2014 Ohwahnasee Winter Freezeree

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1 2014 Ohwahnasee Winter Freezeree Ohwahnasee District Mid America Council, B.S.A. January 17th - 19th Swan Lake State Park Carroll Iowa Important Information

2 Camporee Organizers Chris Hemmingsen (712) Curtis Frazier Sherry Frazier (712) Registration & Fees Registration is open to all Boy Scouts, Venture Crews and Webelos. Registration includes access to all events, meals and a camporee patch. The cost is $10.00 per person if paid by January 1st, $15.00 after that. For a unit to be considered registered a unit must register and make payment. Health Forms Current health forms MUST accompany all units to the freezeree for all youth and adults in attendance. They will be verified at check-in and kept in the East Shelter in case of emergencies. You will be able to collect them at check-out. Please remember to keep a copy in your campsites as well. Parking All vehicles will be parking by the East Shelter and then one vehicle with gear will be able to be taken to the campsite. Check-in Procedure If your unit plans on camping Friday night please arrive between 5:00 pm 9:00 pm or arrive Saturday morning between 7:00 am 8:30 am. Registration will be at the East Shelter. Please have your health forms and your unit s roster to turn in at that time. Please turn in a can of soup for each person registered at this time. You can also turn in your empty juices (large tin) cans at this time. Camporee Headquarters The headquarters for this event will be in the East Shelter. All leader meetings, administrative, program and health needs will be handled at the headquarters. The headquarters will be staffed 24 hours a day during the event in case of an emergency. Meals & Restrooms Saturday breakfast, supper and Sunday breakfast and cracker barrel (snacks) are provided as a part of the freezeree fee. Troops are responsible for Saturday Lunch. There is water and restroom facilities (with heat) located by the East Shelter.

3 What do we need you to bring? Roster Health Forms A can of soup for each person A empty large can to make a luminary (write name on bottom) Warm clothing Cup and water bottle (hot and cold) Extra Tarp Snowshoes/cross country skis if you would like to bring them Sleds First Aid kit Be prepared to have FUN!!! Extra Supplies Please bring one can of chicken noodle or vegetable soup for each person registered and hand in during check in. Each person will need to bring their own cup (for hot drinks and soup) and water bottle with them at all times and a mess kit (or something to eat with to each meal). Each person needs to bring a hammer for making luminaries and slingshots. *We are going to try to be greener scouts and not use paper plates and cups for meals. Activities Outside Orienteering - Merit Badge Search & Rescue - Merit Badge Slingshot shooting Tug-of-war Service project Inside Make slingshots Knot Tying Misc. Board Games Building snow huts (snow) Snowshoe/cross country (snow) Snowman/Snowball (snow) Klondike Sled Race/Judging (snow) *Instructions enclosed if you would like to bring a Klondike Sled. Make luminaries (bring large tin can) Merit Badge - book work time Movie - Saturday night Check-Out Procedures The camporee staff will be located in the headquarters for check-out. Remember a scout is clean, please police your campsite and leave it better then when you arrived.

4 Be Prepared for winter safety Don t Get Left Out in the Cold The most common errors people make during cold weather activities include: not eating the right kind of foods, not drinking enough water, not having adequate clothing, and being unaware of the signs of frostbite. One of the best ways to remember what is appropriate to eat when you are spending extended periods of time outside, in cold weather, is to use good nutrition to build the fire within. Make sure your food consumption includes sugars, carbohydrates, and proteins, and fats that produce the energy needed to keep your body running at peak performance. Stay away from caffeinated drinks such as soda, coffee and teas; drink plenty of water to keep yourself properly hydrated. TOP OUTDOOR SAFETY TIPS FOR THE C-O-L-D Keeping warm is the most important part of cold weather camping and outdoor activities. Use the C-O-L-D method to stay warm. C Clean Since insulation is only effective when heat is trapped by dead air spaces, keep your layers clean and fluffy. Dirt, grime and perspiration can mat down those air spaces and reduce the warmth of a garment. O Overheating Avoid overheating by adjusting the layers of your clothing to meet the outside temperature and the exertions of your activities. Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water. L Loose Layers A steady flow of warm blood is essential to keep all parts of your body heated. Wear several loosely fitting layers of clothing and footgear that will allow maximum insulation without impeding your circulation. Always have and wear a hat. D Dry Sweaty, damp, clothing and skin can cause you body to cool quickly, possibly leading to frostbite and hypothermia. Keep dry by avoiding clothes that absorb moisture. Always brush away snow on your clothes before you enter a heated area. Keep clothing around your neck loosened so that body heat and moisture can escape instead of soaking through your layers. Keep your socks and change often if necessary.

