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Winter Survival Chair Email:nevillh@cossaschools.org Phone:(208) 463-4320 |
Winter Survival Campers:
Attached is a DRAFT of the 2012 Winter Survival Camp Handbook. It is meant to give your SPL a tool to start training their scouts for the upcoming Winter Survival Camp. Here are some highlights of the plans we have for the January, 2012 Camp.
1. Dates: January 13 - 16, 2012 (over the MLK 3-day holiday)
2. Location: Camp Morrison
3. Cost: $15 per person (covers the cost of the patch, community meals, and port-a-potties)
4. Lodge Use: This year we are back in the Lodge, so that means you can come up Friday night and sleep in a warm location before heading out early Saturday morning to start on your snow caves.
5. Meals: Following the outline we have used for the last couple of years, the camp staff will prepare the following meals: Saturday breakfast, Saturday lunch, Saturday "snack", Sunday lunch, popcorn for Sunday evening's movie, and Monday lunch. All other meals are the responsibility of the Troops. In addition, Saturday's dinner is a "judged meal" - stew to share with 2 or 3 other adults who will also judge the quality of the meal.
6. Sanitation: 3 port-a-potties will be on-site. There is no running water in the Lodge, so Troops are encouraged to warm water on their stoves for washing. There will be water for washing utensils after community meals in the Lodge.
7. Competition: We are dropping one station (log raising challenge). The Schaller's are not going to be available for First Aid, so we are still looking for someone to take the lead on running that scenario.
8. Training: Because we are back in the Lodge, Chris is planning on bringing up some experts in survival and related fields to train you and your scouts. We are also planning the ever-popular movie night for Sunday night while adults discuss what went right/wrong. As part of the ongoing effort to raise the bar on Troop performance, Monday morning includes time for a "show and tell" of snow structures, campsite preparation, etc, so Troops can learn from each other.
This is just the beginning of our preparations. If you have feedback or concerns, please let me and Chris Garvin know. Looking forward to seeing you in January. Harold
I had to make one more reassignment - Troop 33 dropped from this year's attendance. So I put T-118 in their place on Fire Building. Let's hope this is the last change. Harold
T-77 Older Boy Snowshoe Hike
T-118 Winter Fire Building/Fire Tool Safety [part of Winter Rescue scenario]
T-160 Emergency Communications [part of Winter Rescue scenario]
Danielle Fetzer Animal ID & Tracking/Plant and Tree Identification
T-323 Avalanche Rescue Scenario/Emergency Transport
T-112 Winter Rescue Scenario
T-1 Map & Compass
T-118 Winter Fire Building/Fire Tool Safety [part of Winter Rescue scenario]
T-160 Emergency Communications [part of Winter Rescue scenario]
Danielle Fetzer Animal ID & Tracking/Plant and Tree Identification
T-323 Avalanche Rescue Scenario/Emergency Transport
T-112 Winter Rescue Scenario
T-1 Map & Compass
Click here for the Draft of the 2012 Winter Survival SPL Handbook
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