Camping

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Camping
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• Camping is one activity that the boy looks
  forward to in Scouting
• Scoutmasters Greatest Opportunity
• Camping cant fail to grip every scouts wish
• In Scouting, what appeals to boys and is, at the
  same time an education for them, is real Camping.

• Path finding
• Pioneering
• Minor hardship
• Jolly of campfire songs

• Its outdoor life and taste of the world
• Improvised cooking techniques menus
• Games of woodlands
• Tacking

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• They prepare their own encampment to the extent
  of pitching their own tents learning to cook
  their food.
• Camp is essential to the successful training of a
  troop
• The camp must be a busy one not a school for
  aimless loafing
• The first Scout Camp was conducted by Baden
  Powell in Brownsea Island.
• Which led to the formation of scouting worldwide

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Kinds of Camping

• SHORT TERM CAMPING
• Overnight campouts weekend trips
• Most troops go camping at least twice a year in
  nearby country or in scout camp grounds.
• By camping as often as you can, you have plenty
  of chances to master good outdoor skills.
• LONG TERM CAMPING
• Outings of more than just a few days
• Spending a week with your troop at scout camp
• Or an expedition that includes hiking, boating
  etc.
• Longer trips usually take place in summer and
  Christmas vacation, when you are out of school

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• VENTURE CAMPING
• Usually combines camping with backpacking,
  orienteering, wilderness conservation projects
  dozen of other challenging activities
• Older scouts my join a Senior Scout Outfit, whose
  planning practice lead to ultimate adventures
  deep in backcountry, on river and lakes, in
  wilderness areas, and over the open road.
• HIGH ADVENTURE CAMPING
• It takes you on wilderness treks of a week or
  longer.
• You can push yourself toward a mountain top,
  wrestle a canoe through thundering rapids, sail
  ship on the sea, scuba diving, etc.

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Preparing Scout for Camping

• Present yourself for inspection suitably clothed
  for the season and weather, equipped packed
  for an overnight camp.
• Camping clothes have 2 major functions
• To protect the body surface from sunburn,
  insects, scrapes cuts
• To conserve body heat when the air is cold, to
  ventilate heat away when the air is warm

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Preparations for Camping

• Decide WHEN you can camp.
• Choosing the date when all of you can be free
  from school or other obligations
• WHERE will it be held?
• This depend on what you would like to do in camp.
• Will you have swimming, hiking, nature, arts
  crafts?
• What facilities are needed how much is the cost
  of camping in that place?

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• FIVE Ss OF A GOOD CAMP SITE
• It must have a good SUPPLY OF DRINKABLE WATER AND
  WOOD for cooking, campfire and gadgetry needs.
• SLOPE
• It should not have too flat nor too slope.
• A gently sloping site is recommended.
• It should be a well-drained land, sheltered
  enough from the sun and the wind.
• SAFETY
• Site must not be a war zone or rebel infested
  area.
• Avoid pitching your tents beneath tress where
  fruits might fall into campers.
• Watch out for poisonous plants and animals
• The site must have access to a nearby medical
  center for emergency purposes.

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• SPACE
• Enough space is needed for tentage, cooking,
  washing activity purposes.
• SIGHTS
• Beautiful sceneries must be near enough to see.
• HOW will you reach the chosen camp?
• Will you assemble at a certain place where you
  can fetched by a bus and then brought to the
  camp?
• If so, set the time for everyone to be at the
  assembly area.
• Or will you just meet one another at the camp
  site?
• Be definite

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• WHAT TO EAT in camp?
• A well-feed camp is a happy camp.
• Decide on a camp menu that is low in cost but
  high in nutritive value.
• Meals that are simple easy to prepare will
  require equipments are therefore the best
  choice of food in camp.
• It is wise to have a packed lunch for the first
  meal to allow more time for the setting in.

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• HOW MUCH IS THE COST OF CAMPING?
• Add up all the expenses
• Transportation, food, program materials, campsite
  fee and the like.
• from the total amount you can decide the share
  of each camper
• What other sources of funds are available?
• Do you have troop funds allotted for this camp?
• WHAT TO BRING?
• Trill of camping starts with the preparation
• Checking of the list of things to bring
• Packing placing tags on every pieces of luggage
• Bring only necessities

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Equipments in Camping
1. PERSONAL EQUIPMENTS

• Pack, Dufflebag or Knapsack
• Camp uniform
• Working clothes
• Underwears
• Handkerchiefs
• Metal polish
• Broad brimmed hat / ball cap
• Scout Knife
• Slippers

• Watch
• Musical instruments
• Sewing / repair kit
• Swap materials
• Persona medicine
• Rubber shoes
• Compass
• Comb / mirror
• Sleeping bag
• Complete scout uniform

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1. Personal Equipments (Cont.)

