View our Camping Orientation for helpful information
Check In
- Please be patient with check in. This is youth led and they are learning from this experience
- Springtime brings lots of new faces and it takes some time for youth and adults to get into a groove
- It may feel chaotic, but don’t worry, they will get it figured out.
- Plenty of experienced adults will be there for you to ask your questions to while the youth get organized
- Driver and passenger assignments will be done at the church.
- It’s possible we may need additional drivers to help, even from those who are not camping. We won’t know until we get through the check in process
Equipment Reminders
- Don’t forget to label all your gear
- Dress for the weather
- Dress in layers
- Jackets, hats and gloves are highly recommended from early Fall through late Spring
- Always bring rain gear
- Every attendee should bring a “mess kit” (eating gear-plate, bowl, cup, spoon) for meals.
- Adults are encouraged to bring a coffee cup
- Field Uniform (aka Class A – Tan uniform) is not needed for most campouts. We will let you know when it is needed
- Wear Class B Scout clothes if you have them (troop shirts, pack shirts, etc.) – if you don’t have any, that’s fine too…but keep it Scout appropriate
- Adults should bring folding chairs so they have a comfortable place to sit
- Packing list is on our camping resources page
Tent Buddies
- Scouts should plan on having a tent buddy. Some exceptions occasionally made for older Scouts
- Only 2 Scouts per tent
- Tent buddies must be the same gender and within a 2 year age difference (except for youth siblings)
- Scouts cannot tent with adults; not even parents
- It’s best to secure a tent buddy prior to the campout, but we will make sure everyone has a buddy
- Always bring a tent if they can. This way if their tent buddy forgets his or something changes, they are ready for the campout
New Scout Notes
- First time campers (Scouts) will want to make sure they are ready to “present themselves ready for a campout”. This will be done at the campsite
- New Scouts have requirements to setup a tent and sleep in it in order to get through some early rank advancement. Even when we have cabins available, new Scouts are encouraged to sleep in a tent 1 night
- Bring your Scout handbook in a zip loc bag so it has a chance at staying out of the elements
- Requirements will be signed off while at the camp when we do advancement activities
