Summer Camp 2018 at V-Bar

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1 Summer Camp 2018 at V-Bar Salmen Scout Reservation V-Bar Road, Perkinston, MS Camp Phone: (228) Southeast Louisiana Council Office: (504) Toll Free: (800) Fax: (504) Online registration

2 Table of Contents Letter from the Camp Director... 3 General Camp Information, Dates, Fees... 4 Program Details... 7 Pathfinder Program (for New Scouts)... 7 Aquatics... 9 COPE & CLimbing Eco-Con Handicraft ScoutCraft Shooting Sports Camp Amenities Dining Hall Trading Post Evening Activities Merit Badge and Advancement Paperwork Function of the Troop and Patrol Method A Scout is Reverent Adult Program General Camp Information & Policies Camp Telephone & Address Driving to Camp V-Bar Camp V-Bar Map Arrival Schedule Camp V-Bar Policies for Scouts and Adults Personal Equipment Checklist Troop Equipment Checklist Staff Camp V-Bar A week of camp life is worth six months of theoretical teaching in the meeting room. - Lord Baden-Powell 2

3 LETTER FROM THE CAMP DIRECTOR Dear Scoutmasters, Welcome to the Camp V-bar summer program. Along with the great location and staff, V-bar offers outstanding camp programs that emphasize the aims and methods of scouting. The intent of the camp program is to build character, increase citizenship, and develop increased physical, mental, and emotional fitness in all campers. To ensure this the program specializes in building self-reliance, advancing others through service oriented activities, strengthening a Scouts belief in the Scout Oath and Law, incorporating the patrol method in all applicable activities, emphasizing the benefits of being out-of-doors through various skills and activities, encouraging positive adult role modeling for the youth campers, while at the same time increasing self-worth and positive identity, devotion to religious ideals, and strengthening leadership skills. Salmen Scout Reservation is constantly evolving to better serve you. Some of the changes for 2018 include: GaGa Ball Pit (Courtesy of Wood Badge S ) Mountain Biking (personal bikes welcome, see page 23) New Campsite (Tunica) New Latrines (Sioux, Tunica, Chickasaw) Gumbo Troops There are many reasons why Scouts don t get a chance to go to Summer Camp - not old enough to go the High Adventure Base, Troop going somewhere else this year, or any other reason. While we want Troops to go to Summer Camp as a unit, we don t want any Scout to miss out. Your VBar Summer Camp Staff is here to help. Introducing Gumbo Troops! We bring together individual Scouts from different Troops, and provide qualified, trained adult leadership while at camp. Your Scout gets the benefits of Summer Camp as well the opportunity to build friendships with Scouts from all over the Council. Of course, we have many fun activities that change every summer but always include shooting sports, climbing, boating, and swimming in both the lake and our outdoor swimming pool. The staff is a highly motivated and trained group of committed scouts & adults who will deliver a quality program and experience for your troop. We are sensitive to your needs and are willing to accommodate special requests to the best of our ability. We aim to please and we never miss our mark! We live and breathe V-Bar. It is our favorite place! We are ready to deliver the life long memories that your Scouts will cherish, and I am committed to giving your troop an outstanding Summer Camp experience in See you at V-Bar! Dr. Charles Chuck Watkins 3

