.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

ALL 1^st Year Scouts (even if not attending summer camp) Any interested adult, parent or leader, Instructors, Troop Guides. Any older Scouts interested in helping our new Scouts

Schedule:

Meet at Prairie Star Middle School at 8:00am, Saturday, June 3^rd

Leave for campsite at 8:15am

Return home Sunday morning

activities:

First Year Scouts Patrol Cooking (1^st Class Req. #4a-e)

a. Plan a patrol menu for breakfast, lunch & supper

b. Make a list of food costs and amounts to feed 3 people

c. List pans, utensils and other gear needed to cook & serve these meals

d. Consider safe food handling, storage & disposal

e. Cook these 3 meals and serve to fellow scouts & adults. Prepare fire & perform cleanup

Ø Lashing of useful camp object

Ø Proper flag raising/lowering etiquette

Ø Identify 10 plants

Ø Identify signs of 10 types of animals

Ø Orienteering Skills

· Bring compass

Ø First Aid requirements for rank advancement

· Prepare & bring first aid kit

Ø Other scoutcraft skills for rank advancement

· Bring Scout Handbook

Ø Environmental Science Merit Badge prerequisite work

· Pen & Paper

· Merit Badge Book

Ø Campfire

· Discuss Scout Camp & answer questions

Food/Cooking:

1^st Year Scouts will plan and cook all meals. Each 1^st Year Scout will act as his own patrol and is responsible to plan and provide all necessary food, recipes, cooking utensils and other ingredients to cook three hot meals for 3 people: themselves, an adult & an older Scout. (refer to 1^st Class Req. #4a-e )

Equipment Needed:

(consult your Scout Handbook for a complete list)

Ø Weather appropriate clothing, extra dry clothing to change into at night

Ø Sturdy Boots or shoes & extra pair shoes.

Ø Sleeping Bag – Ground Mat

Ø Mess Kit (bowl, plate, insulated cup, knife, fork, spoon)

Ø Rain Gear

Ø Canteen or water bottle

Ø Bug Spray, Suntan Lotion & Hat

Ø Flashlight

Ø Cooking Utensils needed

Ø Food for all meals, menus, food costs lists

Ø Meals will be cooked on open pit fires

· Plenty of firewood is available

· If you plan on using charcoal

NO LIGHTER FLUID OR MATCHLIGHT

The Troop has charcoal starter chimneys

Plan on having charcoal & newspaper

Ø Metal Cooking Grate (the troop has a only a few)

Ø Compass

Ø Environmental Science Merit Badge Book

Ø First Aid Kit

Ø Toilet Paper

Ø Patrol tents & tarps – Mr. Spies will have these available at campsite.

(The Troop does not provide these for Adults)

Ø SCOUT HANDBOOK (pen & paper)

Cost: FREE (except food costs)

TRUCK LOADING:

One of the dads of a First Year Scout will need to drive the troop truck to and from the campout. Please contact John McCabe or Chuck Gibson to volunteer. ALL First Year Scouts are responsible to load the truck on Thursday, June 1^st at 6:00pm and unload the troop truck on Sunday morning after the campout. Meet at Troop 10 Storage Locker at 133^rd & Holmes Road in Martin City.

Directions:

Take 135^th Street east until it turns into Hwy. 150 just past Stateline Road. Continue on Hwy 150 east and turn right (south) on Holmes Road. Take Holmes Road south to 195^th Street. Turn left (east) on 195^th Street. Take 195^th 3.2 miles until it ends. You will be at the campsite.

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