Re: BSA GUIDELINES COLD WEATHER
Dr. Steven C. Myers (R1SCM@AKRONVM.BITNET)
Mon, 24 Jan 1994 12:13:44 EST
On Wed, 19 Jan 1994 12:30:41 -0700 GS-12 Daniel R. Mott Mr said:
>
>I haven't heard of any BSA policy concerning canceling an activity due
>to wind chill or temperature (maybe look in "Health and Safety").
>
>But we did have a winter camp two years ago in January where it was 10
>degrees and a wind chill factor of least 20 below. The wind was
>blowing the next morning around 30 miles an hour. We had some trouble
>keeping the district tent up. So the camp chairman, district
>executive, and the scoutmasters got together and decided to go home
>early.
>
>Of course this may not seem like so much, further north, but it was
>colddd! with that wind blowing.
>
>Dan Mott
Dan,
Probably the wises course, especially for a district event. However,
I think the emphasis here needs to be "are they safe?"
not "are they cold?" At no time in our -13 degree camp (-30 or so WC)
did we suspect the boys as being unsafe or we would have been out of there.
We were in a cabin, but a very "leaky" and cold one.
Steve Myers
SM, Troop 1, Akron
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