Wagon Wheel District s Winter Camporee 2014 January 24-26, 2014 ZIPS, ZAPS, and ZOMBIES OFFUTT AFB, BASE LAKE
Camp Chief: Rich Pitts: 402 599 3921 Email: wwdcamping@gmail.com Program: WWD Camping Committee Registration: Aaron Kreager Email: Aaron Kreager@scouting.org Camporee Staff First Aid: TBD General Information Participation: Any registered Boy Scout or Scouter is invited to attend. There will be one activity for Webelos and they must be supervised by the Den Leader. Fees: Camporee cost is $18 for youth and adults. Registration and fee collection will take place online through the Council registration website. For registration questions email Aaron Kreager. Please help us by registering early. We must buy food for all meals and we need to know how many mouths we are feeding. Adult Leadership: Each unit must have at least 2 adult leaders in camp at all times. At least one must be over 21 years of age. Adults must be current in their Youth Protection Training. Check-in: Check-in is between 5:00 and 8:00 PM Friday evening. All units should send one adult and the Senior Patrol Leader to check-in. Check-out: All units should be checked out no later than 9:00 AM Sunday morning. Campfires: Campfires must be inside the rings provided. Above ground campfire devices are permissible. Please don t kill/scar the grass. Volunteers: We are asking units to provide a body or two to run the events. All the materials will be provided. We just need help running the events. Please offer your help and select an event at registration time.
First Aid: We ll have a first aid staff that can handle any situation requiring medical attention. Our camp is minutes away from 911 assistance. Uniforms: Please encourage the scouts to wear their uniform. Flags: Each troop should display the American and troop flags at the entrance to their campsite. Patrol flags should follow the patrols throughout the camporee. Meals: All meals for the event will be provided by Wagon Wheel District staff members. We ask that while we are preparing the meals that Scouts and Scouters avoid coming into the kitchen or dining area until directed to do so by the staff. Each Scout and Scouter is required to bring their own mess kit for all meals with the exception of cracker barrel. Meal Cleanup: Wash, rinse, and sanitation water will be provided to the units to clean up their own mess kits after each meal. Recognition: The top scoring patrol for ZIPS will be recognized for their achievement. A Scout patrol and a Scouter team will be recognized as the top ZAPS unit. Events: Patrol events will start at 8:45 AM on Saturday and conclude at 4:30 PM. Saturday Night Recognition and Movie: At 8:00 PM Saturday, we will have a brief recognition program and Scoutmaster Minute followed by a cracker barrel and movie. Saturday night leaders meeting: While the Scouts watch a move, the District leadership would like to take time to talk with the unit leaders on how well we did on putting on our program. Any feedback will be greatly appreciated. Patch Trading Bring out any old or new scouting patches and memorabilia you would like to share with the attendees. This is great opportunity to show off your keepsakes. Old Scouters, step up. Time will be set aside after dinner for those interested in patch trading.
ZOMBIE INCURSION TEAM SCOUTS EVENTS ZIPS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Tennis Ball Fire Starting Kit: Tennis balls if cut in half have room to hold a small fire starting kit. Each patrol will get a tennis ball it is up to the patrol to put together a fire starting kit, bring it to the CZOC training center, and demonstrate their ability to build a fire using their tennis ball fire starting kit. 2. Zombie Obstacle Course: A time obstacle course to test the skill of each patrol member to maneuver through and obstacle course. At the end, of each obstacle course the patrol member will have an opportunity to take aim at a zombie, quickness and accuracy counts here in this exercise event. 3. Zombie Wrist Rockets: The special goo coating the tennis balls can be delivered directly in the form gel filled crushable capsules, similar to paint balls. Each patrol will be given the opportunity to test their ability with this delivery method. 4. Decontaminating the Battlefield: Once a tennis ball contacts a zombie it has the chance of carrying the virus anyone touching a contaminated tennis ball stands a chance of being infected. As a patrol using the supplied decontamination handling equipment, retrieve as many contaminated tennis balls in the time allotted. 5. Zombie Gun and Run: Take the tennis ball gun, take aim, and fire. But wait there are more zombies coming get the zombie gun to the next shooter in line, help them reload, time and accuracy count. 6. Super Zombie Slingshot: Best way to avoid getting the zombie virus is to target the zombie at a distance, take aim at the zombies with the CZOC sling shot. 7. Zombie Javelins: Tennis balls mounted on javelins make effective medium range weapons against the zombie hoard, rack up points hitting zombie targets the further away your zombie target is the bigger the points. 8. Improvised Ammunition Carriage: A delivery of tennis balls and containers of special goo have spilled onto the ground, using your scout skills and the equipment provide build a transport and get the tennis balls and special goo through the maze and to the finish line in the shortest time possible. 9. Find the Ammunition: CZOC has planted caches of ammunition throughout the area being able to navigate and find these caches are important to ZIPS being able to fight the zombie hoard. Navigate properly to your designated cache and have the right ammunition for the follow on event. 10. Individual Zombie Targeting: Standard firing line rules apply using the ammunition number acquired from the Find the Ammunition course when you are out of ammunition your done with this event.
