WILDERNESS SURVIVAL BOY SCOUT CAMPOREE APRIL 27-29, 2018 WILL YOU SURVIVE??? LEADER S GUIDE BOOK
EMERGENCY NUMBERS Camp Director - Fred Hassman (812)202-0838 Program Director - Adam White (812)618-8234 GENERAL INFORMATION The principles of the Scout Oath and Law are the guiding principles of. Boy Scout Camporees operate under and follow all policies set by the National Health & Safety Committee (BSA) and Indiana statues concerning youth camps. The following rules have been established for the health, safety, and protection of all scouts and leaders attending camp: A first aid facility and qualified Health Officer are available all day, and a physician is on call at all times. An accident Insurance Policy for any accident that might occur at camp covers all campers, registered leaders, and staff. Medication: The camp medical officer MUST have full knowledge of ALL medications in camp this includes prescription and nonprescription medications. Most medications will be kept by the same officer and administered at the appropriate times. If possible a doctor s orders should accompany the medication to be administered. Cell Phone Usage: For the respect and atmosphere of the camping environment, calls may be made during lunchtime if necessary. Please place your phone on silent mode during the camp session. All controlled substances are strictly prohibited. Anyone found to be using or in possession of such substances will be required to leave camp and may be subject to prosecution under law. Vehicles must be kept only in the camp parking lot. Otherwise, the use of vehicles inside the Main Camp is at the discretion of the Camp Director or Program Director. No air rifles, ammunition, or bows and arrow may be brought to camp. FOOTWEAR MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES. Anyone leaving camp must sign out at the HEALTH OFFICE and sign back in upon return. All guests must register at the Camp Office and wear a wristband. Page2
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES All camp emergencies will be handled under the supervision of the Camp Director. Emergency situations must be reported IMMEDIATELY. In the interest of safety and in handling emergencies quickly and decisively, everyone must cooperate fully and without question. All scouts, adults, and leaders must be familiar with the following procedures for any emergency that might occur. ALL INJURIES (NO MATTER HOW MINOR) MUST BE REPORTED TO THE HEALTH OFFICER AND MUST BE LOGGED LOST SCOUT 10-15 SECOND BLAST OF SIREN First, search the program area thoroughly in latrine, and immediate vicinity of the area. Check to see if the scouts gear is with his Troop s gear. Then the Scoutmaster goes to the Camp Office to report the missing scout. Be prepared to describe the Scout, include clothing he was wearing and when he was last seen. It helps to know where the Scout was last seen and where he might have gone or wanted to go. The Camp Director will then organize a search party of available Staff and check all likely places. If the search has not turned up the lost scout, The Camp Director will then sound the horn. All Staff, Campers, and Leaders will then come to the Dining Hall. All Program Areas will close. The Scoutmasters from each Troop will take roll and report to the Program Director, who will then report to the Camp Director. The Camp Director will assemble the entire Staff to organize a thorough search of the property. If the search has not turned up the lost scout, the Camp Director will then notify the Sheriff, and the Scout Executive. Page3
FIRE All fires must be reported. SHORT BURST OF SIREN, 10 SECONDS Small fires can be put out under supervision while being reported. Out-of-control fires must be reported immediately to the Camp Office. The horn will be sounded, and the Camp Director will phone The Fire Department and The Scout Executive. Al Staff, Scouts, and Leaders will report to the flag poles. The Scoutmaster from each Troop will take roll call and report to the Program Director, who will then report to the Camp Director The Camp Director will assemble the entire Staff to organize a support system to the Fire Department SEVERE STORM 5 SECOND SIREN, 5 SECOND SILENCE, REPEAT During severe storms that occur during the operation of program, The Camp Director will decide what program areas to close. The Camp Director will then notify the Program Director to close specific areas. If a program area is completely closed, the Staff is to direct the Scouts to the Dining Hall. During any storm where lightening is spotted, anyone spotting lightning will report to the Camp Office. If lightening is spotted, all program areas are to come to a halt immediately. They will remain closed until no lightening has been spotted for at least 30 minutes and the Camp Director has made sure that the weather is appropriate enough to continue program. Any Troops wishing to leave during this time MUST check out at the Camp Office before departing camp. Page4
SCHEDULING WELCOME We would like to take a moment to thank you for volunteering to be at this campout with your scouts. With your help, we hope that this Wilderness Survival Camporee will become a Wilderness Experience to last a lifetime. Focusing on some of the most basic skills and understanding of what to do in a Wilderness Survival experience, all while having fun, is our ultimate goal in hosting this amazing weekend for you and your scouts. The skills learned during this event will cover many requirements for the Wilderness Survival Merit badge. The organizers will not be able to sign these requirements. It is encouraged for scouts to identify a Wilderness Survival merit badge counselor prior to attending this event. CHECK-IN Check-In for this event will be between 4:00pm-7:00pm at the Welcome Center. Participants must Check-In with a member of the Camporee Staff and Health Officer. All Participants must have a completed BSA Health Form (Parts A & B) to be turned in to the Health Officer. CAMPSITE SELECTION Because of the large volume of participants that will be attending this event, your campsites have been assigned to you. Depending on the size of your unit, you will more than likely be paired in a campsite with one or multiple units. You will be expected to not only be courteous neighbors, but will be camping, cooking, participating in events, and building with the troops that are in your campsite. Get to know them well! It may help you win the most points for these events. You will be allowed to drive to you campsite to drop off all of your personal gear and scouts. Please make sure that you pull off of the road as much as possible so that others can get around your vehicle. ALL VEHICLES ARE REQUIRED TO PARK IN THE CAMP PARKING LOT. You will be allowed to drop your troop trailer within your site (as weather permits). We challenge all units to camp as primitively as possible. This will make your set up and tear down quicker and easier, as well as add to the Wilderness Survival Experience that your scouts will be challenged to participate in this weekend. Page5
