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  5. Common Sense

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  6. Like My Momma Used to say... 1 2

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  8. If a Tree Curses in the forest and there's no one around...

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  9. Ride turns into a lesson for Scouts

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  10. Unmaking Makes The World

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  11. "God's Drum"

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  14. Mayo jars and Coffee

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  15. COMMUNICATION

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  • LATEST POSTS

    • SSScout
      Another Camping MB 9B Requirement Question :)

      By SSScout · Posted

      In the Troop of my yoooth,  the Troop had an overnight scheduled at least every other month, even thru the winter.  We had hikes and other events, but somewhere we had an overnight, if not at "The Property", which belonged to somebody's uncle's cousin....    Summer camp too, both Council sponsored "official"  summer camp, and the one we set up in "The Property".... I would hope the NEW requirements would differentiate between "under canvas, on the ground" (nylon? Plastic?)  and under "roof" (long term? On platform? ).  Carrying your shelter on Philmont, Katahdin or on canoe  is a mark different than walking in to a Camp Scouter site and walking up a step onto a platform, even if it is under canvas held up by a 2x4 beam.   
    • SiouxRanger
      Another Camping MB 9B Requirement Question :)

      By SiouxRanger · Posted

      I agree. And with counting "nights…in shelters not provided to the Scout" our unit has a firm rule that those nights are only counted if the Scout at least to adjust the thermostat AND they get their own ice from the machine down the hall.
    • DuctTape
      Another Camping MB 9B Requirement Question :)

      By DuctTape · Posted

      Nice they clarified. However I would like to see the requirement have some  (10?) of the nights not be in shelters provided to the Scout. IMO part of the experience, perhaps a significant part, is the choosing of the tent spot, preparing the site, and setting up one's shelter. Same with using summer camp as nights when all the food is prepared for them in the dining hall. Camping is not just sleeping away from home. This is a mB after all. 
    • Jameson76
      Another Camping MB 9B Requirement Question :)

      By Jameson76 · Posted

      Not a bad change, there are many competing priorities and some Scouts many only be able to attend say 1 night of some 2 night outings, yet can commit to camp each summer or high adventure trips.   Agree and as a Camping MB I also used some discretion.  We had a troop fold and had many of their Scouts join, 75% were older.  Unfortunately they had not done as much weekend camping as our troop did, but, they did go to summer camps.  Many were around Jrs in HS, so we had them camp as they could, and looked at summer camp as much as we could for those "extra" nights.
    • skeptic
      Another Camping MB 9B Requirement Question :)

      By skeptic · Posted

      This latter added is interesting, as I chose, as SM and counselor for the badge to do just that almost from the start.  It just made perfect sense to me that we should not penalize a youth for participating.  If it had been simply a weekend two night outing, we would have counted it, so why not longer term programed camps?  Now, I did make a judgement call if a youth was never doing the shorter outings, and the max was always two.  So IF the youth only went on long term summer camp, not treks to Philmont and such, then it would gen really never be a real issue, as the totals would take too long.  It was my prerogative I felt, and still do.  

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