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BSA TROOP 189

“Web-O-ree” campout

Scout Skills

EVENT GUIDEBOOK

december 9 - 11, 2016

PRINCE WILLIAM FOREST PARK

TURKEY RUN RIDGE, CAMPSITEs G, H & I

Open invitation to Webelos, Transfer Scouts and Scout-age Youth to experience an adventurous and exciting Scout-led Troop.

Using the E.D.G.E method (Explain, Demonstrate, Guide, Enable), Troop 189 Scouts will Teach, and participants will have an opportunity to learn the following Scout Skills:

Fire Starting with Competition • River Crossing using a One-Rope Bridge First Aid (Basic) • Dutch Oven Cooking

Enjoy Dutch Oven Dinner, Movie (in the woods), Camp Fire and Overnight Camping with a Boy Scout Troop

Event Point of contact: Mike Buggé – Assistant Scoutmaster

mikebugge@verizon.net • (703) 415-6080 (cell)

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Weather Forecast for December 9 – 11, 2016

COLD! COLD! COLD!

Be Prepared!

As of December 6, 2016 Daytime high temperatures are forecast to be 39 to 42°F (4 to 5°C). Nighttime low temperatures are forecast to be 23 to 27°F (-5 to -3°C). Check www.weather.com or your local TV/Radio News for up to the minute weather

forecasts before departing for the campout. Plan to wear and bring appropriate daytime and nighttime attire to ensure proper

warmth during the event (see below). Campers must bring a suitable sleep system (a properly rated sleeping bag and a

sleeping pad/mattress to insulate your body from the cold ground are required). Protect yourself from hypothermia!

Dressing for Cold Weather

During cold weather, wear clothes that hold in body heat, while allowing body moisture to escape. If you have ever worn a waterproof slicker while hiking, you know how you can quickly become soaked with sweat. Then, when you rest, the sweat becomes cold and clammy and you begin to lose body heat. Under cold weather conditions, this can become serious. Wool clothing has generally been considered the best for cold and wet conditions. It does what we need it to do, it lets our body moisture escape, while keeping our body heat in. Even when wet, wool does a better job of keeping you warmer than cotton. Layers of clothing are usually preferred for cold-weather activities. Several thinner garments insulate the body better than one bulky coat, trapping dead air between the layers. An advantage of layering is that you can remove a layer if the weather warms or you become too hot. A set of fishnet-type long johns (or better yet, suitable “base layer” pants), a wool shirt, and a medium weight will jacket is effective layering for cold weather. Even the best wool clothing alone will not protect you for long if the weather is wet, windy, and cold. A wind-resistant, water-repellent jacket must be worn over the other clothing. On the market today are several kinds of rain gear that actually breathe, allowing perspiration to evaporate while still keeping the rain out. Jackets, pants, gloves and head-gear are made from this material. Fairly expensive, it is much better than old-fashioned slickers and plastic rain coats. You can wear the best clothing money can buy, but if you don’t have a good head covering you could be in trouble. In cold weather, a great deal of body heat can be lost through the head, so always wear a hat, cap or other head covering appropriate to the weather and the activity.

NOTE: Water may be turned off in the camping sites, so plans should be made to bring water required for the weekend.

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“WEB-O-REE” Campout Schedule of Events Friday, December 9, 2016 6:45 p.m. Troop 189 Scouts and Scouters should plan to arrive at Pattie prior to this time 7:00 p.m. Troop 189 Scouts and Scouters depart Pattie parking lot (Scouts in Class A Uniform) 7:30 p.m. Troop 189 Scouts and Scouters arrive at Prince William Forest Park, Turkey Run Ridge Campground Event Senior Patrol Leader (SPL) coordinates patrol site (Campsite G & H; Campsite I is reserved for

