SSScout 1615 Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Owing to another thread (you pick it out) leading me to remember other camping trips of long ago (ahhh, the smell of roast loin of saber tooth . . .), I am led to ask: What items/stuff/things of note have you seen kids bring on Camping Trips, Hikes, Outings that on "adult" consideration, made you smile and shake your head? I will offer the seven day canoe trip down the Shenandoah where the teen girl brought a 8 Dcell boom box and a electric hair drier.... Link to post Share on other sites
David CO 1783 Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 It's not the items/stuff/things that the current scouts bring or don't bring that makes me laugh and shake my head. It's the things that we did or didn't bring that makes me laugh and shake my head. Swim suits? Link to post Share on other sites
Eagledad 2779 Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 A large jar of hair jell. Link to post Share on other sites
Jameson76 1485 Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Scout brought a thermos with his ravioli on a backpacking outing. He had heated it up before we left and that was his backpacking meal (lunch and dinner, he loved himself some Chef Boyardee). This was a large thermos, accounted for 25% of his toted weight maybe. Had him tote it in, but some of the Philmont crew that was along training toted it and many of his other items out Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle1993 2161 Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 May not fit exactly but one patrol bought a frozen pizza to cook for their first night dinner. If that was not bad enough, they attempted to cook it over direct flames on a grate. The icing on the cake is that they forgot to remove the cardboard.. which caught on fire. At least they didn’t have to carry anything out. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SSScout 1615 Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 ""Cardboard ""?? Link to post Share on other sites
scoutldr 732 Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Crust/cardboard on a frozen pizza...it tastes all the same. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
qwazse 4344 Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 300' of extension cord. Link to post Share on other sites
jjlash 120 Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Hardback copy of one of the Harry Potter novels - on a one-night backpacking trip. Link to post Share on other sites
Chadamus 100 Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 1 hour ago, jjlash said: Hardback copy of one of the Harry Potter novels - on a one-night backpacking trip. Can't read the ebook if electronics aren't allowed 😃 Link to post Share on other sites
MikeS72 437 Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 28 minutes ago, Chadamus said: Can't read the ebook if electronics aren't allowed We do not allow electronics out during the day, they can chose to bring and use them in their tent prior to lights out, as long as they are either muted or have headphones. A couple of them found out on a recent backpacking outing that the phone is useless after the first night unless they add weight carrying a battery pack. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle1993 2161 Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 16 hours ago, MikeS72 said: We do not allow electronics out during the day, they can chose to bring and use them in their tent prior to lights out, as long as they are either muted or have headphones. A couple of them found out on a recent backpacking outing that the phone is useless after the first night unless they add weight carrying a battery pack. Or this... which is what one of the scouts in my dad’s Troop brought to BWCA. https://www.campsaver.com/biolite-campstove.html Link to post Share on other sites
SSScout 1615 Posted July 18, 2018 Author Share Posted July 18, 2018 We had been told that "there really is no firewood in the area. It's been picked clean by all the tourists and Scouts". This by a Ranger at a Nat Park. So the Troop lashed two or three logs to each scouts pack.... Link to post Share on other sites
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