still learning

Thanks for the replys. Light and humorous is always the case. We have begun canoe camping because we can, I'm overweight and my knees reflect that choice. We live near a LOT of water and our first saltwater trip reflected our learning curve. We did fine, had a really great time and all of us realized we could, of course, improve our packing (everything in garbage bags, lots of garbage bags). Beginning to look toward improvement is a mind set that leads to a teaching opportunity. If we can get our trip together this Fall, we can float our local lovely river but we need to have our acts together. . We can think about how we camp and how we pack our canoes AND how we keep our campsite. Again this is more about attitude because so many of their skills are already in place. (I'm really proud to be around these young men!) Camp is a place to practice many things, mental and physical. still learning

I got to meet an effective lady this winter who is a Scoutmaster and is Scoutmaster of a National Jamboree Troop as well. She had a few ideas about teaching opportunities and Summer Camp. I am not a neat freak myself but our tents during camp often (really often) are the same mess that the guys rooms tend to be at home. She talked about having a low level competition with a small prize for the "best" this or that as she chose, per week, with that Scout earning a prize. I spoke with my SPL and ASPL about that tonight at our precamp meeting. Now I thought I would post here for the first time trolling for some wisdom, experience and suggestions.