Weeblos and Boy Scouts camp outs

[evmori 11]

I co-chaired a camporee for my district before this inane policy went into place. We set up a rifle range for black powder & percussion rifles. Meet all the guidelines! The Scouts loved it! The Webelos couldn't stop talking about it and wished they coulda shot! Great recruiting tool!

[Crossramwedge 10]

I chaired a Camporee a couple of years ago. Went through all of this Webelos/Scout camping mess. ScoutNut is correct. Webelos are not allowed to spend the night or take part in activities at a Boy Scout Camporee. They can visit but have to leave at night.

 

Webelos are encouraged to camp with a Troop (one on one and one night at a time) to experience what Scouting is about, just not at a Camporee. Agree or disagree that is how it is.

 

Some People even say that holding a Weblosree and a Camporee at the same time in the same vicinity of each other (though there are seperate Camping and activity areas) is skirting the intention of this policy. Go figure.

[ghermanno 11]

John in KC,

 

Sounds like a wonderful Camporee. I am in the process of trying to schedule/plan a camporee for my District in November. They have not had a Camporee in over three years. (back to subject as do not want to hijack thread).

 

Your Camporees sound wonderful and I could understand if that was the norm.

 

QUESTION: Is Shooting normal at Camporees? (This will be a new thread)

 

YiS,

 

Rick