Food and Water at Philmont
Cooking in the Back Country
Doing KP
Bear Bags
Water Purification
Trinity United Methodist Church
Scouts BSA Troop 113
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Scouts BSA Troop 113
Cooking in the Back Country
Doing KP
Bear Bags
Water Purification
When camping back country, it’s important to store your food and other “smellables” out of reach of bears and other critters. Food, toothpaste, bug spray and other heavily scented items will attract animals, so it’s important to keep these items out of your tent and stored safely away from the rest of the campsite.
This video explains one way to hang a bear bag. It is also a skill we will practice.
Everyone has great ideas on how to make camping easier, safer, more fun, less expensive or more conservation minded. All you have to do is search for “camping hacks” and come up with lists and lists of interesting, odd, silly and really great ideas.
So here’s a challenge: Find your favorite camping hack and share it in the comments below. Even better if you can use it yourself (or have used it before). Also, more points if you recycle or reuse (a Scout is thrifty). Light weight, easy to pack and multipurpose, better yet.
Here are a couple of ideas to get you thinking.
Now, let’s see what you can find.
This year’s mulch sale has wrapped up — all the mulch has been ordered and will be arriving by truck on Tuesday morning. Deliveries will begin that week and continue through Saturday, April 7 (weather permitting).
Thank you neighbors for your support. Thank you parents for helping with deliveries through the week. And Scouts, you better bulk — you’ve got a lot of hefty bags to deliver. 🙂
If you have any comments or questions about delivery, please post them below.
Hi parents and Scouts,
It’s time for our annual registration. This year, you can pay online to the Troop PayPal account. Just click the button below and follow the online instructions. You will have the option to pay with your PayPal account, or credit or debit card.
We are going rafting this Saturday — rain or shine.
Be sure to check the Shenandoah River water temperature, river conditions, and dress appropriately.
Here’s an article with suggested ways to dress warm on the water.
We can also save time if everyone submits their waiver electronically.
If you have questions about the rafting trip, please contact Mr. Birchler.
More details at tonight’s meeting!
Mr. Millander is wrapping up the Troop’s Camp Rodney reservation this week and needs all scouts who are planning to go to Camp to make their Merit Badge class selections and final payments this week.
He will try to be at the meeting tonight, or you can email your selections and mail your payments this week.
Please see the schedule online.
Due to great mulch sales this year, the troop is contributing $319 per scout and total cost of $100 per adult for attendance.
APRIL CAMP OUT
First up, the troop is planning a camping trip to Prince William Forrest April 23-24. Patrols will need to plan meals and activities. We will be introducing our new scouts to the skills they will need to make their first advancements. We will also be hiking. Everyone needs to bring personal water bottles as well as sunscreen and other camping essentials. We can discuss other equipment needs tonight or provide a list to those new Scouts and parents who need them.
For questions, contact Mr. Ehret.
RIVER RAFTING
Mr. Birchler has started planning the river rafting trip, which has been reserved for May 14. We will likely leave early that morning to be at the boat launch in Harpers Ferry by 9 a.m.
We need a firm head count as soon as possible. So we will be taking a count tonight. Again, if you won’t be at the meeting, please reply today so we know who is going.
Everyone who will be on the water (Scouts and adults) will also need to complete the online waiver.
According to Mr. Birchler, “This is a level 2/3 river (nothing crazy – just two places where it is a little scary).”
If you have questions about the rafting trip, please contact Mr. Birchler.
CAMP RODNEY
Mr Millander needs your MB choices now. Please email them to him this week!
The following scouts are registered for Camp Rodney (if you or your Scout is not on the list but wants to go to Camp Rodney, please contact Mr Millander ASAP):
Please review the MB schedule and descriptions, and provide your choices for each period. If you have questions, please contact Mr Millander directly.
*Note: the Program Schedule is organized by Program Category. The dark grey blocks represent when each class takes place.*
We are no longer accepting orders for this year’s mulch sale. If you have submitted an order, expect delivery between March 29 and April 2.
If you have not ordered, you may be able to purchase bags and pick them up yourself from 8 a.m. to noon, April 2, at the parking lot just north of Trinity United Methodist Church, 2911 Cameron Mills Rd.
Each bag contains 3 cubic feet of mulch.
Thank you for your support. This year’s sale will help fund the camp outs, service projects, and other good deeds the Scouts of Troop 113 do every day.
Tags: fund raiser, mulch