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you decide to print these maps please bring and
leave in the Map Box at the end of the weekend for future
visitors)
DIRECTIONS:
Click
for
Google Maps (click on "Terrain" for
cool view) or better yet Cub Scouts! put these
coordinates in your
GPS: N
42°30.100' W 71°23.235' (There is no
"address" for the entrance to Camp Acton. From Carlisle
take Pope Road towards Acton. About 250' After Spencer
Brook Road, there is a small dirt road on the Right and a "CAMP
ACTON" sign deep in the woods.) Parking
is quite limited and other groups may be using the sites we have
not reserved. Park tightly, and double park those staying.
Weather guideline: Dens may decide
at point of purchase for food, once committed to food purchase
please support your dens cost even if you decide to change your
plans. Review the guide to safe scouting and BALOO
training for more details. |
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Noon |
Optional Early Arrival: Bring
your lunch, help set up the campfire area.
Note anyone who wants to help please email
cubmaster@pack135.com The early bird
gets the worm! |
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2:00-3:30 |
Official Arrival & Setup (If you
want to arrive early please see
Campsite Assignments and
Map) |
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3:30-4:30 |
Scavenger Hunt
or Other Pack Activity* - Meet at
Site 2 Campfire Area or Den Activity |
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4:30-5:30 |
Skills* (Orienteering/Knots, Dinner
Prep) - Meet at Site 2 Campfire Area or Den Activity Bring a
compass if you have one! |
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5:30-7:00 |
Den Dinner & Cleanup & S'mores |
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7:00-8:00 |
Hike |
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8:00-9:00
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Camp Fire & Songs & Skits |
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9:00 |
Lights Out |
* Some dens are planning elective/activity badge
skills, but please do not make this camping trip a "earn a
badge marathon" |
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8:00-10:00 |
Wakeup: Breakfast Den
Activities |
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10:00:11:00 |
TBD Activity |
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11:00 |
Clean-up & Camp breakdown |
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The parking lot at Camp
Acton will hold about 25 cars if
everyone parks really really really
neatly. We
expect 35 or more for the campfire. Please make
every effort possible to
carpool and
join ranks with others if you can be “parked
in”. For instance if you are there for the
duration let someone know they can double parked.
Please do not park in front of the emergency access road
gate.
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General Information:
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Scouts and Leaders
should be in Uniform |
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Den’s buy and prepare food as dens. |
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The Boy Scouts can lend us
equipment if your don needs it (see below). |
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Den's must
have a BALOO trained representative. |
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Pack pays for Port-a-Potty and permits. |
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Pocket Knives: At their
parent's discretion, and only Boys with the Whittling
Chip Patch
ATTACHED to their uniform, scouts may carry a pocket knife at
this event. Not all activities are appropriate.
Any parent/leader may confiscate/hold a pocket knife
from any scout not practicing proper usage and return it
to the scout's parent. |
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Please be
environmentally conscious. Reduce plastic and
disposable gear. Practice
Leave no Trace. |
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See notes
at bottom of page and refer back to the
Guide To Safe Scouting |
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Equipment Guidelines: |
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Boys Famiies, and Adults should bring:
(Note if your stuff does not fit in a pack/duffle you
have too much stuff!)
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Tent - Can be borrowed from Boy Scouts
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Sleeping bag
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Ground cloth
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Pad
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Rain coat
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Sweater or light jacket
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Mess kit – bowl, cup, knife, fork, spoon
(Highly preferred over plastic - we are Scouts!)
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Water (Drinking/Teeth) 1 gallon of water per person
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Insect repellant/Sunscreen
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Compass (if you have one)
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Personal first aid kit/medications
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Flashlight
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Toothbrush/Toiletries
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Dens Need to plan and provide:
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Menu
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Food
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Water (cooking)
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Dishwashing pans/materials
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Cooking Grills - Can be borrowed from Boy
Scouts.
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Tarps - Can be borrowed from Boy Scouts
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Some Pots and Pans - Can be borrowed from
Boy Scouts
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Camping shovel
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First Aid kit
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Cooking Utensils - Can be borrowed from
Boy Scouts
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Saw
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Campfire Skits (Two) /Song/Call
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Skills Planning (Requirement/Elective Activity)
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Extra Sleeping Bag is a good idea. Boys often wet their
beds when over tired camping
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Pack will Supply:
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Equipment borrowed from Boy Scouts (if
you don't have any of the above)
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First Aid Kit
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Port-o-Potty (Includes Toilet Paper) - Glow Stick
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Permits.
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One Hand Saw
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Extra Tent
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Extra Tarp
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Water Jugs (for fire control)
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Campfire Prep and Treat
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Scavenger Hunt
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Please do NOT bring:
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No Nintendos etc. |
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No Cell phones in
the “on” position (if you want your son to smell the roses you need
to too) |
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No noisy man-made
things like Coleman gas lanterns that sound like trains, or
radios |
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Pets |
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Firewood:
There is a lot of fallen timber in the back sites and off the
paths in sites 1 and 2. Cooking aficionados might want hardwood
but any scout can find plenty to burn.
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One simple example
of putting the “light-saber” in the fire helps to quell the flaming
marshmallow games of catch.
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Plan your dinner carefully:
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Dinner is harder
to cook over an open fire than you might remember.
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Keep your menu
simple and try to involve the boys as much as you can (requires good
menu planning) |
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Start the fire
early; it is much easier to add a few sticks at 4:15 to keep it
going than to be fighting with wet wood and hungry boys at 6:15.
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Have two families
help with acquisition and two with prep/cooking and it goes like
clockwork. |
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Try to stay away
from using plastic and paper plates etc. we are Scouts!
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