Go with the scouts cooking for their own patrols. I've been on campouts where there was pressure to combine patrols because of low turnout. I resist this unless there is only one scout left in a particular patrol. The patrol method is there to help them rely on themselves within the patrol structure. We have tents, a dining fly, rope, cooking gear, and tools for each patrol. It is all clearly marked with the patrol name, so no other patrols can claim ownership. The adult patrol always camps in its own site with its own equipment, usually closest to the new scout patrol. The adult patrol is to