Webelos and Parent camping) with Patrol Leaders and Troop Guides Quartermaster distributes lanterns and tents to assigned Scouts based on Duty Roster 7:45 p.m. Move into and setup camp 8:30 p.m. Troop Cracker Barrel (Scoutmaster (SM), Event Point of Contact (POC) and Event SPL to review

tomorrow’s agenda) 9:30 p.m. Personal hygiene 10:00 p.m. Lights out in camp announced with Bugler playing “Taps”1

Saturday, December 10, 2016 6:30 a.m. Wake up with Troop’s Bugler playing "Assembly of Trumpeters For Reveille" and "Reveille"2

Breakfast, kitchen clean up & personal hygiene 7:45 a.m. All Troop 189 Scouts and Scouter participants to be onsite, wearing Class B Uniform 8:15 a.m. Review Day’s Events – all Scout leaders and Scout participants 8:45 a.m. Walk-Thru Stations and Prep / Set-up for Webelos Arrival 10:00 a.m. Webelos Check-in (SPL collects Permission Slips (PS) & distributes Troop 189 T-Shirts to participating

Webelos per RSVPs) 10:15 a.m. Circle-Up and Make Introductions with Webelos; Distribute Name Tags (All Scouts and Webelos will have

a name tag, each of which shall be made in advance, during a Troop Meeting) 10:30 a.m. Committee Presentation for the benefit of Webelos’ Parents 10:30 a.m. Adventure Session 1 (Fire-Starting, One Rope Bridge, and First Aid - Basic) 11:15 a.m. Adventure Session 2 (Fire-Starting, One Rope Bridge, and First Aid - Basic) 12:00 p.m. Adventure Session 3 (Fire-Starting, One Rope Bridge, and First Aid - Basic) 12:45 p.m. Lunch in Camp (Patrol or Group; hot or cold TBD) 1:45 p.m. (Overnighting) Webelos & Parent(s) set up tents at Campsite I (with Troop Guide assistance) 2:15 p.m. Scout Games (15 minutes each)

Blindfolded Tent Set-Up Game (Communication and Skill oriented)

1-on-1 Tug-o-War, aka Polynesian Tug of War (requires ice platforms & rope)

King-of-the-Circle 3:00 p.m. Adventure Session 4 (Hike – Mary Bird Branch Trail; wildlife identification) 4:30 p.m. Dinner Prep and Dinner in Camp – Dutch Oven Dinner and Dessert (Webelos to assist with all aspects) 6:30 p.m. Kitchen Clean Up: 3-pot wash/storage of Dutch Ovens (Webelos too) / Leave No Trace Discussion /

Outdoor fire safety discussion 6:35 pm. Roses & Thorns (circle up) for daytime participants 7:00 p.m. Campfire Starts in the Amphitheater 7:30 p.m. Movie Showing (The Secret Life of Pets Rate PG, 87 minutes) in the group campsite area, with the aid of

generator, projector, speakers and screen (Vince C., Paul F. or Mike B.) 9:45 p.m. Personal hygiene 10:00 p.m. Lights out in camp announced with Bugler playing “Taps”

1 “Taps” go to - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn_iz8z2AGw; for a video made to heighten awareness regarding the need for live buglers, go to - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okWfDXxSrmA 2 "First Call"/"Reveille" – go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGnZxcS7VKA

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“WEB-O-REE” Campout Schedule of Events - Continued Sunday, December 11, 2016 7:00 a.m. Wake up with Troop’s Bugler playing "Assembly of Trumpeters For Reveille" and "Reveille", breakfast,

kitchen clean up, camp breakdown (including methodical tent packing) & personal hygiene 8:30 a.m. Circle Up: Chaplains Aid Service; Roses & Thorns for all remaining participants 8:45 a.m. Depart camp

Additional Notes for Event Important Dates/Deadlines: December 6: Details

Duty Rosters Meal Plan Quartermaster list Troop Guide assignments Permission Slips Final review/head count for T189 participants and Webelos guests December 7: Final Planning at PLC (Buggé residence) Sufficient food Tents (Webelos) Canopy? Firewood Water December 9: Execute WEB-O-REE!