ZOMBIE ASSAULT TEAM SCOUTS EVENTS ZAPS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- As previously mentioned targeting zombies, as far out as possible is the best way to stop the zombie assault before it happens. CZOC maintains a cadre of Scouts and Scouters that can be called upon to bring in the big cannons out and stop the zombie hoard. To be a member of ZAPS each Scout patrol or four to six person team of adult Scouters can build their own Zombie Assault Cannon (ZAC) capable of launching one tennis ball over a great distance. The farthest shooting cannon Scout and Scouter team will be honored as a member of the CZOC ZAPS. RULES: 1. NO PYRO TECHNICAL CANNONS! This includes propane, gasoline, gunpowder, PBNX, C-4, hair spray, or any other chemical fire producing or reacting substance. Fire destroys the special goo on the tennis balls. 2. Any type of materials may be used but the launcher must accommodate one tennis ball. 3. Any style of ZAC can be built, trebuchet, sling launcher, tube cannon and the like. 4. Each team will be given the command, FIRE YOUR CANNON and the team must initiate a launch of their ZAC in under thirty seconds. 5. Power to launch the cannon must be contained within the launcher, which means no running electricity to the cannon, but a battery attached to the cannon would be acceptable. Same goes for pressurized units no pressure lines to the unit but a gas cylinder is acceptable. 6. One shot only.
Camporee Tentative Schedule* Friday 5:00-8:00 PM Check-in/Campsite set up 8:30 10:30 PM Cracker barrel for all campers. 8:30 9:00 PM Leader s meeting (one adult + SPL) 11:00 PM Lights out Saturday 7:00 AM Reveille 7:00 7:40 Group A Breakfast 7:45 8:25 Group B Breakfast 8:30 AM Opening Flags 8:45 12:00 Morning patrol events 11:30 12:10 Group A Lunch 12:15 1:00 PM Group B Lunch 1:00 4:30 PM Afternoon patrol events 4:30 4:50 Zombie Assault Team Event 4:55 PM Closing Flags 5:00 5:40 PM Group A Dinner 5:45 6:30 PM Group B Dinner 8:00 10:30 PM Awards & Movie Night 11:00 PM Lights out Sunday 7:00 8:00 AM Breakfast (send PL to pickup) *Final schedule will be available at check-in Friday.
Dressing for Winter Camping When winter camping, dress in layers so you can easily adjust your clothes to regulate body moisture and temperature. Three types of layers are considered normal: a liner layer against your skin (long johns), an insulation layer (fleece), and a water- and wind-proof outer shell. In the winter, COTTON KILLS. Cotton loses its insulating qualities when it gets wet, whether from rain or sweat. Cotton also takes a long time to dry out. Wool or synthetic materials are much better suited to winter camping in cold weather conditions. Your boots should have waterproof outer shells such as oiled leather or plastic. Even though fabric and leather boots may have Gore-Tex linings, the outer layers will absorb water which will eventually freeze, placing a block of ice next to your foot. Protect against heat loss through your head by wearing a toboggan, balaclava, etc. Over half of your body heat can be lost through your head. One saying goes, "If your feet are cold, put on a hat." A balaclava helps protect your face and neck from cold and wind. It can also be worn as a toboggan or scarf. Do not wear too many pairs of socks. If the blood flow to your feet becomes constricted, your feet will get cold regardless of how many socks you have on. Tightening your bootlaces too tight will constrict the blood flow as well. Make sure your gloves, especially liners, are not too tight on your hands. If they are too tight, they can constrict the blood flow and keep your hands from warming up. Gaiters will keep snow, rain, etc. out of your boots and therefore help keep your feet drier and warmer. Gaiters also add another layer of material around your lower legs to help keep them warm. Attach "dummy cords", or security cords to your mittens to prevent losing them in windy or snowy conditions. Carry extra gloves or liners to change into if your first pair gets wet. Gloves can be dried out overnight in your sleeping bag. Be sure to carry plenty of dry socks. Wet socks can be dried overnight in your sleeping bag, preferably by placing them close to your body.
