Fall Camporee Advice

[Gags]

Question for those of you who help plan District events:

 

How much detail do you give out before-hand in regards to what the competition events will be?

 

We have 8 events (trying to do an "Amazing Race" theme). I've sent out an initial flyer listing the events by their generic titles - fire building, first aid, lashing, map & compass, scouting history, team building/problem solving, scavenger hunt, search & rescue.

 

Some of the complaints have been that this is too vague. At what point does it change from "information" to help them prepare for the events, and become "hand holding/spoon feeding", giving them all the details and taking any mystery out of it?

 

Thanks,

 

Gags

[EagleInKY]

I've seen it done both ways. Sometimes, we've communicated almost every detail of the camporee activities. This gives the guys a chance to prepare exactly for what is in store for them. If you're going to have a bunch of younger troops there, this is a pretty good idea.

 

However, I've also known us to have camporees where only the vaguest of details are known. A "pioneering activity", a "fire building activity", etc. may be all that is known. I think this is more fun, but can be worrysome for younger scouts.