4 GENERAL CAMP INFORMATION, DATES, FEES Order ALL merit badge class supplies online: When you register you will pay a program fee for supplies you would have purchased in the Trading Post. Once you have registered and paid the program fee your Scout will receive the supplies during class. Additional supplies will be available on a limited basis in the Trading Post at camp. GENERAL CAMP INFORMATION CAMTES CAMP LOCATION: Salmen Scout Reservation, Camp V-Bar is located in Southern Mississippi approximately 1 ½ hours outside New Orleans, LA. Driving directions on page 24. Salmen Scout Reservation, Camp V-Bar V-Bar Road Perkinston, MS Camp Office: (228) Ranger Office: (228) Summer Camp Dates: Week 1: Sunday Saturday, June 10-16, 2018 Week 2: Sunday Saturday, June 17-23, 2018 Summer Camp Check-In: Sunday, 1:00pm Summer Camp Check-out: Saturday Southeast Louisiana Council, BSA 4200 S. I-10 Service Road West Metairie, LA Council Offices: (504) Council Fax: (504) Toll Free (800) CAMP FEES Scout Fees $265 / Early Paid in Full by 1/31/2018 $285 / Regular Paid in Full by 3/31/2018 $305 / Late Paid in Full by 5/15/2018 Adult Fees $70 / Leader Registration Closes 5/15/2018 (Registration DEADLINE is 5/15/2018) ADDITIONAL PROGRAM FEES Indian Lore $15 Shotgun $25 Leatherwork & Basketry $35 Archery $5 Rifle $15 Metalwork $15 Wood Carving $15 Climbing $15 Welding $10 Advanced Rifle $15 Muzzleloader $30 COPE $15 New Boy Scouts and Arrow of Light Patrol Crossovers do not incur Late Fees Out-of-Council Scouts pay same fees as In-Council Scouts. Registrations are accepted on first come first serve basis and space is limited. Registration is by payment of 100% of total troop fees, only in the name of a registered Boy Scout. No registrations are accepted without the name of a registered Boy Scout. REGISTER AT: ONLINE CAMP REGISTRATION CLOSES ON MAY 15, 2018 AT MIDNIGHT. NO REGISTRATION WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER MAY 15, 2018 OR AT CAMP. REGISTRATION WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED ONLINE (NO MANUAL REGISTRATIONS ARE ACCEPTED AT COUNCIL SERVICE CENTER) FEES: May be transferred from one Scout to another with written permission from the Scoutmaster. REFUNDS: Please refer to the council website for the council s policy concerning refunds and refund requests. 4

5 Daily Schedule (Draft) Time Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 5:30 am Sunrise Hike 6:00 am Reveille Reveille Reveille Reveille Reveille Reveille 7:00 am Assembly Assembly Assembly Assembly Assembly Assembly 7:15 am Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast 8:30 am MB Period 1 MB Period 1 MB Period 1 MB Period 1 Troops Depart Wet N Wild 9:35 am MB Period 2 MB Period 2 MB Period 2 MB Period 2 Wednesday 10:40 am MB Period 3 MB Period 3 MB Period 3 MB Period 3 12:00 pm Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch 1:00 pm Troop Check-In Chapel Service 1:30 pm MB Period 4 MB Period 4 MB Period 4 MB Period 4 2:35 pm MB Period 5 MB Period 5 MB Period 5 MB Period 5 3:40 pm Free Time Free Time Free Time Free Time Friday Program 5:00 pm Troop Time / Troop Time / Troop Time / Troop Time / Mile Swim Mile Swim Mile Swim Mile Swim 5:45 pm Assembly Assembly Assembly Food Dining Hall Assembly Assembly 6:00 pm Supper Supper Supper In-Camp Patrol Cooking Supper Supper 7:30 pm Ice Cream Dodgeball Social SPL/Leader's Watermelon Tournament / Chili Cookoff hosted by the Meeting Bash Cobbler (8:00) OA / Salmen Cookoff (8:00) Cinema Opening Closing 8:32 pm Campfire Campfire 10:30 pm Taps Taps Taps Taps Taps Taps 5

6 2018 Schedule (Subject to modification) Morning Session Afternoon Session 8:30-9:20 9:35-10:25 10:40-11:30 1:30-2:20 2:35-3:25 3:40-5:00 Older Scouts C.O.P.E Climbing Merit Badge Free Climb Aquatics Instructional Swim Instructional Swim Instructional Swim Instructional Swim Instructional Swim Free Swim & Free Boating Swimming Lifesaving Kayaking Lifesaving Kayaking Small Boat Sailing Swimming Small Boat Sailing Swimming Rowing Canoeing Canoeing Rowing Canoeing Small Boat Sailing Stand-Up Paddle Board Award Mile 5pm BSA Lifeguard (requires all day and free time) BSA Lifeguard (requires all day and free time) Scoutcraft Handicraft Eco-Con Personal Fitness Pioneering Wilderness Survival Cooking Communications/ Public Speaking Lunch Automotive Maintenance Personal Fitness Orienteering Cooking Geocaching Wilderness Survival Emergency Prep Search and Rescue First Aid Emergency Prep Backpacking/ Hiking Camping Farm Mechanics Camping Art Indian Lore Wood Carving Welding Woodwork Leatherwork & Basketry Metalwork Sculpture Leatherwork & Basketry Welding Photography Music Game Design Theater Environmental Science Plant Science Forestry Environmental Science Pulp and Paper Bird Study Astronomy Archaeology Reptile and Amphibian Study Art Fish and Wildlife Management Soil and Water Conservation Mammal Study Nature Animal Science Insect study Crime Prevention/ Fingerprinting Area Open Area Open (Fishing)+Space Exploration MB (Rockets in TP) Archery Archery Archery Archery Archery Shooting Sports Rifle Shooting Rifle Shooting Rifle Shooting Rifle Shooting Shotgun Shooting Muzzleloading Rifle Shotgun Shooting Muzzleloading Rifle Advanced Rifle Shooting Louisiana Hunter Education Area Open (Open Shoot) Pathfinder Tenderfoot through First Class skill instruction Tenderfoot through First Class skill instruction Area Open upon request Note: Between 3:40 PM and 5:00 PM all program areas will be open for Scouts to make up any work which they missed, and ask questions, or just learn more about the area and do more things/ Please encourage your Scouts to take advantage of this! Some class sizes are limited due to facilities or other considerations. Early Registration is the best way to ensure that Scouts get the classes they want. Camp administration may rearrange schedules to balance class size if necessary. Please take Advantage of Online Registration by going to and clicking on The Registration Link. 6

