Camping merit badge information for scouts and leaders. Plan two breakfasts, three lunches, and two suppers. This prevents any assumptions from causing misaligned expectations on both sides. And when it comes to the eaglerequired camping merit badge, theres no substitute for requirement 9a. Camping merit badge workbook this workbook can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet. He believed a young person able to take care of himself while camping, would. Woodcarving is a great one also, but because im the troop woodcarving merit badge councelor i recommend that the boys do this one with me during free time around camp on our monthly camp outs.
Working on merit badge activities can be a fascinating youth adventure when done right. Show that you know first aid for and how to prevent injuries or illnesses that could occur while camping, including hypothermia, frostbite, heat reactions, dehydration, altitude sickness, insect stings, tick bites, snakebite, blisters, and hyperventilation. Older potential scouts can join through the end of 7 th grade and can start anytime during the year. Feb 14, 2017 scoutmasters wrote the book on camping, and built an army of packtoting teens. Camping plays a central role in a variety of monthly main events. Overnighter after developing skills during the week, scouts in the camping and wilderness survival merit badge sessions take an overnight trip to the backcountry of raven knob on thursday night to put their skills into practice. Identify who the adult trip leader is and tell him that you plan on completing requirement 4a and working on requirement 8d. With a group of 10 or more scouts we can offer the whitewater merit badge. Tell what factors are important in choosing a campsite. I have found that backpacking and camping work hand in hand. Unlike ranks, there is a degree of choice in the merit badge program. Pats peak group rates scout weekend pats peak ski area. Each page is printed twice so you can have two people with the same sticker. You still must satisfy your counselor that you can demonstrate each skill and have learned the information.
Recipes should come from the scout field book, the boy scout handbook, or other approved cookbooks. The scout doing the backpacking merit badge or any merit badge should be communicating his plans to his merit badge counselor before he undertakes any activities. The camping requirement and how much diligence a scout shows in completing the other requirements determines how long a scout will work on the camping merit badge. If you have no outdoor cooking skills at all, or heck if you just have no cooking skills period this book will help you get started. Camping merit badge series mass market paperback 2010.
Earning this badge is best accomplished on a 2, 3 or 5 day raft trip. See more ideas about merit badge, scout camping, eagle scouts. Scouts may never add or subtract from the actual merit badge requirements. To answer camping merit badge requirement 2b weather and terrain are two. Camp a total of at least 20 nights at designated scouting activities or events. He believed a young person able to take care of himself while camping would. Camping merit badge camping is one of the bestknown methods of the scouting movement. Your menus should include enough food for each person, keeping in mind any special needs such as food allergies and how you keep your foods safe and free from cross. It takes you from the most basic points of planning a menu for the trip every meal must be planned in advance when on the trail, to shopping, selection and care of pans and gear, safely storing food outdoors, bear and wild animal safety, fire building, basic.
Perform a conservation project approved by the landowner or land managing agency. Prepare a written project plan demonstrating the steps below, including the desired outcome. This workbook can help you organize your thoughts as you prepare to meet with your merit badge counselor. After all, the merit badge is camping and requirement 9 is camping activities. Where can read bsa merit badge book online for free. Dont let your eagle board ask you why you dont have the cooking merit badge all the cooking in scouting requirements, so you know what you can achieve. When it comes to backpacking and other outings, keeping good paperwork is part of being prepared. The requirements are all spelled out in the camping merit badge book. Camping merit badge march, 20 camping merit badge food requirements 8c parts 1 and 2 8c. Using the myplate food guide or the current usda nutrition model, plan five meals for your patrol or a similar size group of up to eight youth, including you for a camping trip. Example in our troop we only have youth of which only 10 are what i was consider active.
Scout binder for parents will organize all of your scouts merit badge blue cards and more. The requirements published by the boy scouts of america should always be used over the list here. Your menu should include enough food for each person, keeping in mind any special needs such as food allergies and how you keep your. The merit badge book is located beneath each picture. Meals prepared for rank advancement or other merit badges may not count toward the cooking merit badge. Projects long ago, my scoutmaster always had a hammer and nails for light projects. A merit badge counselor is a resource to be contacted by the scout, not to initiate the interaction. If the scout tells his counselor, i just did my 4 treks for backpacking with my mom and im done. Public merit badges boy scout troop 633 blythewood. Earning merit badges at disney scouting wdw scouts.
A subgroup of merit badges are known as eagle required merit badges. But do the troops truly rule when it comes to outdoor skills. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The natural setting sets you up to fulfill a number of badge earning opportunities. If you would prefer to mail or fax the information request form, print out a printable version of the scout weekend request form. National tour permit application to the local council service center at least a month before the. Camping done with his troop, but before starting the camping merit badge, can be counted by a scout. The camping merit badge challenges scouts mentally and physically.
We recruited three scouts from a 40member troop in princeton, new jersey, that spends 10 weekends in the woods each year. Backpack, snowshoe, or crosscountry ski for at least 4 miles. Take a nonmotorized trip on the water of at least four hours or 5 miles. It also has a place to take notes on who is coming to the meeting and the camping trip. Scoutingbsacamping merit badge wikibooks, open books for.
Explain how the menu would differ from a menu for a backpacking or float trip. The meals prepared for cooking merit badge requirements 4, 5, and 6 will count only toward fulfilling those requirements and will not count toward rank advancement or other merit badges. The camping merit badge was one of the original 57 merit. This planner is only a suggestion of different ideas to make working this merit badge both fun and easy. Participating in a troop sponsored merit badge session 3. Buy the most recent copy of the camping merit badge book. An individual scout you need a buddy working with an approved merit badge counselor 2.