SPL AND ADVISORS MEETING (CRACKER BARRELL) There will be a SPL and Advisors meeting held on Friday night at 7:00pm to pass on important information to your units and answer any questions that you may have. Please make sure your troop s SPL and one Scoutmaster is present to this meeting. It is a chance for you to make sure that you have all of the appropriate information that you will need to survive this campout. Units will be collaborating with other units in their campsite. This will be explained at this meeting. FRIDAY NIGHT GAMES To better accommodate our units, we have decided to offer OPTIONAL program on Friday evening. If your unit has camp set up and would like to join the staff in some games and fellowship, fell free to join us in the Dining Hall for some games that we will have set up for scouts of all ages. The Trading Post will also be open at this time!!! Bring your appetite! If a unit has arrived to camp later than some others, this will give you the opportunity to continue to set up camp, and not feel pressured to rush, or set up camp in the dark. We hope that once your campsite is set up, you join us. FLAG CEREMONY AND BREAKFAST The camp staff feels very strongly about starting the day off right, which includes a proper flag ceremony and a great breakfast. We would like all units to meet us on the parade grounds in front of the flag poles before 6:30am to begin the day. Immediately following, will be an amazing breakfast for all participants provided through our kitchen staff. PROGRAM Immediately following breakfast will be our main program for this event. You will be given a schedule that will describe what times you need to at your program stations, where they are located, as well as what the program themes at that station will focus on. Our goal is that you are able to take something back from each of these program stations, and create your very own Model Wilderness Survival Campsite within your own campsite with the help of the other units camping with you. You will be responsible for having a designated area that has a minimum of 6 elements within in, that represent the 6 stations that you will visit during you time at Old Ben. PROGRAM THEME SHELTER BUILDING FIRE BUILDING TRAPING/TRACKING/FISHING WATER PURIFICATION SIGNALING & RESCUE PRIMITAVE COOKING LOCATION AT OLD BEN SCOUT CRAFT (1 ST YEAR CAMPER PROGRAM) CAMPFIRE CIRCLE WATERFRONT HANDICRAFT ARCHERY RANGE QUARTERMASTER Page6
Hints for getting the most out of your experiences. 1. Adult Help: Adult help during the competition is a BIG No-No. A patrol will be dock competition points for receiving assistance from adults. 2. Individual Day packs/personal survival kits are encouraged. a. The minimum would include: i. Rope ii. Flashlight iii. Fire starters/firem n Chit iv. Map & compass v. Pencil/pen, writing paper vi. First aid kit/bug spray/sunscreen vii. Filled Water bottle/ways to treat water viii. Emergency food ix. Rain gear/extra clothing x. Pocket knife/totin chip xi. Scout handbook b. Additional items to consider: i. Whistle ii. Duct tape iii. Signal mirror iv. Large garbage bags v. Emergency/space blanket 3. Patrol packs: a. Field book b. Knots book c. Wilderness Survival Merit badge book vi. Ziploc gallon bags vii. Mess kit viii. Emergency candle ix. Additional fire-starting methods d. Small backpack stove, pot for cooking e. Tarps f. Patrol/troop flags 4. Before coming to the camporee, the units should discuss topics in the Wilderness Merit Badge handbook, including the following items: a. First aid b. Seven priorities for backcountry survival c. Surviving in extreme/unusual f. Methods of signaling g. How to build a natural shelter h. Methods of treating water conditions i. Knots d. Individual survival kits e. Fire building without matches (lighters) j. Basic orienteering Page7
SHELTER JUDGING Shelter judging will take place between 7:00pm-8:30pm on Saturday evening. This will need to be a collective shelter that is assembled with the help of the other units in your campsite. You will also be challenged to provide at least one example of each station that you visited within your campsite. Shelters will be judged on originality, stability, size, and overall creativity. CAMPFIRE PROGRAM We ask that all units provide at least one song and/or skit to perform at the campfire program on Saturday evening at 8:30pm. This will be a time to celebrate all of the achievements that you have completed that day. Come ready to sing and join in fellowship with your fellow scouts. CHAPEL There will be a non-denominational chapel service held on Sunday morning for any who would like to attend. We are also organizing a Catholic service. We will let you know of these plans. You are not required to come, but all are welcome. This will be held at the campfire circle at 8:00am. CLEAN UP All campsites must be inspected by the Campmaster before a unit is allowed to leave Old Ben. A Scout is Clean, and we expect you to leave your campsite better than you found it. We strongly ask that you help out the other units in your area to make sure all garbage is picked up and campsites are in pristine condition. If it is wet your unit will be responsible for fixing any holes/ruts/deep tracks caused by your vehicle tires. MEALS Units are responsible for the following meals: Cracker Barrel Snacks, Saturday lunch, and Sunday Breakfast. A hearty breakfast will be provided on Saturday morning. Saturday dinner food will be provided to each unit. Units will cook their Philmont style meal at their campsites. Bring minimal cooking gear for this meal. Please let the organizers know of any health-related dietary concerns at least 2 weeks prior to this event. TRADING POST The Old Ben Trading Post will be opened as much as possible throughout the weekend to better serve our campers. We will have snacks and sweets for participants to enjoy, as well as the allimportant Slushy Machine will be in full operation. T-Shirts and patches that are not pre-ordered will also be available in small supply. Page8