I have been a SM/ASM and MB councilor for over 20 years and would like others opinions or scout policy on the Camping Merit Badge. I have a parent of a boy who wants to count family camping trips as part of his 20 nights of camping. I say that the 20 nights should be part of scout campouts and not family vacation. A few of the nights were in a tent at a KOA campground and others were not in tents, but campers and cabins at other places.