Winter Camp Information:

Location: Camp Wetaskiwin

Drop Off: Friday January 20 at 6:00pm

Pick Up: Sunday January 22 at 11:00am

Program:

The 1^st and 2^nd Year scouts will be sleeping in the cabins, their Adirondack shelter, or their survival shelters. It is their choice. The 3^rd and 4^th Years are planning on building and staying in their survival shelters. We will be hiking on Saturday and participating in other activities depending on the weather and if we have snow.

Equipment List:

a wintersleeping bag or two sleeping bags (a blanket is another good option)
a sleeping mat and pillow
a warm coat and snow pants
two toques, 3 pairs of gloves and a scarf
long johns / thermal underwear
2 underwear and 4 to 6 pairs of warm socks
2 hooded sweatshirts (one to wear during the day and one to sleep in)
three pairs of pants (one for the day, one to sleep in, one as a back up)
three t – shirts (one for the day, one to sleep in and one as a back up)
toothpaste, toothbrush, face clothe and soap, towel
dishes, mug, cutlery
raingear
lashlight
safety / survival kit

Note: We have extra sleeping bags if anyone needs one.

Menu Suggestions:

Friday Dinner:

Eat at home before you and bring snacks to eat around the fire later that night. We will have a pot of hot chocolate ready for the Scouts. Scouts should avoid drinking cold drinks as this will cool them down rapidly.

Saturday Breakfast:

Instant oatmeal is a quick and easy breakfast that is warm. Scouts can also bring cold cereal and milk or bacon and eggs. It is up to them, but whatever dishes they use, they must clean.

Saturday Lunch:

A quick and easy meal is soup and roast a few hotdogs over the fire. This way there are few dishes to deal with and both items are warm. Some Scouts have made grilled cheese sandwiches in the past and others have brought a foil meal of leftovers from home and warm them on the grill in the fire. The main thing is that the meal the Scouts choose is healthy and preferably a hot meal.

Saturday Dinner:

Most Scouts will cook hotdogs or hamburgers over the fire for dinner. Some also make a foil meal at home and then cook it in the coals of the fire. Again, a nutritious, warm meal is best.

Sunday Breakfast:

Instant oatmeal is a quick and easy breakfast that is warm. Scouts can also bring cold cereal and milk or bacon and eggs. It is up to them, but whatever dishes they use, they must clean.

Snacks:

We also encourage the Scouts to bring some fruit to eat. They could also bring some carrot sticks and celery. Try to avoid pop as it will just make them more thirty and cool them down. Juice is a good idea, and we will have plenty of fresh water on hand.

Our next meeting after camp will be Tuesday January 31 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the Optimist Hall.

BADGE PLACEMENT ON UNIFORMS:

PRACTICE YOUR KNOT TYING:

We have been working knot tying as part of our Scoutcraft Outdoor Levels. The Leadership Team has decided that the following knots are the ones we believe are essential to the activities we will be doing in the troop. Each Scout is encouraged to be able to tie each of the follwoing knots independently and demonstrate this to a leader next week. Beside each knot is a link to a Youtube Video that will help your Scout practice that knot.

Figure 8 Knot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtzeIQjcKEs

Bowline: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXRnPES0Qec

Sheet Bend: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsj7riFkulE

Reef Knot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y_iorha2k4 (just do the single)

Clove Hitch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwdZTHu5rTI

Round Turn Two Half Hitches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqxESYQWTdQ

CANADIAN PATH OVERVIEW RESOURCES:

CANADIAN PATH SCOUTS MAP

CANADIAN PATH OUTDOOR ADVENTURE SKILLS BADGES:

We work on these badges with the Scouts through their regular meetings based upon the program choices they make. Scouts are welcome to work on any badge or skill independently and share their progress with the Leadership Team.

AQUATIC SKILLS LEVELS	CAMPING SKILLS LEVELS	EMERGENCY SKILLS LEVELS	PADDLING SKILLS LEVELS
SCOUTCRAFT SKILLS LEVELS	TRAIL SKILLS LEVELS	WINTER SKILLS LEVELS

CANADIAN PATH PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT BADGES FOR SCOUTS:

SCOUT PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT BADGES

These badges are typically worked on individually by a Scout based upon their own interests and desires. It is suggested that a Scout complete 5 adventures related to the badge they are working on and share their reflections with the leadership to show their personal growth. We do cover some of the potential adventures outlined in some of the badge write ups, but this varies from year to year as the Scouts plan their adventures. To help the Scouts plan out their badge work, we have created the chart below that the Scouts can complete to organize and plan out their work.

BADGE SUMMARY SHEET SCOUTS