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Archery
Axe, Boy Scout
Axe, Saw, Forestry
Axe, Saw,  Knife
Axe Use: Beard
Axe Use: Seton
Axe Use: Traditional
Axe Throwing
Beds, Woodcraft
Bedding Materials
Bicycle Maintenance
Birch-Bark Torch
Birds
Bird Houses
Blocks Tackles Purchase
Blood Red Cross
Broom: Camp or Witch's
Buttons
Campcraft
Camp Hygiene
Camp Planning
Campfire Programs
Catapult
Chainsaws
Checklists
Chuck Box Riddance!
City-Craft
Compass Bear Song
Compass, Home-Made
Cooking
Cotton Kills Bear Song
Deduction in Tracking
Deduction & Detective
Drum
Dyes
Edible Plants
Equipment, Leader
Equipment, Personal
Equipment Maintenance
Equipment, Lightweight
Equip, Pickle Bucket Camp
Estimation
Field Signals
Fire-Building
Fire Building
Fire Laying
Fire Lighting
Fire Starters
Fire: Rubbing-Stick
Fire Types, Wood Types
Fire Council Ring
Fires: Woodcraft
First Aid
First Class Journey
Flint & Steel
Flowers
Forest
Gesture Signals
Ground to Air Signals
Handicraft Stunts
High Adventure
Hiking
Hike Planning
Indian Sundial Clock
Insect Collecting
Insect Preserve
Indian Well
Knife & Hatchet
Knots, Bends, Hitches
Knots: Diamond Hitch
Knots: Lashings
Knots: Rope Work
Knots: Seton
Knots: Traditional
Knots & Whipping
Lashings
Lashing Practice Box
Lace or Thong
Learn by Doing
Leave No Trace
Leave No Trace
Lights
Local Knowledge
Log Ladders, Notched
Log-Rolling
Logs: Cut Notch
Logs Split with Axe
Loom and Grass Mats
Lost in the Woods
Manners
Maps
Map & Compass
Maps: Without Compass
Measurement
Measurement Estimation
Menu Worksheet
Menu (Adult IOLS)
Mosquitoes
Mushrooms
Night Tracking
Observation
Old Trails
Paints
Pioneering, Basic
Pioneering Models
Plaster Casts
Preparations
Proverbs
Rake
Rope Care
Rope Making
Rope Spinning
Scout Reports
Signal & Sign
Sign Language
Silent Scout Signals
Smoke Prints
Snakes
Spanish Windlass
Spoons
Staff/Stave Making
Stalking Skills
Stalking & Observation
Stars
Stools
Story Telling
Stoves & Lanterns
Summoning Help
Sun Dial: Scientific
Survival Kit
Tarp Poles
Teepee (4 Pole)
Tent Care
Tent Pitching
Tom-Tom
Tomahawk Throwing
Tomahawk Targets
Totem Making
Totem Animals
Totem Poles
Training in Tracking
Tracks, Ground, Weather
Tracking & Trailing
Trail Following
Trail Signs & Blazes
Trail Signs of Direction
Trail Signs: Traditional
Trail Signs for Help
Trees of the NE
Wall Hangings
Watch Compass
Weather Wisdom
Wild Things

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Site Contents

Camping is  the Scouter's opportunity and Scouts' delight. Camping essential to Scouting and development of boy / girl character.

The program depends on Site and Standard of Scouting in the Troop, modified by the views of the Scouts.

a) Open Air: Scouter should realize accepted necessities of life and should bear all in mind: Open Air preferably.

b) Food:  Balanced and sufficient. Sudden changes - bad to excellent - can be harmful.

c) Exercise:  Both general and specific.

d) Warmth:  Especially at night in camp; Over-clothing does not create warmth; activity does.

e) Cleanliness:  In conditions, as well as person. Inspections - outward cleanliness does matter.

f) Rest:  this Course no criterion - remains essential for growing child. Modern life grievously wrong in this.

Site

Most important factor, thus great mistake to revisit at once. Impossible to recapture original thrill/fun.

Essential to visit site even for the shortest time, though much can be learned from careful reading of 1:50000 and/or 1:25000 0. S. maps. Consider advice re: Water, Soil, Aspect, Fuel, Supplies. If site has to be paid for get terms in writing and understand them. Get clear understanding about fire-wood, etc.

Call on Tradespeople (possible discount??), Doctor, Parson, A.C., and other Scouters. Plan visits from camp. Get information re: local history and events during times of camp. Consider holding surprise camp when all above is still done, but Scouts not told of site.

Permits

No scouts may camp without permission of their area commissioner. (PO&R "Read Me")...

PO&R 332 through to PO&R 340 "Get it right". No: "ifs or buts"; your insurance is at stake..

Yearly Planning

Careful planning and preparation is essential, Scout training year ends at Summer Camp about August or September. This is the time to make plans for Next Year's camp.

Hold Court of Honor as soon as possible after Summer Camp and discuss lessons learned. SM should be ready with ideas and suggestions. 

Themes for camps: Just good camping for new Troop; Cooking; Exploring; Boating; Pioneering; Woodcraft, etc.., or any combination of these. Court of Honor, makes choice of, say, three, leaving more definite decision later when site and progress in Troop can be considered. Choice then provides main theme or themes for next six months work plus inclusion of normal test work. Say Pioneering is choice; whole Troop makes sure of Tenderfoot knots, lashings and other extra knots: Models are built during winter.

Other subjects can be dealt with similarly, basic work often neglected. Many failures in the past are due to this, Scouter's job in meantime is to inform Group Council and Group Committee.

Group Council considers allocation of gear and property as between Colony, Pack, Troop and Crew, also repair and purchase of new gear, etc. Group Committee obviously concerned with finance, but not limited to this. Can help finding ideal site, can provide transport; can help by provision of gear on spot to save unnecessary transport. There is no end to what a Group Committee can do if allowed to join in this snowball effort. About this time courteous to bring in own AC and/or AAC(s); these can help, too, if only with advice.

Easter and Spring Bank camps provide opportunities of assembling and testing some isolated work done at widely separated Troop and Patrol meetings. Final choice of theme(s) can now be made.

NOW is the time, if not before, to inform parents of date, place, cost, gear required, etc... Start a Camp Bank, if not earlier and keep eye open for special cases - finance, school, work, etc...

Finally

Look on camping as our trump card, which it is. Not only for Scouters and Scouts, but parents and others who can be interested. Arrange PARENTS and Supporters Day with an attractive program including meals and refreshments at camp.

Traditional Training Handbook
©2003 Baden-Powell Scouts Association