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Safety & Emergency Procedures Tornado

If you hear or see a tornado coming, warn others & take cover right away If you're in a building, go to the middle of the lowest level away from windows

(bathroom or closet if possible) Get under something sturdy, such as a heavy table, hold on & stay there until the

danger has passed Use your other arm & hand to protect your head & neck from debris If there is no building nearby, lie flat in a low spot & use your arms & hands to protect

your head Lightning

The safest place to be during a lightning storm is inside a relatively large, fully enclosed building

Avoid bodies of water, open areas, high ground, tall objects (trees, light poles), small shelters in open areas, & metal objects

If you are outdoors & lightning is in the immediate area, crouch down with feet close together, keep your head down, & cover your ears to minimize hearing damage from thunder

Stay at least 100 feet away from other individuals in the area to prevent bolts from jumping from person to person

Injuries

Scouts treat minor injuries using their individual first aid kit

For serious injuries & hurry cases, Scouts perform immediate aid & call for assistance with three short whistle blasts

The first Scouters to arrive on the scene provides additional immediate aid as required, & determines whether medical evacuation is required by ambulance (911) or troop vehicle

For Prince William Forest Park, the nearest hospital emergency room is Sentara Hospital

Hospital Address Phone Miles

Sentara Hospital 2300 Opitz Boulevard Woodbridge, VA 22191-3399

(703) 670-1313 6.19

Satisfies Requirements: Boy Scout: 1st Class 5d (only if discussed within your Patrols)

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Individual & Troop Equipment Scouts (including Webelos) bring the following personal equipment3:

Individual Gear:

Worn/With Scout Folding Knife/Multi-tool Flashlight/Headlamp Compass Whistle Ziploc Bag with Tinder & Waterproof Matches Ziploc Bag with Map, Paper, & Pencil Poncho/Rain Jacket Leather Gloves (for One-Rope Bridge)

55-60 Liter Backpack: Sleeping Bag & Pad Water Bottle & Trail Food Waterproof Bag with Spare Shirts, Undies, Socks, & Pants Waterproof Bag with Jacket, Stocking Cap, & Gloves (Seasonal) Waterproof Bag with Toothbrush & Paste, Soap, Toilet Paper, & Towel Rope/Cord Small First Aid Kit Insect Repellant & Sun Block Individual Cook/Mess Kit Ziploc Bag with Handbook

The Troop provides: Troop first aid kit Tents Dining fly/awning/tarp Water container (large) Soap/hand sanitizer Trash bags Waterproof bag (bear bag with cord & carabineer) and 100’ of brightly colored rope Work gloves & eye protection Pioneer tools (axe, bow saw, & shovel) & water bucket(s) Lantern(s), gooseneck(s) and fuel Dutch ovens with lid handlers & gas stoves with fuel Stocked Chuck Boxes (includes wood matches for lanterns and stoves) Three-Pot-Wash Station

3Additional mandatory Items: closed-toe shoes with good tread and good ankle support (hiking boots recommended); Merino wool socks.

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Campsite Information

Camping at Turkey Run Ridge, Sites: G, H and I

Turkey Run Ridge Group Campground (TRR) is a wooded camping facility for organized groups of seven or more persons. The campground is open year-round.

Amenities: Each site has a picnic table, grill/fire pit, parking area and lantern post. Restrooms feature sinks and flush toilets (no showers). There is one amphitheater with bench seating, which can be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis.

Amphitheater Use: The Amphitheater at TRR consists of semi-circular bench seating around a fire pit. The Amphitheater is reserved through the normal permitting process. A group leader must have a bucket of water during the campfire. Fires must be contained within the stone pit. Bonfires or enlarging the stone enclosure is not permitted. All fires must be "dead" out when you leave.

Capacity: TRR Campground Group Sites: G, H and I can accommodate a maximum of 25 people per site.