7 PROGRAM DETAILS LEGEND FOR PROGRAM AREA CODES One Period Program Two Period Program Recommended for Older Scouts Additional Program Fee Prerequisites Cannot be completed at camp Eagle required Merit Badge Recommended for Any Scout Full Day Program PATHFINDER PROGRAM (FOR NEW SCOUTS) The Pathfinder Area is designed to acquaint our first-year campers with life at Camp V-Bar and give them many of the skills that they need to achieve the rank of First Class. Scouts will be given the opportunity to work towards First Aid and Fingerprinting merit badges. They will also have the opportunity to earn requirements for the ranks of Tenderfoot through First Class. As part of this program, Scouts will learn how to do the following: use a compass, tie basic knots, safely use wood tools, first aid, outdoor cooking, identify poisonous plants and snakes and much more. The Patrol System will be used and taught in this area to help the First Year Camper better understand this basic talent of the Scouting program. This program will encompass all periods of the day. Scouts need to bring an OLD adult T-shirt and a personal first aid kit. Note: Adult help is encouraged in Pathfinder. Adults helping in Pathfinder will learn the needs of their younger Scouts and gain valuable experience in helping Scouts progress towards the First Class Rank. PATHFINDER PROGRAM 1. Scout Spirit and Patrol Activities Scout Oath, Scout Law, Scout Motto, Scout Slogan, Outdoor Code, Scout Sign, Scout Salute, Scout Handshake, Scout badge Patrol name, patrol yell, patrol flag Materials supplied by camp include patrol flag material. Scouts should have a Boy Scout Handbook. 2. Citizenship Repeat Pledge of Allegiance Display, raise, lower, and fold flags Flag ceremony Citizenship rights and responsibilities interview Service project Materials supplied by camp include American flag and flagpole for flag-raising, a U.S. flag for folding practice. Scouts should have a Boy Scout Handbook. 3. Hiking and Orienteering Safe hiking rules Finding directions without a compass Using map and compass 7

8 Five-mile hike Orienteering course Identify ten wild animals Identify ten native plants Materials supplied by camp include a measuring tape, topographical map, compass, orienteering materials and an orienteering course. Scouts should have a Boy Scout Handbook. 4. First Aid First aid for relatively minor emergencies including minor cuts and burns, blisters, bites, nosebleed, frostbite, sunburn, poisonous plants, eye injuries, and heat exhaustion; bandage ankle, head, arm, and collarbone First aid for more serious emergencies including choking, stopped breathing, serious bleeding, poisoning, rabid bite, snakebite, shock, heatstroke, hypothermia, and heart attack Transport injured Make a first aid kit Materials supplied by camp include wound cleaning and bandaging material for practice, moleskin for practice, splinting material for practice, a first aid kit for demonstration, materials for making personal first aid kits. Scouts should have a Boy Scout Handbook. 5. Wood Tools, and Fire Wood tool usage Materials supplied by camp include knife, axe, saw, sharpening stone and other sharpening materials, wood, fire starting materials and matches. Scouts should have a Boy Scout Handbook. 6. Rope Care, Knots, and Lashing Whip and fuse rope ends Square knot, two half hitches, taut-line hitch, bowline, timber hitch, clove hitch When to lash; square lashing, shear lashing, and diagonal lashing Lash a camp gadget Materials supplied by camp include short lengths of both synthetic rope and natural fiber rope for whipping, matches and a candle, tape, string, short and medium lengths of rope for practicing knots, medium lengths of rope for lashing, poles for lashing. Scouts should have a Boy Scout Handbook. 7. Camping Present self-prepared to camp Select campsite and pitch tent Camping requirements should be signed off by Scoutmasters based on camp set-up by individual Scouts. Scouts should have a Boy Scout Handbook. 8

