Outing Permission Forms & Gear
Here is another video in the series of troop instructor videos. This video is all about making pasta, if you watch this video you will learn how to:
Precook sauce with protein and veggies
Cook pasta and sauce at camp
Safely Handle Chicken
Assemble and use the camp stoves at Troop 78
Safely use a knife
Enjoy,
Digital Instructor
Digital Instructor Matthew S. has created a video about how to pitch a tent and take it down. The steps:
Check that you have everything you need in your tent bag before leaving.
Pitch a troop tent in normal and high winds.
Take down a troop tent in normal and high winds.
Pack a tent bag.
This video from Digital Instructor Bryce I. covers a few basics that are essential for winter camping! Being warm and comfy while winter camping is amazing because winter camping can be miserable. This video covers nutrition, cloths, and other things like water and fire to help keep you warm. A few of the Ventures will talk your way into being this warmest scout on this year's cold weather camping.
Digital Instructor Alex Petroff offers this refresher on how to tie basic knots used often in Scouting.
Digital Instructor Alex Petroff reviews the 10 Essentials every Scout and adult should have with them on every outing.
Alex Petroff, a veteran winter camper, offers this guide to layering up for winter campouts like Pre-Klondike.
Digital Instructor Alex Petroff reviews good clothing suggestions for warm weather camping.
Former Troop 78 Senior Patrol Leader Alex Petroff shares his thoughts on the value of staying in Scouts, even when it can be hard.
Alex Petroff, who attended Northern Tier as his first BSA High Adventure, offers valuable insight into preparing for this challenging trek.
by Digital Instructor Oscar Wood
by Digital Instructor Oscar Wood
by Digital Instructor Oscar Wood
by Digital Instructor Oscar Wood
by Digital Instructor Oscar Wood
by Digital Instructor Oscar Wood
By Dave Trendler, Scoutmaster, with help from Ben T. and Alex T.
There are three main safety concerns when using backpacking stoves:
Don’t start a forest fire.
Don’t get burned by flames.
Don’t get burned by steam or hot water.
Follow this procedure to use canister stoves safely.
X Marks the Pot! It's easier to avoid tipping over your stove and pot if the pot is centered properly on your stove. Use the smallest pot that will do the job for your crew. Stoves with arms that open more widely will be more stable. Many backpacking pots have concentric circles centered on the bottom. Use a nail to scratch a target X in the center circle and Sharpie it. Now center your backpacking stove on the X and mark where the stove arms touch the pot farthest from X. Find a circular object of that diameter and scratch the circle with a nail and Sharpie it. You should now have a visual guide to centering your stove on your pot!
Find a place that’s level and stable to place your stove. Bonus points if it’s out of the wind.
Make sure your stove is turned off.
Quickly attach the fuel canister to the stove (to avoid leaks).
Attach the fuel canister stabilizer legs. They should click on.
Get your tallest Scout to “kick out” your “boil circle” or “splash zone”. With your foot, drag a “boil circle” into the ground around the stove.
Only 1 Cook in the Kitchen! No one in the kitchen except the cook.
Place your optional windscreen and leave a gap (to avoid heating your canister and causing a leak or explosion).
Calculate the amount of water you need plus a few extra ounces.
While your pot is on the ground, add water and then the lid.
Flame before Fuel! Light your flame first, then turn on your fuel. Keep your face away!
Place and center the pot on your stove. (Mark bottom of pot.)
Don’t touch the pot while it’s on the stove! Never lift the lid and never stir while the pot is on the stove.
If you need to check or stir, take the pot OFF the stove and put it on the ground first. Use a scrubby to lift the lid.
Boil raw water 3 minutes at altitude, 1 minute below 5,000 feet.
When water is done boiling, remove the pot and put it on the ground. Lift the lid using a scrubby.
THEN kill the flame. Let the stove cool before you move it.
Never pour hot water into handhelds! Place bowls/mugs or packets on ground and THEN pour.