5 Schedule: Friday 5:00 9:00 pm Check-in at HQ and set up camp Turn in Troop roster, current health forms & cans of soup 9:00 pm Leaders Meeting - SM and SPL 9:30 pm OA Meeting 10:30 pm Lights out. Saturday 7:00-8:30am Saturday Check- in at HQ 7:00 am Reveille 7:30 8:15 am Breakfast (Group A) 8:15 9:00 am Breakfast (Group B) 9:00 am Flag Ceremony & Event Setup 9:15 11:45 am Activities 12:00 1:30 pm Lunch in campsites 2:00 5:00 pm Activities 5:15 pm Flag Retreat 5:30 6:15 pm Dinner (Group B) 6:15 7:00 pm Dinner (Group A) 8:00 pm Campfire Each unit is asked to have a song or skit available (please have skit or song available to turn in at leaders meeting) 10:30 pm Lights Out Sunday 7:00 am Reveille 8:00 am Breakfast at Headquarters 8:45 am Church service 9am to 11am Activities Noon Camp Closed

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7 Klondike Derby Sled Plans A new design for a strong, light, and inexpensive Klondike sled By Scouters Jay Treacy and Liam Morland, February 2002 Dissatisfied with previous designs for Klondike sleds, we set out to make a new design. We wanted a sled that was strong, light, inexpensive, and something that the Scouts could build themselves. The distinguishing feature of this design is that it is held together with rope lashings rather than with metal screws. In this way, the design is not really new. The Inuit have used flexible sleds for much longer than Scouts have been around. This sled is: Collapsible, making storage and transport very easy. Very light weight, being made of relatively few thin boards. Strong. The flexibility of the lashings allows it to bend rather than break when it hits something or goes over an uneven part of the ground. Inexpensive: about $25 (plus skis). Something the Scouts can build. The Scouts can lash the sled together on their own. Before you read ahead, have a look at the Sled Diagram (PDF) and the detail pictures of the front and rear bindings. The various parts of the sled are attached together by lashing with rope. There are 7 mm (¼ ) deep notches where the pieces cross. This make aligning the pieces easy and keep things from slipping even if a lashing is not as tight as it should be. Skis (pair) Used downhill skis are the best for a sled. These should be 185 cm (73 ) or longer. Second-hand sports shops often sell these cheap. Note that there is no advantage to having new skis, though a freshly waxed surface does help. Bindings ( 4) These are 2 4 boards 20 cm (8 ) long with 10 4 cm (4 2 ) cut out of the bottom and 5 cm (2 ) by 7 mm (¼ ) cut out of the top. These are screwed to the front and rear of each ski with 6 cm (2½ ) or longer screws. The screws must have flat heads and be counter sunk. A P-Tex candle, available from ski shops, can be used to fill the hole, covering the screws completely. The front bindings have an angled, 2 cm (¾ )-wide slot cut in the front to accommodate the diagonal (see side view diagram). Additional wood can be lashed or screwed onto the bindings to make them taller if the snow is too deep for the sled as is.