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21 SHOOTING SPORTS 21

22 CAMP AMENITIES Camp V-Bar has many amenities to enhance the Scouting experience. And we continue to improve based on YOUR feedback. Wi-Fi for adult leaders and Remind App were completed in New latrine facilities in Tunica, Sioux and New Chickasaw are planned for Also, join us for Program Preview. This May event has been held at NOLA Motorsports Park (11075 Nicolle Blvd, Avondale, LA 70094). Discover what each of our Program Areas has in store for the upcoming year. Check the Council website ( for details. DINING HALL You will love our air-conditioned dining hall that is equipped with a professional grade kitchen! The Camp Staff and Scouts will participate in an active experience when entering the Dining Hall, filled with Scout Spirit. Each Troop will eat at assigned tables, and will furnish a table waiter for each table to assist before, during, and after the meal. There is a ratio of 1 waiter per every 8 individuals. The table waiter should report to the Dining Hall 15 minutes prior to each meal (except for Lunch, instruction will be given while at camp). It is the responsibility of the table waiter to: (1) set his table, (2) refill drink pitchers during the meal, (3) wipe down tables, and (4) sweep the area. It is important for unit leaders to assist the Camp Staff by not allowing their Scouts to leave the Dining Hall until dismissed by the Dining Hall Steward. The Dining Hall Steward will dismiss the table waiters when they have completed their duties. Scout leaders are expected to spread this responsibility among all boys attending Camp. It is a suggestion that your troop s first table waiter be an Dining Salmen Scout Reservation experienced Scout, to demonstrate the proper methods to your Scouts. If your Scouts would like certain staff members to eat with them at morning and evening meals, they can pick up that staff members totem on the way to the Dining Hall. Scouts are required to be in Field Uniform for the evening meals. We serve only water, not sugary drinks, at lunch to help keep Scouts hydrated. DIETARY NEEDS The Dining Hall Staff serves well-balanced meals meeting daily dietary nutrition needs. If you have special medical or religious dietary needs, the Dining Hall Staff can accommodate your requests. We ask that you address those needs with the Camp Director by the Early Bird Deadline. BIRTHDAYS Do you have a Scout or an adult leader that will be celebrating their birthday while at Camp V-Bar? Please let the Camp Clerk know upon check-in on Wednesday. We LOVE to celebrate birthdays at Camp V-Bar! TRADING POST Camp V-Bar maintains a well-stocked Trading Post and Concession Stand to serve you in making your stay more enjoyable Daily hours will be posted. Scouts will need spending money to purchase items at the Trading Post. Please send with your Scouts 25 s, $1 s, and $5 s for the Trading Post. EVENING ACTIVITIES 22

