HO'OMALUHIA CAMPOUT

ARRIVAL: Not a cloud in the sky...

Dinner, Games... the rain begins.

HO'OMALUHIA BOTANICAL GARDEN CAMPOUT PART II

Further details:

Meet at Burger King at 3:15-30PM.

Will issue one two-man tent per buddy-team.

Drive to Ho'omaluhia.

Plan to hike to campsite from gate ~1.5 miles.
5PM Pitch tents
6PM Cook dinner

Menu:
Friday Dinner: Tin foil dinners-- How to make tin foil dinners?
Friday Dessert: Smores

6:30PM Eat dinner/dessert
7PM Cleanup
7:30PM Practice Fishing knots
8PM Capture the Flag---How to Play Capture the Flag?
Flashlight tag---How to Play Flashlight Tag?
11PM In BED



Saturday Plan:

7 AM Arise
7:30-8:00 Breakfast

Menu :
Eggs, Bacon, Hashbrowns. 11 yr old scouts to assist in preparation and cleanup. See tenderfoot requirements here.

9:00-10:00 Break Camp

10:00- 12:00 Fishing at the lake. Link which follows says that canes are provided. I would plan on brininging fishing pole, tackle and bait. More fishing info here.
Link for the fishing merit badge has PDF and Word worksheet for fishing merit badge. Print it out, start to answer the questions. There are links at the bottom of the document to help you with this merit badge.

12:30 Return boys home.

HO'OMALUHIA BOTANICAL GARDEN CAMPOUT

Preparations:

Pack inspection

Wednesday, 1900 at church.

Suggested paking list here.

11 yr scouts review Tenderfoot requirements here.

Will discuss camping and fishing merit badges, followed by refreshments and SPUD.

Map of botanical garden attached. Our camp will be approx one mile from gate at Kahua.
Departure time TBA.

Maunawili Falls hike

Scouts.....3

Cubs....1

Leaders......2

Dogs......1

Leptospira.......countless.

Slick hike. Not sure the trail ever dries out.

Maunawili Falls hike

18Oct2008

Plan for hike to Maunawili falls.

Meet at church 0700. We will leave at 0715.


Suggested packing items:
-canteen/water
-hiking boots/socks
-insect repellent
-hat-sunscreen SPF 15 or greater
-scout uniform
-trail snacks
-$5 for breakfast after hike.

Tenderfoot requirements

For the 11 yr Scouts- the following requirements for Tenderfoot would be great to knock-out with our camping trip for the 24th.


1-Present yourself to your leader, properly dressed, before going on an overnight camping trip. Show the camping gear you will use. Show the right way to pack and carry it.

2-Spend at least one night on a patrol or troop campout. Sleep in a tent you have helped pitch.

3-On the campout, assist in preparing and cooking one of your patrol's meals. Tell why it is important for each patrol member to share in meal preparation and cleanup, and explain the importance of eating together.


For the Hike on the 18th--

5-Explain the rules of safe hiking, both on the highway and cross-country, during the day and at night. Explain what to do if you are lost.

9-Explain the importance of the buddy system as it relates to your personal safety on outings and in your neighborhood. Describe what a bully is and how you should respond to one.

Camping Merit badge requirements

1-Show that you know first aid for and how to prevent injuries or illnesses that could occur while camping, including hypothermia, frostbite, heat reactions, dehydration, altitude sickness, insect stings, tick bites, snakebite, blisters, and hyperventilation.

2-Learn the Leave No Trace principles and the Outdoor Code and explain what they mean. Write a personal plan for implementing these principles on your next outing..

3-Make a written plan for an overnight trek and show how to get to your camping spot using a topographical map and compass OR a topographical map and a GPS receiver.

4-Do the following:
a-Make a duty roster showing how your patrol is organized for an actual overnight campout. List assignments for each member.
b-Help a Scout patrol or a Webelos Scout unit in your area prepare for an actual campout, including creating the duty roster, menu planning, equipment needs, general planning, and setting up camp.

5-Do the following:
a-Prepare a list of clothing you would need for overnight campouts in both warm and cold weather. Explain the term "layering."
b-Discuss footwear for different kinds of weather and how the right footwear is important for protecting your feet.
c-Explain the proper care and storage of camping equipment (clothing, footwear, bedding).
d-List the outdoor essentials necessary for any campout, and explain why each item is needed.
e-Present yourself to your Scoutmaster with your pack for inspection. Be correctly clothed and equipped for an overnight campout.

6-Do the following:
a-Describe the features of four types of tents, when and where they could be used, and how to care for tents. Working with another Scout, pitch a tent.
b-Discuss the importance of camp sanitation and tell why water treatment is essential. Then demonstrate two ways to treat water.
c-Describe the factors to be considered in deciding where to pitch your tent.
d-Tell the difference between internal- and external-frame packs. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each.
e-Discuss the types of sleeping bags and what kind would be suitable for different conditions.

f-Explain the proper care of your sleeping bag and how to keep it dry. Make a comfortable ground bed.

7-Prepare for an overnight campout with your patrol by doing the following:
a-Make a checklist of personal and patrol gear that will be needed.
b-Pack your own gear and your share of the patrol equipment and food for proper carrying. Show that your pack is right for quickly getting what is needed first, and that it has been assembled properly for comfort, weight, balance, size, and neatness.

8-Do the following:
a-Explain the safety procedures for:
1-Using a propane or butane/propane stove
2-Using a liquid fuel stove
3-Proper storage of extra fuel
b-Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different types of lightweight cooking stoves.
c-Prepare a camp menu. Explain how the menu would differ from a menu for a backpacking or float trip. Give recipes and make a food list for your patrol. Plan two breakfasts, three lunches, and two suppers. Discuss how to protect your food against bad weather, animals, and contamination.
d-Cook at least one breakfast, one lunch, and one dinner for your patrol from the meals you have planned for requirement 8c. At least one of those meals must be a trail meal requiring the use of a lightweight stove.

9-Show experience in camping by doing the following:
a-Camp a total of at least 20 days and 20 nights. Sleep each night under the sky or in a tent you have pitched. The 20 days and 20 nights must be at a designated Scouting activity or event. You may use a week of long-term camp toward this requirement. If the camp provides a tent that has already been pitched, you need not pitch your own tent.
b-On any of these camping experiences, you must do TWO of the following, only with proper preparation and under qualified supervision:
1-Hike up a mountain, gaining at least 1,000 vertical feet.
2-Backpack, snowshoe, or cross-country ski for at least 4 miles.
3-Take a bike trip of at least 15 miles or at least four hours.
4-Take a nonmotorized trip on the water of at least four hours or 5 miles.
5-Plan and carry out an overnight snow camping experience.
6-Rappel down a rappel route of 30 feet or more.
c-Perform a conservation project approved by the landowner or land managing agency.

10-Discuss how the things you did to earn this badge have taught you about personal health and safety, survival, public health, conservation, and good citizenship. In your discussion, tell how Scout spirit and the Scout Oath and Law apply to camping and outdoor ethics.

Camping Merit Badge

Plan for Hike this weekend. Will discuss where, when at tomorrow's meeting.
Looking at Maunawili falls (if dry)vs. Makapuu lighthouse(if wet).


Planning for Camping trip Friday night 24 October-- looking at HOOMALUHIA BOTANICAL GARDEN or BELLOW'S.

Suggested packing list:
Pocketknife
first-aid kit
extra clothing/rain gear
water bottle
flashlight
trail food
sun protection (hat, sunscreen)
sleeping bag
ground cloth and pad
spoon, knife, fork, plate
soap, tothbrush, toothpaste, dental floss, comb,washcloth, towel