Forms for planning your outings itinerary boys life. Include who will be going, a detailed description of the intended route, a daybyday schedule, a list of food and equipment needs, an emergency response plan, and a budget. Patrol leader merit badge planning guide scoutwiki. Merit badges are the second main area of the boy scout advancement program. Koa scout camping program scout campsites koa campgrounds. A trip to your selected koa location is the perfect time to help your scouts earn those coveted merit badges. Take a bike trip of at least 15 miles or at least four hours. The meals prepared for cooking merit badge requirements 4, 5, and 6 will count only toward fulfilling those requirements and will not count toward rank advancement.
This collection of guided field studies, available in applied sciences, environmental studies, liberal arts and leadership development, is. Backpacking merit badge and worksheet boy scout trail. The work space provided for each requirement should be used by the scout to make notes for discussing the item with his counselor, not for providing the full and complete answers. Requirements 8d, 9a, 9b, and 9c must completed outisde of camp. There is an area in every scout handbook for a scout to record his camping experiences. Enhancing our youths competitive edge through merit badges. Elective bird study merit badge elective camping merit badge first class canoeing merit badge elective citizenship in the community merit badge star citizenship in the nation merit badge life.
It must be approved by the appropriate leader in advance of each camping trip. Stickers say things like errant reply all email and third wheel or rehearsed food order, plus a ton of others such as tripped in public and pretending to text. Scout binder boy scouts merit badges, boy scout badges. He believed a young person able to take care of himself while camping would have the confidence to meet lifes other. Scout binder for parents will organize all of your scouts merit badge blue cards and more checklists and forms help you stay on top of rank advancement and troop activiti. Your plan must include a description of and route to the trek area, a schedule including a daily schedule, a list of food and equipment needs, a safety. When he founded the scouting movement in the early 1900s, robert badenpowell encouraged every scout to learn the art of living outofdoors.
Menu suggestions breakfast entree sides beverage fruit cold cereal toast orange juice bananas. Check out recipe books, the scout handbook or fieldbook, and the cooking merit badge book. Dec 11, 2010 where can read bsa merit badge book online for free. For meals prepared in requirement 4a for which a fire is needed, use a lightweight stove or build a lowimpact. Camping information troop meetings main event note. They are reproduced in part here under fair use as a resource for scouts and scouters to use in the earning and teaching of merit badges. You must not repeat any menus for meals actually prepared or cooked in requirements 4, 5, and 6.
Youll need a trip plan, an emergency plan and a duty roster. Patrol menu planner use this form to plan a patrols menu for weekend outings. Strous has taken an hour to create a troop 365 menu. This planner is only a suggestion of different ideas to. Plan and carry out an overnight snow camping experience. Scoutbook boy scouts cooking merit badge requirements. When it comes to lifechanging experiences, theres no substitute for camping. Prepare and serve for yourself and two others, the two dinners, one lunch, and one breakfast. Participating in an annual merit badge jamboree or university 4. Potential scouts that are finishing 5th graders, are 11, or 10 but have completed either 5th grade or earned the arrow of light, are welcome to start in the spring normally after our march open house. Since there is a wealth of troop meeting material from which to choose, campingrelated sessions and activities can be relevant to, and featured in conjunction with, many other monthly themes. This is a project on paper, not a reallife project.
There are four main opportunities to earn merit badges. The contenderstodd kelmar, 15, adam perez, 15, and michael treves. Scoutbook boy scouts camping merit badge requirements. We pitted three scouts against three average readers to find out. This gives time for the scouts to practice skills learned and gain a measure of proficiency. Backpacking merit badge information for scouts and leaders. Guide to the camping merit badge bsa troop 467 of the atlanta area council. Campfire program see the campfire program planner document for planning a campfire program. Jun 07, 2012 my scouts can normally take camping merit badge their second or third summer camp and have fully met the camping requirement for number of nights and variety of experiences. The disney youth education series yes programs give students and their teachers a handson, educational adventure.
Here are a few tips to help the patrol leader get started. Camping is one of the bestknown methods of the scouting movement. Requirement 9b states that on any of these camping experiences, you must do two of the following do those need to be done on the same camping trip. Camping is an obvious merit badge opportunity when you choose koa for your scouting events. Forms for planning your outings itinerary boys life magazine. I realize that the hiking mb is a stand alone and can only be used for that badge and rank. Can a backpacking trek of 10 miles be used in conjunction with the hiking merit badge. Plan to get to your campsites with plenty of daylight left. The trip plan when your crew has agreed on an itinerary for a trek, write down your plans. Breakfast is typically the last meal of a camping trip and because it is packup time it should be a noncooked light breakfast as listed below.
Jan 01, 2016 this merit badge is required to earn the eagle scout rank note. To earn eagle scout, most of these badges must be earned although some are eitheror badges. Earning merit badges at disney disney offers a series of education classes for scout groups at walt disney world and disneyland. Camping helps the boy scouts of america deliver the promise of outdoor adventure to boy scouts. I really feel this needs to be clarified in the scouting merit badge handbook with an. Group sales at pats peak, po box 2448, henniker nh 03242 or fax to 603 4287821. At all times that scouts participate in a bsa activity, they must have the proper supervision. Checklists and forms help you stay on top of rank advancement and troop activities, while the 75page guide to boy scouts provides the important information parents need to know, at your fingertips. We will meet prior to a future camping trip for a planning session. The requirements to this merit badge are ed by the boy scouts of america. Time your cooking so that each course will be ready to serve at the proper time. It will be this groups responsibility to perform a good portion of the.
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