Helping with Cub Scout day camp
 

I am on staff this week at Day Camp. I am helping at the cooking station. Today we cooked bacon on a flat rock for them and them let them cook biscuits on a stick. We slogged around in rain gear for a little bit but somehow the smile on those little guys faces makes it all worthwhile. I'll post up some pictures tomorrow

Never did Cub Scouts, but did do Boyscout camp for 1-2 weeks every summer for 7 years in a row. Camp Freeland Leslie in Oxford, Wisconsin. That was a fun time.

Also did Philmont twice.

make the tie good knots! thiat is something that i learned in the boy scouts and use every day. whenever i am asked for donations to the scouts i make them tie a bowline, no knot no money.

bowline
clove hitch
taughtline hitch
square knot

If you know those four, you can improvise just about anything...

Did week long summer camps for 5 yrs and now staff at daycamp. Did philmont once too

i tie clove hitches every day. coil up a cable and tie it with a clove. bowline is the only thing a theater rigger wants to see on the end of there rope. if not they will send it back or send you home one of the two.

Pictures later. Todays menu was eggs bacon and hash browns cooked in a brown paper sack.

I was never a scout but spent years as an Assistant Scoutmaster & Scoutmaster. The boys worked hard, and played harder ! I wound up with 8 Eagles. A very rewarding time in my life was devoted to my troop.

I was splitting firewood today and my back got ta hurting but once I went back over to were the little ones where their smiles mad it all worth it.

Loved going to Heritage Reservation for a week every year I was in Scouts. I still remember the pride I felt earning the "black" pin for my hat for .22 marksmanship--the others were okay--fishing, camp cleanliness, etc., but everyone wanted THAT black pin.

Very good!

My son made Eagle a few years ago, (with my boot up his butt to get it done). As I've told him, he can put that on his resume', while it won't get him a job, it will increase his chances of actually getting an interview. I bailed after 1st class; sex, drugs and rock and roll, you know.

Yes but then you have to clean pots and pans. This way is less work.

Philmont twice myself too '88 and '89 I think it was. I have two 50 year patches. It was awesome.

Eagle Scout, spent almost every year for 6 or 7 years out of doors. It was a fantastic experience - did Cub scouts too - looking forward to getting my boys in their uniforms.

Hugh, it very well may get him the job. Of two generally equal resumes - one is an eagle the other is not. Who are you going to pick?

I am surprised that nearly every interview I end up in that is serious - it doesn't just come up in passing - it's something that is focused on almost as much as anything else.

That's too easy...when I was in scouts, we'd play a game. 12 in a circle facing in. "It would hand a length of line to another scout, say a knot name, then run aound the circle. The goal was to tie the knot before the circle was ran around...
forgot to mention, behind your back. ;)

BSA Jamboree...Valley Forge...1957.

Food pictures!
Will have to get the rest off my phone.
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Biscuits on a stick. The flat stones are what I cooked bacon on
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Cobbler
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Foil dinners
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Foil dinner contents, Red and green bell peppers, onions, potatoes, chicken, and some bacon.