Scout Recruitment - Part 2
Visibility One of my first moments when I considered enrolling my son in scouting was while visiting his elementary school shortly after we had moved. While searching out classrooms I saw several groups of children pass by. It seemed that one child was inevitably in a scouting uniform. My mind quickly connected that scouting would be a great way for my son to meet new friend and the rest, as they say, is history.... [More]
By: aaron patton On: 2009-09-21Pretty Photos
Thought I would post a few photos I took on a recent trip to a near by mountain. I hope you enjoy them. ... [More]
By: Scott Robertson On: 2009-09-17Scout Recruitment and Visability
It is often said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Never has this been truer than when explaining scouting to a new boy or his parents.This year, our pack decided to work on improving our recruiting numbers in several ways. One of those came upon us purely by accident when a den leader began working on a scrapbook for the tigers. The project soon snowballed into a pack wide project with several parents... [More]
By: Amy Gibson On: 2009-09-16Kamp Kitchen – Dutch Ovens
Dutch ovens are amazing. They are basically a stock pot made out of cast iron. They are heavy and very durable. Most commonly they are used to do slow cooking and baking in camp, generally over charcoal. Dutch ovens come in all sorts of different sizes from small to large. The size you need, depends on what your making and for how many people.It is worth noting that you can also get frying pans, kettles,... [More]
By: Scott Robertson On: 2009-09-16Quick Stew Recipe
There has been recently a few requests for me to share some of my cooking skills. So today I decided to share my "Quick Stew" recipe ...Cook Time: 45 - 75 mins Serving Size: 3-5Ingredients:1lb Stew Meat 1large Onion 1 Fresh Peppers (frozen or fresh) 4-5 large Potatoes Vegies (frozen or fresh) 1 small can Tomato Sauce (or you can used stew tomato) 1-2 Beef Bullion cubes 1 package Brown gravy mix Salt Peper Garlic... [More]
By: Scott Robertson On: 2009-09-13Kamp Kitchen – Pots and Pans
There are many different types of pots and pans you can use for your Kamp Kitchen. In my experience most Scout Groups use the ones that nest together. I find these are pretty good, especially the ones with no coatings - just plain aluminium. You need to be careful which set you buy as many of the kits now days are made out of flimsy metal that just wont hold up to the abuse Scouts... [More]
By: Scott Robertson On: 2009-09-11Kamp kitchen – Stoves & Fuels
There are many ways to cook in camp, a stove is just one of the ways. I was recently reading on a forum about a Troop that does not allow stoves, all cooking has to be done using charcoal. The only problem with this, there are many parts of the country where you are not allowed any kind of “open flame”. For example the mountain near the city I live in six months out of... [More]
By: Scott Robertson On: 2009-09-07Interview of Garrett Batty director of Scout Camp The Movie
I recently had the chance to interview Garrett Batty, Director of Scout Camp the Movie. Hope you enjoy it and find it enlightening. Here is the interview....I understand that most of the actors are/were actually Scouts. While filming did they have time to work on any awards, badges, Climatology merit badge, etc? I understand you brought in a military honor guard to teach the Scout to put on a proper flag ceremony, is there anything... [More]
By: Scott Robertson On: 2009-09-03Fuzzy and Scout Sept Updates
Hi all,Fuzzy here, we just got back from our summer camp. We are very tired after what has been a great week, but everything is a big mess. Tents needed to be dried and cleaned, equipment needed to be put away. We did not think it was fair that the leaders had to do everything so Scout and I offered to help. But for some odd reason we were told to go outside and play........We... [More]
By: Scott Robertson On: 2009-08-31Kamp Kitchen - Seasoning It All Up
We hear it all the time, go camping sleep on rocks and eat dirt. Just because we are camping and in the great outdoors does not mean what we eat should rocky and dirty or even bland. Or if your Scout are like the ones around me with loads of hot sauce, even in cereal. Anyway the point is there is no reason you can't take a spice rake with you. What I found works... [More]
By: Scott Robertson On: 2009-08-30