This camp out was very cold and exciting. We spent the first night sleeping in tents that we pitched in the snow. It got under zero degrees that night, so all the scouts got a special patch afterward. The next day was spent with our two patrols going to ten different skills stations to test their scouting skills. These included spider web, knots, lost scout, saw cookie, tent in the dark, map and compass, Morse code, ice floe recovery, building a fire, and really big shoe.
We had 2 patrols. Here is the Chubby Yellow Duck patrol.
And here is the Sasquatch patrol.
Here is the Really Big Shoe event. Scouts have to time each others footsteps to go at the same time.
This is the Lost Scout. It simulates an emergency scenario to test first aid skills. One scout plays the victim while the others rescue him.
Here is saw cookie. They had to use a 2-person saw to cut a "cookie" out of a log.
Everyone enjoyed spider web. You have to get everyone and the sled though the holes. But you can't touch the strings, and you can only use each hole once.
Tent in the dark- pitching a tent blindfolded with one scout directing the others.
We were also tested on starting a fire. Then, with that fire, we had to boil a can of soapy water.
After all 10 events, we had a sled race. One kid had to be in the sled, while everyone else pulled him. It was a long and tiring race.
After each event, we were given "gold" depending on how well we did. At the end of the day, there was an auction with other troops for different gear and equipment. The troop got a new water jug, for example.
We all had a great time, and hope to do better next year!
The paths were very icy in some spots.
At one point we decided to hike up a large hill.
And a little past midway we stopped for lunch.
But in no time we were back on the trail to finish our hike.
This hike was good practice, but there will be more.
Before going in the sub, we went to pizza pit for a delicious meal.
We got to explore the ship, and saw the torpedo bays, galley, officers' and crews' quarters, engine room and others. We also got a look at the ammunition.
After some went to bed, others who wanted to see more of the ship went on the "Nook and Crannies" tour. We got to go see parts of the ship the pubic doesn't normally see, in the hidden areas of the ship down under.
That entrance was underneath an eating table. The entrances were everywhere!
We left early in the morning, and believe me, we all smelled heavily of submarine.
And here is the Sasquatch patrol.
Here is the Really Big Shoe event. Scouts have to time each others footsteps to go at the same time.
This is the Lost Scout. It simulates an emergency scenario to test first aid skills. One scout plays the victim while the others rescue him.
Everyone enjoyed spider web. You have to get everyone and the sled though the holes. But you can't touch the strings, and you can only use each hole once.
Tent in the dark- pitching a tent blindfolded with one scout directing the others.
We were also tested on starting a fire. Then, with that fire, we had to boil a can of soapy water.
After all 10 events, we had a sled race. One kid had to be in the sled, while everyone else pulled him. It was a long and tiring race.
After each event, we were given "gold" depending on how well we did. At the end of the day, there was an auction with other troops for different gear and equipment. The troop got a new water jug, for example.
We all had a great time, and hope to do better next year!
