Cricketown camp

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This Weekend’s Overnight Trip to Bullowa

Troop 540,

I haven’t heard back from anyone regarding breakfast for Saturday. I will go out tonight and get breakfast for Saturday. In the future, I will not be getting any meals for the troop, unless Alex or Christian are assigned to get the meals. We will discuss how we will avoid this at the next meeting.

Griffin will have an itinerary for us for this weekend. Griffin, if you are unable to attend on Saturday, please get the itinerary to my house by 5:30pm tomorrow night. I will bring it to Bullowa. As always, plan on doing some work from your scout books. David Nebrasky (patrol leader) will fill in as the leader for tomorrow night. Some of the older scouts will be there on Saturday. So, tomorrow night, plan on working on some rank requirements for the younger scouts. PLEASE bring your scout books.

We will be camping at the Cricketown camp site at Bullowa. CampBullowa_Map for the address and location of the site.

Plan on eating before you get to the camp site tomorrow. We’ll have snacks at night and the scouts will be preparing the meals for the rest of the trip.

I’m going to get there a little late. Probably around 6:30pm. Mr. Crown will be bringing the trailer. David, you’re in charge of making sure that when the trailer gets there, you’ll coordinate getting the tents set up ASAP.

Pick up will be at 8am sharp on Sunday.

For the new scouts, here’s the camping list below:

MUST HAVE

  • Sleeping bag (ZERO DEGREE RATED)
  • Head light with extra batteries
  • Extra sneakers or boots
  • Mess kit (plate, bowl, and cup)
  • Utensil kit (knife, fork, and spoon)
  • Winter jacket and/or sweatshirt
  • Winter hat
  • Gloves
  • Short-sleeved shirt
  • Shorts
  • Sweat suit for sleeping
  • Boy Scout Handbook
  • pencils or pens
  • Rope
  • Blue jeans or other long pants
  • Under Armor or thermals
  • Socks
  • Underwear
  • Toothbrush
  • Toothpaste
  • Deodorant (NON-AEROSOL)
  • Toilet paper
  • Hand soap in container
  • Hand Warmer packets

OPTIONAL ITEMS

  • Pillow or air pillow
  • Wipes
  • Garbage bag
  • liner, blanket(s), and/or space blanket
  • Foam sleeping pad
  • Compass
  • Folding camp chair
  • Wooden matches in waterproof container
  • Fire starters
  • Nylon cord for clothesline
  • Clothespins
  • Sunscreen and/or suntan lotion
  • Pocket knife – NO sheath knives
  • Totin’ Chip card
  • Washcloth
  • towel
  • Hiking boots or other sturdy shoes
  • Watch
  • Fishing pole
  • Bait & tackle

Consider clothing and outerwear made of synthetic fabrics (Polypropylene, Thermasilk, Thermax, etc.) which transport moisture and dry quickly, unlike cotton. Long thermal underwear shirts and pants are especially important items to consider made from these fabrics. This will be more important as we get into the colder months.

Sincerely,

Jon Hess – Scoutmaster, Troop 540
845-480-4391