Camping

shona on Sep 18th 2007

Food - everyone to bring sausages / burgers and buns for dinner on saturday evening - to be cooked together over an open fire or BBQ, drinks and sunday morning breakfast (grill and stove available if hot food wanted)

Julia will buy additional food for dinner together - carrots, cucumber, bananas, s’mores

Equipment:

Shona providing - tents : 4 person for Sean and Craig

                                            : 8 person in 2 separate sleeping areas for Nicola and family and for Francis and family

                                            : 2 person for Dominic and Michael

                                            : 4 person for Gregory, Conall and Shona

                               - sleeping bags - 5 for Nicola and family (2 fairly good ones and 3 others which are more lightweight - BLANKETS needed in addition.  I have 1 more lightweight sleeping bag if anyone wants it and various other "snuggle bags"which would need to be doubled up or used with blankets)

Alex and Aidan bringing own tents

Meet at 14:00 on Saturday.  End by noon on Sunday.

Check out page 352 of Webelos book for items to bring.  It should be warmer at the weekend  than the last few days . . . . but that still means fairly cold compared to the last 2 weekends so thermal underwear / pyjamas would be really good or at least extra layers, extra blankets essential, hiking boots or good walking shoes.  Even though this is supposed to be relatively primitive, don’t be embarrassed to take a duvet with you if you don'’t think you have the warmest sleeping bags.  Especially for those who are camping for the first time, I wouldn’t like the boys to be put off future camping weekends if they feel the cold overnight.  Bring a compass if you have one, and the boys should bring their "seat".   You do not need any of the cooking equipment listed (obviously still needs plates, cutlery  etc.)

We will camp in the Versoix woods.  On the Cub scout website - check out the "campsites" in the "pages" at the right hand side then page down to Versoix camping.  You can zoom the map in and out to see better where it is. 

From the Versoix sports centre ,  Direction Geneve straight on at the roundabout.  Continue on this road under the A1.  After crossing the Versoix river the road climbs.  At the top of the climb take the road signed Golf de Vieille Batie. This road has a hidden cross road in the trees.  Continue to the next cross road then turn right signed “no through road”.  The camp site is on the right just before the bridge; parking is just passed the bridge.

Current plan -

Saturday - Outdoorsman activity badge:

Setting up campsite. 

Collect wood and build fire.  Boys will cook meal for everyone (we will agree what to cook at mtg on Monday 24th).  Knots etc.

Evening campfire - stories, songs, jokes

Map & compass exercises

Bobcat trail for new boys and overview of general pack calendar and some den weekend outings (to fix dates if possible), Practice flag ceremony.

Outdoor games

Sunday - hike in Versoix woods