23 This year we will continue to host an array of evening and free time activities. The evening (after dinner) programs change every year in order to provide a new and exciting experience for each Scout. See the Schedule on page Error! Bookmark not defined. for details. ORDER OF THE ARROW The Order of the Arrow usually holds a night function for troop elections and other enjoyable activities. The OA also hosts an Ice Cream social, open to everyone including Non-OA members. Listen for details during morning assembly at camp! MERIT BADGE AND ADVANCEMENT PAPERWORK On departure day, adult leaders should pick up the merit badge results and other completion materials at the Valero Administration Building. Leaders are responsible for checking their materials and making certain that they have completion information for each Scout for each course in which they were enrolled. This information will show the requirements that the Scout completed during the week. Courses will be shown COMPLETE if the Scout completed all merit badge requirements or PARTIAL if there are requirements that were not completed. It is the Scoutmasters responsibility to sign for a Scouts completion of any requirements completed prior to camp. An example of this would be the requirement for the Camping merit badge that the Scout show experience by completing 20 days and nights of camping. As this obviously cannot be done during the one week of camp, the Scoutmaster is responsible for marking the completion status of the requirement for troop records. FUNCTION OF THE TROOP AND PATROL METHOD Camp V-Bar strongly encourages the use of the Troop and Patrol method while at camp. It will be the duty of the Senior Patrol Leader to attend the daily Senior Patrol Meetings and keep the Troop informed on what is happening around camp. The Senior Patrol Leader is encouraged to conduct PLC meetings. If the Troop's elected SPL is not at camp, the Troop should elect or appoint a Senior Patrol Leader to act in his place for the week. The camp experience will bring Patrols together, especially for first-year Scouts. Units are encouraged to bring Troop and Patrol flags with them to Camp. A SCOUT IS REVERENT S 2 R Grace We Thank Thee Lord For all that s Good; For Food, For Life, For Brotherhood; For Friends, and Family, Near and Far; And for the Fellowship of S 2 R Amen Grace Every morning and evening at the Flag Ceremony, the Camp Chaplain will lead the camp in the Salmen Grace. The S 2 R Grace is carved in wood on the Administration building, for you to read. It is our hope that you will all learn the S 2 R grace for use at your own camping trips. ADULT PROGRAM At Camp V-Bar, it is important to the Staff that Scout Leaders have as many opportunities to have fun, and grow, as the Scouts do in Camp. That s why the Adult Programs were developed. The Camp Commissioner will give leadership to this weeklong program and we hope you will take advantage of the fun. We offer a wide variety of adult opportunities including many basic adult leader certifications and training, cobbler and chili cook-offs, and adult leader shoot off competitions. Leaders are welcome to participate in all evening programs. We will also have adult C.O.P.E. and Climbing scheduled during the week. Schedules of these programs will be available at the Camp office in your personalized In Camp Adult Leader Guide. Cobbler and Chili Cook-offs see if you can impress our panel of highly experienced food critics (hungry staff!) as culinary cobbler creators or as champion chili chefs. You will need to bring your own materials and ingredients, and be 23

24 prepared to cook your cobbler or chili in your campsite. Judging for both cook-offs will take place on the porch of the Dining Hall. Check the Daily Schedule on page Error! Bookmark not defined. for the date! ScoutMaster / Assistant ScoutMaster Training - As an adult leader in the Boy Scouts of America, you have the privilege of making a positive difference in the lives of the youth members you serve. To serve effectively, you must be trained. The youth members of the BSA deserve a trained leader and there is no substitute for proper training. The programs of the BSA are exciting, challenging and often technical. The information needed to properly deliver these programs to our youth members is not intuitive. Instead, it requires proper training. Time & location to be provided when you arrive at camp. GENERAL CAMP INFORMATION & POLICIES CAMP TELEPHONE & ADDRESS TELEPHONE: There is a designated public telephone at camp for use by the Troop s leadership. Scouts must clear any personal use of the camp phone with Troop s leadership and must be accompanied by an adult when using the camp phone. The public phone is located just outside the entrance to the Administration Building. Parents are encouraged to purchase disposable Long Distance Cards prior to their arrival for their sons to use while in camp. Incoming calls for Scouts will be accepted on the business phone, and a message will be relayed to the Troop Leader. The call back will be on the public telephone. The business/emergency phone CANNOT BE TIED UP FOR PERSONAL PHONE CALLS. CELL PHONES: In an age of technology, cell phone and smart phones are a common tool to use in everyday life. While camp is an experience best enjoyed without the distractions of technology, Camp V-Bar recognizes that their use is more common than ever. Photographs and videos can be taken on these phones, as well as a number of outdoor apps that are available. If a phone is used, please ensure that it is being utilized in a way that enhances the Scouting experience, and does not detract from the adventure of camp. Telephone call by campers is discouraged, so that inadvertent phone calls to home do not prompt surprise visits from parents during the week. Scoutmasters can and should regulate all phone calls to home in order to avoid home sickness. Camp V-Bar DOES NOT have Wi-Fi or internet access for Scouts. MAILING ADDRESS: Scout s Name and Troop Number Salmen Scout Reservation V-Bar Road Perkinston, MS DRIVING TO CAMP V-BAR Travel East on Interstate 10 from Slidell approximately 20.2 miles from the intersection of I-10 and I-59 and exit at Mississippi Exit #13. Then proceed North on Mississippi Highway 603 approximately 14.6 miles. This will place you 1.0 mile past the Victory Baptist Church where you will turn right onto Standard Dedeaux Rd. You will see a Salmen Scout Reservation Sign. From this turn, follow the rule: When going to Camp, Stay Left" you will proceed approximately 2.1 miles, passing the "Halfway Grocery" and come to a fork in the road with a Brick house near this fork. Turn Left and proceed approximately 1.7 miles to a 3 way stop sign. Again, stay left and proceed 0.5 miles to the entrance of Salmen Scout Reservation which will be on your left. A map to camp can be accessed by going to the SELA Council website, and clicking Map to Camp V-Bar on the main page. GPS Coordinates are N and W The Risk Zone is a state of physical and mental fatigue that is a major cause of highway crash fatalities. As a leader it is your challenge to do all that you can to keep Scouts safe, both at Camp and while traveling to and from Salmen Scout 24