Campsite G Campsites I, H

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Important Event Specific Information for Saturday: Activity: Fire Building (Not Just Fire Starting) - Troop Guides and Mentoring ASM(s) Description: Construction Types, Preparation, Starting Methods, Control Your Fire (burn the first two of three strings) Gear Needed by Scouts: Scouts should bring their personal fire starting kits. Equipment Provided by Troop: Fire Pit/Metal Pans, 2 each three foot stakes, rope or twine, wood matches, flint & steel, 9volt battery & steel wool, fire bucket, hatchet, shovel, some kindling and fuel as well as Scouter supervision and some modest mentoring. Procedure: Each Scout is given up to 10 minutes to build a fire bundle no higher than the first string, then try to burn the second string without burning the third string. No additional fuel can be added once the fire is lit. Satisfies Requirements: Webelos/AOL Elective Adventure: Castaway Item #1a. Boy Scout: Second Class 2a

Activity: River Crossing (One-Rope Bridge) - Troop Guides and Mentoring ASM(s) Description: You and your team must evacuate the town and the bridges are washed out. Each team member will be provided one carabineer and an 18-foot section of tubular webbing. Everyone must tie an emergency harness, safely cross the 1st river using the pre-constructed

one-rope bridge. Then, you must build & cross your own one-rope bridge over the 2nd river. Prior to crossing, you will be inspected to ensure your harness is correct and that you are wearing work gloves. Equipment Provided by the Troop: First aid kit, two large blue tarps, 75’ & 130’ of 7/16”

kernmantle static ropes, eight carabineers, and eight 18’ sections of 1 ¼” tubular webbing (on site); work gloves (individual gear).

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Important Event Specific Information for Saturday - Continued Activity: First Aid - Troop Guides and Mentoring ASM(s) Description: Learn and demonstrate the skills necessary to treat basic injuries. Explain: What is First Aid? Demonstrate: Using the E.D.G.E. method, treat the following:

Choking

Shock

Cuts and scratches

Burns and scalds

Sunburn

Blisters on the hand and foot

Tick bites

Bites and stings of other insects

Venomous snakebite

Nosebleed

Frostbite Satisfies Requirements: Webelos Adventure: First Responder, Items 1, 3, 4, 5 Boy Scout: Tenderfoot 4a, 8 Activity: Webelos/Parent Tent and Campsite Set-Up - Troop Guides and Mentoring ASM(s) Description: Demonstrate knowledge of what makes a good tent site and what makes a bad one. Discuss what actions should be taken in the event of severe weather conditions (severe rainstorm with flooding, severe thunderstorm with lighting or tornadoes, fire, earthquake or other disaster requiring immediate evacuation (see page 5). Satisfies Requirements: Webelos Arrow of Light Adventure: Camper, Items 2, 3 a, 3b, 3c Boy Scout: Second Class 1c

Activity: Cast Iron Cooking (Dutch Oven) Dinner and Dessert – Troop Guides, Patrol Leaders and Mentoring ASM(s) Description: Instruct in proper use and cleaning/care/storage of Dutch Ovens. Prepare fires, food and cook a dinner meal and dessert in Dutch Ovens. Clean up using 3-pot wash method. Gear Needed by Scouts: Food as per assigned Grub Masters Equipment Provided by Troop: Chuck and Green Boxes, charcoal for cooking Satisfies Requirements: Webelos Adventure: Cast Iron Chef, Items 1, 4b, 5 Boy Scout: Tenderfoot 2a, 2b, 8

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Important Event Specific Information for Saturday - Continued

