Helping with Cub Scout day camp

[porsche4life]

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

[legion]

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.

[lane912]

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.

[legion]

bowline
clove hitch
taughtline hitch
square knot

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

[porsche4life]

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

[lane912]

Originally Posted by legion

bowline
clove hitch
taughtline hitch
square knot

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

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.

[porsche4life]

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

[Skytrooper]

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.

[porsche4life]

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.

[looneybin]

you would think that the scouts could afford pots & pans

[Eric 951]

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.

[Hugh R]

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.

[porsche4life]

Originally Posted by looneybin

you would think that the scouts could afford pots & pans

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

[mikester]

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.

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by lane912

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.

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.

[porsche4life]

Food pictures!
Will have to get the rest off my phone.

Biscuits on a stick. The flat stones are what I cooked bacon on

Cobbler

Foil dinners

Foil dinner contents, Red and green bell peppers, onions, potatoes, chicken, and some bacon.