Muskrat Meadows Camp - Fri Nov 12 7:00pm to Sun Nov 14 2:00 pm
NOTE: Attendance is dependent
on entering your vaccination status into MyScouts!
Our fall camp this year will be at Muskrat Meadows group
camp on Deas Island, drop off at 7:00 pm Friday, pick up at 2:00 pm on Sunday. This will be a 2 night camp. We will all arrive
at 7:00 pm on Friday night to set up our tents for the night. The sun sets at 4:33pm (the clocks move back
the previous weekend) so we will be setting up tents in the dark.
Fee: $25 - you can pay by cash or cheque (put in an envelope with the scout's name), or eTransfer to willingdonscouting@gmail.com.
This
is the same place as we had our day-camp in June. Here is
the google maps link for the camp: https://goo.gl/maps/AKmLZ6z3EwaJF7vb9
We will need to leave the group camp area by 1:00 pm. We will do games in the field next to the big parking lot. Pickup will be at the gate to the group camp area in the main parking lot at 2:00 pm on Sunday.
Equipment
for Camp:
Please make sure your
scout has the appropriate equipment, which includes:
- Sleeping bag – please note, a summer sleeping bag, or one you use for a sleepover in a home will NOT BE ADEQUATE. It is now November so we could have overnight temperatures drop below freezing! You MUST have a good sleeping bag, or double up a bag, or add a blanket.
- Pillow (optional)
- Sleeping Pad
- Mess kit (cup, plate, bowl, knife, fork, Spoon) – the cub pack supplied these, we don’t, you don’t want to be eating soup with your hands!
- Flashlight (headlamp recommended) and spare batteries – there’s no city lights out there
- Refillable water bottle
- Clothing:
- Uniform – if you are still waiting for your uniform to arrive, the necker is OK.
- Rain gear
- Warm jacket
- Hat or toque
- Toque for sleeping
- Changes of:
- Shirt
- Pants (jeans not recommended – very uncomfortable when wet)
- Shoes (hiking boots preferred)
- Socks (3 changes minimum)
- Gloves (optional but recommended)
- Shorts (optional, weather permitting)
- Toilet Kit:
- Soap in container
- Toothbrush and toothpaste
- Hand towel and face cloth
- Optional:
- Campfire blanket
- Staff for hiking
- Camp chair
- First Aid Kit
- Knife, if you have a knife permit and are invested – 10cm max blade length, folding only, locking preferred
- Notebook and pen/pencil
- Extra water bottles – you won’t have to work a water filter to get a drink
- Water filter – we’ll bring a couple
- The following are NOT to be brought:
- Electronics
- Snacks other than what the patrol is bringing – you don’t want a coyote or racoon tearing your tent and pack apart to get at your bag of skittles!
- Medications should be given to the scouter in charge at the beginning of the camp and must be in a ziplock bag with the scout’s name and clearly labeled dosage instructions.
- All items must be in a single large backpack. (camp chair can be separate) DO NOT USE A GARBAGE BAG! We have had people’s gear thrown away in a dumpster.
- Label everything you bring to camp. It’s amazing what scouts are able to lose! 😊
