102-Camping Know How

Learning Objectives

As a result of this experience, each participant should be able to:

• Complete advancement requirements S1c, S2e.
• Learn about the importance of knowing the weather, requirement F5bcd
• Know how to make a ground bed.
• Understand the importance of a sleeping pad.
• Know how to set up a tent.

Materials Required

• 2 tents with poles, stakes, and lines.
• 2 hammers.
• Ground cloths for tents.
• Sleeping Bag.
• Sleeping pad.

Discovery

Set up the tent. If it's free standing and you have the room set it up inside. Make sure it's the type of tent that the Scouts will be using on their camping trips. Ask scouts if they have ever stayed out in a tent before. If so, was it one like this one. Ask the scouts if they have ever set a tent like this up before. At the end of the discovery, take the tent down and show the scouts how it goes into the bag.

Teaching-Learning

1. Move the Scouts outside. Choose a location for setting up the Tent.
   1. Level, but with good drainage.
   2. Free of lumps, stumps, etc.
   3. Low environmental impact.
2. Show scouts how to prepare a proper ground bed.
3. Pitch the tent. Let scouts lie on the sleeping bag on the inside to see how it feels.
4. Choosing a campsite: Instruct scouts on how to choose a campsite for their patrol
   1. Environmental Impact
   2. Safety, Size and Shelter (The three S’s)
   3. Water and Firewood
   4. Privacy
   5. Permission.
5. Show scouts the sections in the Boy Scout Handbook (pages 265-287) that relate to this session. Tell them that if they know this material, they will be able to complete requirements T1b, and S2e at this month’s outing.

Application: Tent Pitching Contest

Divide the patrol in half to form two teams. Line them up across from the equipment. At the signal (“Go”) each team erects its tent. When completed, guy lines must be taught with knots correctly tied, tent sides smooth, pegs properly placed, and tent door closed.