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Camping Trail Badge
| Req. | Sub. | Description: | Trail Life Handbook
(First Printing) |
Trail Life Handbook
(Second Printing) |
Resource: |
| 1. | Explain how to be a good steward and to observe the low impact camping method. | pp. 139-142
pg. 163 |
pp. 115-118
pg. 139 |
The Trailman's Oath: We will "do our best to.. be a good steward of creation."
As stewards of God's creation, we endeavor to enjoy the land without disturbing or destroying it. We should practice Low-Impact Camping:
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| 2. | With your troop, unit, patrol or another group of youth, complete the following activities: | ||||
| a. | At a camping area, explain where the best place to pitch a tent would be and why | pg. 161 | pg. 137 | ||
| b. | With a buddy or by yourself, correctly pitch a tent. | Trailmen Demonstrate - Follow the instructions for the tent using requirement 2a. | |||
| c. | Take the tent down, correctly fold it, and pack it away. | Trailmen Demonstrate. Adult leader should demonstrate first. Explain how the tent should not be re-stuffed in the bag, re-setup at home, cleaned and dried out at home before final repacking and storage. This relates to requirement 2d. | |||
| d. | Explain the proper care for tents. | pp. 161-162 | pp. 137-138 | ||
| e. | Correctly pitch a dining fly, tarp or other type of covering. | Trailmen Demonstrate | |||
| 3. | Camping equipment | ||||
| a. | Make a list of personal equipment you should pack on a weekend camping trip for hot, cold, and rainy weather. | ||||
| b. | Demonstrate on a camping trip that you have packed all your equipment from your list. | Trailmen Demonstrate | |||
| 4. | Wilderness sanitation | ||||
| a. | Demonstrate how to dig and cover a proper cat hole for backwoods human excrement disposal using a small or backpacking shovel. | ||||
| b. | Explain proper disposal methods for toilet paper for your local wilderness area(s). | ||||
| 5. | Spend at least two camping trips camping in a tent or under the stars and participate in assigned cooking, cleanup, and other camping related activities. (This portion should be attainable within the troop calendar of a given year— Trail Guides and troop leadership may use discretion) | Trailmen keep camping log in their handbook. | |||