25 Reservation. Take the Driver s Pledge and get a good night s sleep the night before you come to Camp and on your last night at Camp. The Driver s Pledge is a commitment to plan ahead and avoid killer fatigue. A special training session on The Risk Zone will be offered each week during camp for all drivers youth and adult. Camp V-Bar Driver s Pledge I WILL NOT DRIVE WHEN I FEEL FATIGUED. I realize that when I am fatigued, I process information slower and less accurately, and this impairs my ability to react in time to avoid accidents. I WILL GET A GOOD NIGHT S SLEEP before I drive to camp and my last night at camp. I WILL MAKE TRAVEL PLANS that take into account my personal biological clock and I will only drive while alert. CAMP V-BAR MAP ARRIVAL SCHEDULE 25

26 GATES OPEN AT 1:00 p.m. to welcome your Troop to the Southeast Louisiana Council s shining star Camp V-Bar! Official Check-in time is between 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. It is imperative that these times be observed to facilitate the proper orientation and handling for your unit. TROOPS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENTER CAMPSITE BEFORE 1:00PM. We appreciate your observance of this policy. Scout leader reports to the Camp Administration Office to check-in the Troop. At the Administration Office the Troop Leader should Be Prepared to: Turn in FINAL CAMP TROOP ATTENDANCE ROSTER. Review and revise the Merit Badge Schedule Request. Settle any unpaid registration fees and pay for special program fees. The Camp Health Officer will receive Scout medication and dispensing information. All prescription medications except for life saving medications such as inhalers and EPI Pens must be turned in. A Scout not having a Health Form WILL NOT be permitted to engage in physical activities, including swimming, until the Health Form is secured. No provisions are made for medical exams to be administered at camp. CAMP V-BAR POLICIES FOR SCOUTS AND ADULTS UNIFORMS: The official Scout field uniform is necessary for wear at camp. Please wear properly and completely. Scouts and Leaders will wear the complete field uniform for evening meals and closing campfire. The Scout activity uniform is worn at both the morning assembly and lunch assembly. SHOWERS: Each troop is issued a shower key, which allows access to the two (2) shower houses on camp. The key is ONLY to be used by adult leadership. The adult should develop a shower schedule with their troop. The adult leadership is to accompany the troop to the shower house and remain with the troop until completed. Each shower is a private stall with wet and dry areas. There are two leader showers with flushing toilets. It is the troop s responsibility to keep the showers clean. If you need assistance while at camp, contact the camp administration. Complete guidelines of camp shower usage will be outlined at the Leaders orientation at camp. THE OUTDOOR CODE: All campers are asked to live by the Outdoor Code. Please don t cut down, or damage, in any way, live trees. They will become infected. Make sure any open fires are in the properly designated fire area. Please be sure that your Scouts know and understand the importance of caring for nature as well as camp property. The Outdoor Code As an American, I will do my best to Be clean in my outdoor manners, Be careful with fire, Be considerate in the outdoors, and Be conservation-minded. A SCOUT IS CLEAN: You are expected to keep your campsite, latrine, shower facility, and washstand clean. If you need any special maintenance, please report it immediately to camp administration. We will see to it as soon as possible. Toilet tissue will be distributed through the camp Quartermaster. We appreciate your cooperation. FISHING: Because of the large range of bank area near the lake, and no supervision except in the Waterfront Area, fishing will be allowed only under the Buddy System. Scouts are encouraged to enjoy the Joe Domino Fishing Pier. All Scouts and Scouters who wish to do some fishing during their stay in camp will be required to obtain a Salmen Scout Reservation Fishing License. Fishing licenses may be obtained from the camp Administration Office or Eco-Con Director (Summer Camp) at no charge. Scouts working of the Fishing Merit Badge can use fish caught to complete requirements. MOUNTAIN BIKING: 26