• Socks
• Shoe polish kit
• Towels
• Writing materials
• Scout canteen
• Raincoat
• Jacket
• Flashlight
• Camera
• Toiletries

• Individual toilet paper
• Sleeping gears
• Camp guide book
• Art materials
• Insect repellent
• Swimming trunks
• Knot-tying ropes
• Spoon Fork

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2. Patrol / Troop Equipments

• Patrol / troop Tents (complete with guy lines,
  tent poles pegs)
• Poles for Flags Gadgetries
• Storage tent
• Ground Sheets
• Troop Patrol Flags
• Pulleys for flag poles
• Mallet
• Ax
• Trash bags

• Ring Buoy safety Equipments
• Bugles whistles
• Fly tent set
• Screening for latrines
• Lanterns
• First Aid Kit
• Hand saw
• Ropes of assorted sizes
• Spade
• Shovel
• Maps

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2. Patrol / Troop Equipments (Cont.)

• Casseroles, Pots, Pans Kettles
• Bolo / Knife
• Chopping Board
• Washing Basins
• Plates, Bowls, fork spoons
• Food Box
• Pot Holders
• Scouring Materials (steel wool, soap, etc.)

• Meat bags / canned Goods
• Water Container / pails
• Cooking Utensils
• Can opener
• Activity materials
• Cooking stove
• Matches

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Camp Layout

• Entrance of the camp should be defined.
• Flagpole should have a prominent position.
• Best place to pitch the tents is in the open
  where it will get benefit of the morning sun.
• Ground under trees is generally damp wet
• When it rains , heavy drops of rains coming
  through the trees can the tent
• Three is danger of falling branches or fruits
  which may hurt both campers the tent
• There should be enough space between tents to
  prevent tripping on guy lines pegs.
• Between rows pegs, there should be space for at
  least 2 campers to walk by.

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• Kitchen should be on the leeward side of the
  camp.
• In the direction when the wind blows
• It should be near water source.
• Grease and refuse should be far from water supply
  to avoid pollution.
• Latrines should not be near the kitchen for
  sanitation purposes.
• It should be at least be 1 meter x 60cm x 30cm
• Pile of soil soil be on the trench with a shovel
  for putting in after use.

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• The campsite area depends on the ground area
  available the beauty of the setting.

PREVAILING WIND USUALLY COMES FROM SOUTHWEST
TENTS
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Camp Sanitation

• Dispose of garbage properly
• if trash are not collected daily, dry wet pits
  should be dug.
• Air bedding every morning
• Sleeping bags, ground sheets, etc
• Provide dishwashing facilities
• i.e. wash basis rack
• Have proper food storage facilities

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Camp Manners

• As a Boy Scout you are expected the ff.
• Make a special effort towards anti-littering
• Observe silence during taps if you wake up
  early.
• Do not disturb anyone until the rising whistle
  has been sounded.
• Cleanliness is a must in camp
• Not only must the camp site be orderly clean,
  the campers must also have a really good wash
  daily.
• Avoid being fussy about your likes dislikes on
  food.
• The menu is always set for the good of the
  majority

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• Avoid eating sweets and junk foods in camp.
• Never leave candies or sweets in your sleeping
  tents.
• Observe patrol system in camp.
• Everyone should have a turn in doing the chores
  in champ.
• Rotate responsibilities among the patrol members.
• Patrol keep chart is useful to provide division
  of responsibilities.
• Courtesy is never outmoded in camp.
• Give due respect not only to camp leaders
  fellow campers but also to nature.

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Breaking Camp

• Each scout must check his personal belongings
• Do you still have all the personal things you
  brought to camp?
• During the camp, new acquisitions to bring home (
  i.e. souvenirs, gifts ,etc) must fit as well to
  the bag
• It isnt nice to see a camper going home with so
  many things sticking out o their bag
• Settle all your accounts dues
• Return all borrowed equipments

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• Do not stay too late on the last evening in camp.
• While you might want to savor the fun of camping
  on the last night, busy day lines ahead which
  will require your reserved energy.
• Leave your site in manner that no one will know
  youve camped there.
• Burn all garbage
• Flatten tins put them in trash bags
• Fill in all pits latrines
• Put out the fire burry the ashes
• Put a foul ground sign on former latrines areas

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• Do a police search of the camp site for
  litters.
• Pick up every scarp of litter whether or not you
  put it there
• As you depart, make sure you leave nothing except
  your THANKS to the owner of the camp.
• Without his permission, there would have been no
  camp at all.

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Post Camp Activity

• A camp doesnt end in campsite. Some activities
  have to be conducted after the camp itself.
• Equipments materials used must be returned to
  the appropriate venues for storage purposes.
• If tents are still wet from a storm during camp,
  it should be dried beneath the sun
• Dirty utensils must be cleaned

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• Evaluation is necessary to know if the camp was
  successful.
• It also prevents camp leaders from repeating the
  same mistakes again.
• Appropriate reports must be submitted
• Leaders must ensure that the campers are well and
  arrived safely at home
• If possible, parents must be informed of their
  sons performance in camp
• Keep a log of the camp.