There’s nothing like the great outdoors! In this Adventure, you will get the chance to plan and participate in a campout or other outdoor activity. You’ll learn how to be prepared for extreme weather events, and you’ll also demonstrate how to leave no trace when you’re outdoors.
Safety MomentPrior to any activity, use the BSA SAFE Checklist to ensure the safety of all those involved.
All participants in official BSA Scouting activities should become familiar with the Guide to Safe Scoutingand applicable program literature or manuals.
Be aware of state or local government regulations that supersede BSA practices, policies, and guidelines.
To assist in the safe delivery of the program you may find specific safety items that are related to requirements for the Adventure.
Review Age Appropriate Guidelines for Scouting Activities before camping.
When camping:
Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO) training is mandatory for a pack overnighter. At least one registered adult leader who will be present during the overnighter must complete BALOO training. BALOO training consists of an online pre-requisite component in addition to an overnight hands-on practical. BSA’s Cub Scout-level camping policies will be taught along with the discovery of the necessary tools to help units carry out a successful camping experience. Check with your local council when the next available BALOO Training will be conducted.
Complete the online training “Hazardous Weather” training module that is part of the Position Specific Training for den leaders my.scouting . If you have already completed den leader, Cubmaster, or pack committee chair training online, then you have completed this module.
Watch the Weather Related Safety Moment video (1 minute 48 seconds).
Review Guide to Safe Scouting for camping,
If building a campfire, review Behavior Around Campfires .
Before starting this Adventure:
Review the Food Allergies safety moment.
Review each Cub Scouts BSA Annual Health and Medical Record for any food allergies or restrictions.
Ask if any member of the den, youth, or adult, has any religious, or cultural dietary concerns.
If there is someone in the den, youth, or adults, who carries an EpiPen due to severe allergies make sure that at least one other adult knows how to administer the EpiPen. To learn more, review this Safety Moment on anaphylaxis .
Review the Keep Your Food Safe guide to properly keep, store, and prepare food.
With your den, pack, or family, plan and participate in a campout.
Upon arrival at the campground, determine where to set up a tent.
Set up your tent without help from an adult.
Identify a potential weather hazard that could occur in your area. Determine the action you will take if you experience the weather hazard during the campout.
Show how to tie a bowline. Explain when this knot should be used and why.
Know the fire safety rules. Using those rules, locate a safe area to build a campfire.
Using tinder, kindling, and fuel wood, properly build a teepee fire lay. If circumstances permit, and there is no local restriction on fires, show how to safely light the fire while under adult supervision. After allowing the fire to burn safely, extinguish the flames with minimal impact to the fire site.
Recite the Outdoor Code and Leave No Trace Principles for Kids from Memory.
After your campout, share the things you did to follow the Outdoor Code and Leave No Trace Principles for Kids with your den or family.
With your den, pack, or family, plan and participate in a campout.
Cub Scouts attend an overnight campout with your pack or at a council or district event.
Upon arrival at the campground, determine where to set up a tent.
Cub Scouts learn where to set up a tent at the campground.
Set up your tent without help from an adult.
Cub Scouts practice setting up a tent indoors before the campout without help from an adult.
Cub Scouts compete in a relay race to set up a tent with no adult assistance.
Identify a potential weather hazard that could occur in your area. Determine the action you will take if you experience the weather hazard during the campout.
Cub Scouts play a game to learn what to do during a weather hazard.
Show how to tie a bowline. Explain when this knot should be used and why.
Cub Scouts learn about the bowline knot and compete to tie one the fastest
Cub Scouts learn how to tie a bowline knot and when it should be used.
Know the fire safety rules. Using those rules, locate a safe area to build a campfire.
Cub Scouts review fire safety rules and locate a safe area for a campfire.
Using tinder, kindling, and fuel wood, properly build a teepee fire lay. If circumstances permit, and there is no local restriction on fires, show how to safely light the fire while under adult supervision. After allowing the fire to burn safely, extinguish the flames with minimal impact to the fire site.
Cub Scouts learn how to build a teepee fire and properly extinguish it.
Recite the Outdoor Code and Leave No Trace Principles for Kids from Memory.
Cub Scouts unscramble phases and place in order to learn the Outdoor Code and Leave No Trace Principles for Kids.
Cub Scouts play telephone while learning the Outdoor Code and Leave No Trace Principles for Kids.
After your campout, share the things you did to follow the Outdoor Code and Leave No Trace Principles for Kids with your den or family.
Cub Scouts review their ability to follow the Outdoor Code and Leave No Trace Principles For Kids.
Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies
Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments
Managing Member Calje
David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.
President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.
Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.