27 Camp VBar has several Mountain Bikes available for use. Visit the Administration Building to check out a bicycle. Alternatively, Scouts are welcome to bring up their own bikes for use while at camp. All bicycle use should adhere BSA Bike Safety. Be courteous of other campers. FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, BOWS, ARROWS AND WEAPONS: Personal rifles, firearms, ammunition, bows, arrows, and other weapons are NOT ALLOWED in camp. Only those supplied by the camp are permitted, and only in the designated area. Any exceptions MUST be arranged prior to arriving in camp with the Camp Director. ALCOHOL, ILLEGAL DRUGS AND/OR STIMULANTS: The use of alcohol, illegal drugs, and/or stimulants on Boy Scout property has long been prohibited. This policy will be strictly enforced for all those who use our camp facility. We will enforce all local, state, and federal laws in these matters. SMOKING OR USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN CAMP: National Scouting policies prohibit anyone under the age of 18 to smoke, or use tobacco products. Leaders who smoke, must do so out-of-sight of youth. Proper field stripping and disposal of butts should be done in proper receptacles. National standards require every Scout camp to have a designated smoking area. Camp V-Bar s designated smoking area is the coral behind the Dining Hall. FIRE AND EMERGENCY ALARMS: The fire and emergency alarm system will be explained in detail at the Leader s Orientation. Fire protection equipment is to be manned only by members of the camp staff under the supervision of an adult staff member. Scouts should not remove any firefighting equipment, or fight any fire themselves. A Troop should follow the procedures in the Unit Fireguard Chart plan. LIQUID AND L.P. FUEL: All liquid fuels should be checked in with the Camp Director upon arrival in camp. The use of liquid fuels (White gas (Coleman fuel); kerosene; liquefied petroleum gas fuels, including propane, butane, and isobutene; vegetable oil fuels; biodiesel fuel; and commercially prepared gelled-alcohol fuel in original containers) and liquid fuel equipment in camp is guarded because of hazards involved in storage, handling, filling, and lighting of such equipment. Fuel can be retrieved each morning to fill lanterns and stoves, and then returned to the storage area. Under no circumstances shall flames of any kind be carried into or used in tents. Empty liquid petroleum cylinders should be returned home. They can explode when heated, and, therefore, must never be put in fireplaces or trashcans. For safety reasons, youth must not be involved in the handling of or the lighting of stoves and/or lanterns. Propane is recommended. Chemical fuels not recommended Unleaded gasoline; liquid alcohol fuels, including isopropyl alcohol, denatured ethyl alcohol, and ethanol; and other flammable chemicals that are not in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions for chemicalfueled equipment. PETS: NO PETS of any type are allowed in camp. FIREWORKS: NO FIREWORKS are allowed at Camp V-Bar unless done by an authorized, bonded user for arena show purposes. Personal usage is not allowed. NO EXCEPTIONS!!! TAPS/QUIET HOURS: Taps occurs at 10:30pm. All campers are expected to be in their campsites by that time. Unit activities such as night hikes, astronomy, etc would constitute an exception. Reveille is 6:00a.m. LASER POINTERS: Laser pointers are not allowed at Camp. VISITORS: Visitors MUST check-in with the Administration Office on arrival and at departure. Parents are encouraged to attend camp on Family Night. The fee for the Family Night dinner is $8.00. Please make sure you let the Camp Administration Office aware of any visiting family members that will be eating meals with you. We have to prepare for additional meals. Sign up using online registration so that your dinner will be available. KITCHEN: 27

28 The kitchen area is off limits for all except Dining Hall personnel. If anything is needed from the kitchen, please ask the camp administration. HEALTH & SAFETY The Health Lodge is staffed 24 hours a day by persons trained to handle minor accidents or illness. All injuries, regardless of the extent, must be reported to and treated at the Health Lodge. Special arrangements for the treatment of more serious cases have been made with Garden Park Hospital in Gulfport. In the event such treatment is required, the camper s parents will be notified by telephone giving the nature of the emergency, and their desires concerning further treatment will be followed. If the parents of any Scout will not be home during the week he is in camp, please find out where they can be reached and note this information on the Scout s medical form. The Current Annual Health & Medical Record is to be used (BSA Form Parts A, B, and C). Each Scout and Leader who attends camp must have an annual health history attested by parents or guardians supported by a medical evaluation completed within the last 12 months by a competent, state approved, medical authority. The medical forms are available at the Council Service Center at no charge or you can make your own copies from the sample included with this guide. It is strongly advised to send a copy of the Scout s medical insurance card in case there is an emergency with the health form. At the medical screening given each camper and leader, upon his arrival, the camp reserves the right to refuse admittance or involvement in any activity to any individual who, in the opinion of the examining person and the Camp Director, has developed any physical or medical situation which could present a hazard to the individual or other individuals. Southeast Louisiana Council troops are covered under the council s accident insurance plan and do not need to provide proof of unit accident insurance upon arrival. Out-of-Council troops will need to provide proof of unit accident insurance upon arrival. If you do not have any accident insurance, contact your council service center at least 30 days prior to camp. 28