How to Sleep Warm While Winter Camping Sleeping warm is one of the factors that can make or break a cold weather adventure. Remember the body cools down during sleep and the blood is drawn from the extremities (feet and hands) to the center or core of the body, so proper insulation must be provided to prevent heat loss. To stay warm and get a good night's sleep on your next camping or backpacking trip, try some or all of the tips below: 1. Keep hydrated during the day and avoid drinking lots of fluids at night, so you won t have to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. 2. If you must go, use a pee bottle, it s better than exposing yourself to the elements. Just make sure you label the bottle! Besides, holding it in requires your body to waste energy (calories) trying to heat up the water in your bladder to 98.6 degrees. 3. Eat a big dinner with lots of calories. Calories are a unit of heat, without them the furnace won t burn hot. 4. Keep a snack with you for the middle of the night, so if you do wake up cold you can replenish lost calories and warm back up again. (Editor's note: in bear country, always keep foods safely stored in air tight containers - away from tents - to avoid attacks.) 5. Go to bed warm. Warm up by taking a brief hike around camp or doing some jumping jacks. If you wrap a frozen salmon in a sleeping bag, will it stay frozen? Yes, because your sleeping bag will insulate cold or heat, just like a Thermos. 6. Select a protected campsite out of the wind and off the valley floor and other low areas where cold air settles. A good rule is to be about 50 feet above the valley floor. 7. Fluff up your sleeping bag with vigor to gain maximum loft before you climb in. 8. Use a good insulating pad between you and the ground. Studies show that what you have under you is more important in keeping you warm than what is on top of you. 9. Wear a stocking hat to bed; you lose most of your body heat through your head. 10. Keep your nose and mouth outside your sleeping bag. Your breath contains a great deal of moisture that can cause dampness to collect in the bag as you sleep. To keep your face warm, wear a balaclava or wrap a scarf around your face. 11. Roll the moisture out of your bag each morning when you get up (roll from foot to head), then leave it open until it cools to air temperature. If weather permits, set it out to dry.
12. Use a layered sleeping system (i.e. sleeping bag, liner, half bag, bivy sack). A layered system helps to remove the frost buildup that naturally occurs when your body warmth meets the cold air (a concern if you re staying out multiple nights). 13. Avoid overheating at night and make sure you go to bed dry. Being too warm produces perspiration, so vent your bag if needed or take off your stocking hat. 14. Make sure your feet are as dry as possible before going to bed. This can be done by having a pair of dry sleeping socks or polarguard booties in your bag for sleeping only. In addition, you can dry wash your feet with a good foot powder that contains aluminum chlorohydrate, which helps dry the skin and reduce perspiration. 15. Use a sleeping suit, which is a clean and dry pair of long underwear stored in your sleeping bag. 16. Wear loose fitting clothing to bed so it doesn t restrict circulation. 17. Keep your sleeping gear clean. Dirt clogs air spaces in the material and reduces insulation value making it harder to stay warm. 18. If you have cold feet, sleep with your feet together in an elephant foot or half bag. It s a bag that uses the principle of the buddy system, where the feet share heat instead of being isolated, much like mittens are warmer than gloves. The bag slips over your feet and legs and then drawstrings pull it shut or you could just use a fleece jacket wrapped around the same area. 19. Fill a water bottle with hot water before you go to bed and then strategically place it at any cold spots in your sleeping bag. Just make sure it has a screw on lid like the Nalgene bottles. A variation of this is to use disposable heater packs or hand warmers, which costs a little extra money. Or, in the old days they would take some heated rocks from around the campfire and place them in a wool sock (just make sure they're not too hot, so they don t burn you or your sock or melt your bag). 20. Finally the old stand by...to stay warm snuggle up to someone or use the Buddy System (share warmth with others). About the Author... Greg Rouse has been teaching wilderness sports and emergency response at the university and college level for over a decade. He is also the founder of a unique web site called WildernessTrip.com, a one-stop resource for self-guided wilderness trip planning. This web site is basically; a free online guidebook that photo-documents trips with interactive maps and detailed route descriptions. Each trip has free pictures and free topographic maps of the trail, all in a print-friendly format. Check it out at http://www.wildernesstrip.com