Scout Games (15 minutes each): Utilize strategy and team building skills while having fun. Activity: Blindfold Tent Set-up Description: An excellent communications and teamwork exercise. The teams must select communicators and workers. (Communicators are not blindfolded; workers are blindfolded using a Scout neckerchief.) The communicators of the team are given the overview of the job at hand. Communicators must instruct their blindfolded workers on the proper step-by-step method to assemble and erect a tent within a restricted area. The workers must then enter the tent (still blindfolded) and zip up the door! The work area should be kept neat and organized during and after completion of the skills exercise. Equipment provided by Troop: 1-man, 2-man, 3-man tents (one tent per team) Satisfies Requirements: Webelos/AOL Elective Adventure: Aware and Care, Item #1 Activity: 1-on-1 Tug-o-War (aka Polynesian Tug of War) Description: Show your skills of balance, strategy and strength. Begin standing on “floating iceberg” platforms or 5 gallon buckets approximately 15 feet apart. A 25 foot length of rope is held by each participant. Each participant must attempt to pull the other off his island. The last man standing on his island wins. Alternatively, if one drops his rope and the other pulls it all the way across to his opponents end, he wins. Equipment provided by Troop: 2-each 5 gallon buckets or 2-each “iceberg” platforms; 25 foot length of rope. Activity: King-of-the-Circle Description: Game of strength and endurance. Scouts join hands in a circle around the soft trash bin, and attempt to pull one another into the trash bin. The game continues until only one participant remains and is declared the “King of the Circle”. Equipment provided by the Troop: Soft-sided trash bin. Activity: Hike – Mary Bird Branch Trail (0.5 miles) Description: Take a short hike down the trail. Point out trail markers, and identify nature: beavers, deer, foxes, birds, trees/leaves and react/respond to whatever else you may find along the trail. Equipment required: Individual Day packs with 10 Essentials.

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BSA TROOP 189 “Web-O-Ree” Campout: December 9 - 11, 2016

Who: Interested Webelos (and Parents), Scout Transfers, Troop 189 Scouts & Scouters What: See a working Boy Scout Troop; learn and participate in Scout Skills with an opportunity to camp overnight.

Where: Drop off/pick up at Pattie Elementary School, 16125 Dumfries Road, Dumfries, VA; tent camping at Prince William Forest Park, Turkey Run Ridge Group Campsites G, H and I.

When: From 6:45 pm Friday, December 9 th (Troop 189 Scouts and Scouters); 10:00 am Saturday, December 10 th (Webelos and Parents) , through 8:45 am Sunday, December 11th

Why: Satisfy various requirements for Webelos AOL activities and Boy Scout Tenderfoot, 2nd and 1st Class requirements.

Weather & Light Data: Sunny, high 39°F, low 23°F; sunrise 7:16 am, sunset 4:48 pm

With: Class A for travel; Class B with warm clothing for the season, backpack w/ 10 essentials, whistle, headlamp w/ spare batteries, cold weather sleeping bag w/ mat, change of clothes, mess kit, toiletries & towel; no junk food, no electronics; grub fee and completed permission slip due no later than November 28th.

cut here, keep the upper portion, & turn in lower portion with your grub fee

BSA TROOP 189 “Web-O-Ree” campout: December 9 - 11, 2016

As the parent or legal guardian of ____________________________________________, I hereby give

my permission for this child to participate in an outing with Troop 189, departing December 9,

2016 at 6:45 pm from Pattie Elementary School, camping two nights at Pr ince Wil l iam Forest

Park, Turkey Run Ridge (TRR) Campsites G, H and I, and ending December 11, 2016 at

approx. 9:15 am. (Webelos should arrive directly at PWFP TRR on December 10 at 10:00

am). I give permission to the leaders of the above unit to render First Aid, should the need arise. In

the event of an emergency, I also give permission to the physician, selected by the Adult Leader in

charge, to hospitalize, secure proper anesthesia, order injection, or secure other medical treatment,

as needed. I further agree to hold the above named unit and its leaders blameless for any accidents

that might occur during this outing except for clear acts of negligence or non-adherence to BSA

policies and guidelines. In case of an emergency, I can be reached by phone at:

____________________________ or ___________________________. In the event I cannot be

reached, please contact ___________________________ at ___________________________.

Printed name of parent or guardian: ____________________________________________

Signature or parent or guardian: ____________________________________________

Date: ___________________________

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