Campout coming

[trlarue]

When ya'll go on council campouts what kinds of activities and games do you do? How much free time should Wolves be given? And finally do you just do the council planned activities or do your own thing? Any advise will be appreciated. thanks

[mtm25653]

Our new Pack is doing a 1 night campout in 2 weeks - here is the rough schedule:

by 10 am Sat - set-up camp

10-11 - organized games for Tigers/Wolves/Bears (parents will have an orientation to Cub Scouting, and Webelos and parents will have an introduction to Boy Scouting)

11-12 - Hug-A-Tree presentation (boys get whistles and garbage bags, and learn how not to get lost, and what to do if they do get lost) followed by a scavenger hunt.

12-1 Lunch by families (boys supervised by parents)

1-2:30 - Fishing Derby (when not fishing, boys supervised by parents)

2:30-3:30 - Pumpkin carving/decorating by families (boys supervised by parents)

3:30-4 - set up for dinner (boys supervised by parents)

4-5 - hot dog/potluck dinner and cleanup (boys supervised by parents)

5-5:30 - change into costumes

5:30-6:30 - Costume and pumpkin contests

6:30-8:30 - Trick or Treating through campsite (boys supervised by parents)

8:30-9:30 - Campfire program

10 pm - boys in tents

 

Sun morning 8:30-9 Church service

Campout ends at 9 (boys supervised by parents)

 

So, we have a bunch of activities planned, with some free time. Parents are responsible for supervising their boys except when there is a specifically planned activity.

[resqman]

Here is the agenda for our Pack campout in a couple of weeks. The campsite is a state park located about 20 minutes from the church. There are 4 campsites with permanent stone fire rings and benches in a ~20 circle around each fire ring. There is a building with showers and toilets within 10 paces of campsites. There is a hose bib for water at each campsite. We have 70 registered boys in the pack.

 

The Camping & Outings committee currently has at least 6 activities planned for Sat. Plaster cast making, Leaf identification-rubbing & painting, Physical Challenge, Bat House making, PVC pipe marsh mallow gun making and target practice, Knot tying and rope making, presentation by Park Ranger. These will be set up as different stations and the dens will rotate through all the stations through the day.

 

Some we have done in the past include Matchless fire starting, Map&Compass course, duck nesting box making, First Aid, Fishing Derby, pickup baseball, nature hikes, star gazing, astronomy lessons, and Den Presentations. For the Den Presentations, the dens were notified a month in advance of their topic and were expected to put on a 5-10 minute presentation to the rest of the Pack at the campout. The Tigers made posters or brought examples of their activies, Wolfs made a presentation about Poisonous snakes/spiders, Bears did knife safety, Web 1 made box ovens and cooked cookies, Web 2 I dont remember.

 

We expect the boys to be active the entire weekend. They are strongly enouraged to particiapate in all activities. You will notice that breakfast and lunch are about 2 hours. This gives people time to cook, eat, and clean up. It also gives them a little bit of free time. But mostly we keep the kids busy every moment.

 

Typically we have about 40-50 campout Friday nite and about 80-90 campout campout Sat night. These numbers would include family members as well as registered members. Currently we only have 30 families signed up and we have 70 for Friday and 90 for Sat night. I expect the numbers to rise to about 70%-85% participation by the members plus family members following our Pack meeting in two weeks.

 

Pack 314 Fall Camp out Agenda

Oct. 20-22, 2006 Rollingview State Park

 

Friday, Oct 20 (campsites 1 and 2 ONLY)

3:00 pm Campsites 1 and 2 available

3-7 pm Arrive, setup personal gear, eat self prepared meal

7:00 pm Park Gate closes

7:05 pm Camp Fire Rules presentation

7:30 pm Pack Campfire Begins

8:30 pm Old flag retirement ceremony

9:30 pm Scary Ghost Story, first call to bed

10:00 pm Lights out

 

Saturday, Oct 21 (campsites 1, 2, & 3)

7:00 am Reveille

7:15 am Breakfast on your own

8:00 am Park Gate Opens

9:00 am Flag raising

9:30-Noon Pack Wide Activities

12:00 pm Lunch on you own

1:45-3:45 Pack Wide Activities

4:00 pm Ranger Presentation

5:30 pm Flag lowering

6:00 pm Pack Sponsored Evening Meal

7:00 pm Park Gate closes

8:00 pm Pack Campfire Begins

9:00 pm Pack Sponsored Dutch Oven Dessert

9:30 pm Scary Ghost Story, first call to bed

10:00 pm Lights Out

 

Sunday, Oct 22

7:00 am Reveille

7:15 am Breakfast on your own

8:00 am Park Gate Opens

9:00 am Flag raising

9:30 am Non-Denominational Sunday Service

10:30 am Pack personal gear

11:15 am Police campsite

11:30 am Lower flag and stow Pack 314 gear

1:00 pm Camp out ends

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