ItsBrian

Most camps I've been to have like 3-4 different water/boating merit badges. Then, usually only around 30 mins to a hour few times during the week called "open boating or open swimming"

You must go to a nice camp!

Those are usually for only a hour a day (the open time, not the merit badge). Never heard of water skiing at a camp.

I've only seen one summer camp around us that has one. It's a pretty dirty and poor camp. I only have one my age.

I didn’t go to summer camp last year due to working at the day camp. I’m 15 and 2 Eagle merit badges away. (no summer camps really offer the ones I need around me). I don’t even know if I will be able to miss a week of the day camp to attend summer camp, it depends on what position I get this year. What do your senior scouts do at summer camp to keep busy?

Should’ve made one with 5 wheels.

The plan does not need a signature. Are you talking about the proposal?

All I know is that it would be the most popular craft badge.

It’s so unpopular because it’s not interesting. Isn’t pulp and paper basically learning all about recycling, but a focus on paper?

Our COR does not go to council. I know that for a fact. We live about a hour from the council center. The CO doesn’t really want to be involved. They love having us there and helping them clean up for events, etc. but they don’t really get involved besides signing off on the application. He’s more just a name on paper. Never attended a meeting either.

I don’t know a single COR around me that has ever even interacted with council. Mostly the CC’s do it.

Exactly. Some may only do cub scouts and not go into Boy Scouts because of sports, etc. but want to do cub scouts still. My den (as a youth) had around 12 people and we had 3 troops we could’ve chose. (1 as a pack feeder then 2 in another town right next to us). My whole den picked the one Troop. There’s only 2 of us left out of the 12. Most of them got involved in other youth groups (religious ones), sports, etc.

You have to make it fun for you somehow.

You say “does not offer”, but have you ever asked?

Why was venturing YPT changed if it stays the same?

That’s the council I was thinking about.

And I think wolves are too young from what I see at daycamp sometimes.

Really? I never knew that! I know patriots path merged with another council a while and go. I thought they merged with the one that was in north jersey? My apologizes.

Cubmaster is a big task! Thanks for getting involved into scouting right away with your son! Theres plenty of information on this forum that can help you!

Woah! You gotta name it. I know a Troop around me named their donated building “The Scout Hut” many people just call it “The Hut”

I’m assuming the SM has never been involved in scouting?

Interesting! I believe there is only 2 councils in NJ, and one council has 2, and I’m not sure how many the other one has but has atleast one. They both provide bussing that I know of. The bus routes do end up being a hour long, but it’s not too bad. Most scouts on my bus slept in the morning and then in the afternoon since they had fun!

Your day camp does not provide bussing?

Qwaze’s post reminded me of something else a day camp does. In October or November they open for a weekend and any kid can come for free with their parents and basically experience a day at camp (besides things like fishing, canoeing). Staff from the camp usually come back and volunteer.

In NJ schools usually have 2 days off for “teachers convention” and this year my council held a STEM day camp for those two days. I was offered to be staff (it actually paid really well!), but had to turn down.