8 Cross bar ( 3) These are 2 2 boards, 60 cm (24 ) long, with 5 cm (2 ) wide notches 4 cm (2 ) from the each end of the board. Two of these are lashed to the bindings and support the floor. The other is the push bar and is lashed to the uprights. Floor board ( 10) A floor board is a 1 2 board 120 cm (4 ) long. (1 2 boards are often sold in 8 lengths; cut these in half.) The floor is made from ten such boards held together by weaving nylon webbing back and forth between them. There should be three such lashings. Each lashing will require about 2 m (6 ) of webbing. Use a flat head screwdriver to help get these tight and even. Do this at home. The floor, which is flexible until lashed down to the cross bars, can be used to wrap the other pieces when packing the sled. The two outside floor boards should have eyes to hold the ropes for the sides. There should be eight eyes, 12 cm (5 ) apart, starting 8 cm (3 ) from the rear end of the board. Upright (left & right) The uprights are 2 2 boards, 1 m (40 ) long. They rest on the skis and are lashed to the back of the rear bindings. The height is chosen so that it is a comfortable height for a Scout to push. On the inside, there are two eyes for the rear triangular brace ropes. These are 45 cm (18 ) and 85 cm (33 ) from the bottom of the upright. On the front, there are six eyes, spaced 10 cm (4 ) apart, starting 20 cm (8 ) from the bottom of the upright. These eyes are for the side and back mesh. The uprights come in left and right versions. The only difference is the location of the inside eyes and the notches for the diagonals. Diagonal (left & right) These are 1 2 boards, 150 cm (60 ) in length. There is a 6 cm (2½ ) wide notch 7 cm (2½ ) from the bottom which fits into the slot on the front binding. It is lashed here with a shear lashing. There is a 5 cm (2 ) wide angled notch 4 cm (2 ) from the top on the side of the board. This fits the notch on the upright and is lashed with a square or diagonal lashing. Along the top edge, there are 5 mm (¼ ) deep nicks to accommodate the ropes for the sides. These are 8 cm (3 ) apart starting 20 cm (4 ) from the top end. Once the sled is assembled, two ropes which connect eyes on opposite uprights provide triangular bracing. Tighten these one at a time using a trucker s hitch. To make the sides, rope is wrapped through eyes on the edge floor board and uprights, and in 5 mm (¼ ) deep nicks in the diagonal. The back is done using the same eyes on the uprights (not shown). Harness Design A comfortable harness can be easily made by making a loop from 2 m (6 ) of 2.5 cm (1 ) nylon webbing. To this is tied a rope which leads back to the bindings on one side or the other of the sled. Ensure that an equal number of Scouts are pulling on either side. If you like, tie a short piece of bicycle inner tube from the webbing loop to partway down the rope. This allows some give in the harness which will keep the tension more constant. Ensure that if the harness is pulled hard, such as when climbing a sleep hill, the rope will become tight and do the pulling itself. Otherwise, something may give way unexpectedly and the sled may fly forward with all the energy stored in the over-stretched inner tube. In addition to the pull harnesses, there must be a brake rope. This is a short rope tied between the two rear bindings. This is used by the musher to stop the sled. Note that the musher must not get into the rope as a sudden pull could pull the musher face-first into the push bar.

9 Unit Roster (This form must be turned in at registration) Unit Scoutmaster District address Scouts (youth) and scouters (adult) attending Name (Last, First) Scouters Health Form Current

10 Ohwahnasee 2014 Winter Camporee Unit Registration Form January 17th - 19th, 2014 at Swan Lake District Troop # Scoutmaster Phone # By January 1st, Registration Fees Total $10.00 Total $10.00 $ $ After January 1st, 2014 Total $15.00 Total $15.00 $ $ Total Paid $ Please Register at: or turn in this Unit Registration Forms and fees by January 1st. No troop will be allowed at the Camporee without A completed roster or health forms. Questions about registration? Contact Chris Hemmingsen at (after 4pm) or bradchrisshawn@gmail.com