29 PERSONAL EQUIPMENT CHECKLIST Individual Scout Equipment: Optional: Boy Scout Handbook Writing material Signed medical report form Backpack Scout uniform and belt Fishing rod & tackle Socks and scout socks (7 or 8 pair) Camera & film Shorts and scout shorts Bible or prayer book 5 or 6 t-shirts (no tank tops) Work gloves Shoes (closed toe) or hiking boots Dirty clothes bag Cap or hat for sun protection Combination lock Underwear Mosquito netting Pajamas or sleeping clothes Watch Sleeping bag or 2 blankets & sheet Water survival clothing (for Scouts Pillow taking the Lifesaving merit badge) Cot (optional) Extra Shoes Personal first aid kit Extra Socks Poncho or rain jacket Cold-weather hat Towels & washcloth Long pants Soap and shampoo Belt Toothbrush & toothpaste Long-sleeved shirt Comb, brush, & mirror Water shoes (aqua socks, etc.) For Flashlight & extra batteries lake/swimming at the waterfront Pocket knife & Totin Chip $40 for Trading Post Insect repellent (non-aerosol) (no large bills please) Swim suit (no cut-offs) Prepaid telephone calling card Sun screen Water bottle or canteen & cup Spiral notebooks SURVIVAL KIT (for scouts taking Wilderness Survival merit badge) Pen or pencils Whistle Signal mirror Weather-appropriate outer wear Ground cloth Sewing kit Completed merit badge work Compass Space blanket Water purification tablets Waterproof matches DO NOT BRING Personal electronic items such as radios, cd players, ipod s, TV s, electronic games, cell phones, fireworks, sheath or hunting knives, pets, personal firearms & ammunition, jewelry or other expensive items, personal bows & arrows 29

30 TROOP EQUIPMENT CHECKLIST Patrol flag CAMPSITE ENTRANCE/GATEWAY MATERIALS Troop sign (should include troop number) Lanterns (propane is best) Matches/lighters Troop flag Dining fly(s), poles, & stakes U.S. Flag Rope Twine & poles for lashing Tents (if you have them), poles & stakes Hammers & other hand tools BULLETIN BOARD Bulletin board (provided in 5 gallon water jugs campsite) Ice chests Camp roster Trash bags Troop duty roster Lockable storage container Scout schedules Troop first aid kit Emergency procedures Push pins, etc. For bulletin Compass board Shovels, rakes, hoes, bow saws Fireguard chart Rolls of surveyor s marking tape Lawn chairs PAPERWORK Dutch oven and other cooking and Troop advancement records cleanup gear (gear as needed for cobbler and chili cook-off) Troop merit badge library Camp stove, pots and pans (gear as Troop leaders guide book needed for patrol cooking on Wednesday) Medical forms 30

31 STAFF CAMP V-BAR WE WANT YOUR SCOUTS! On Camp V-Bar Staff Dear Scoutmasters, The Camp V-bar staff is committed to providing quality merit badge instruction and exciting evening programs in order to give your Scouts an experience that will last a lifetime. Working at Salmen Scout Reservation has been one of the most fulfilling and exciting experiences of my life. Staff members learn the value of teamwork, and dedication while honing their Scouting skills, leadership and teamwork skill, and making lifetime friends. These are skills I dedicate my life to and expect nothing less from my staff. If your Scouts join our staff, they will become role models for hundreds of youth and make a valuable impression on the lives of others. If there are Scouts in your troop who you feel are the best of the best, encourage them to join one of the greatest camp staffs in the country. We have a passion for Camp V-bar and we want to see it grow and become even greater as the years progress. In order to do this, we need new staff members with innovative ideas who are willing to work hard to continue the tradition of making Camp V-Bar the great camp that it is. We want your best Scouts. Have them sign up today! First we MUST have them submit their resume to the Camp Staff Advisor, Andrew Williams. The resumes can be ed to andrew.williams@scouting.org. If interested Scouts do not have a resume they can download a sample resume from the council website at Yours in Scouting, Your Camp V-Bar Staff 31