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YOUTH AND FAMILY RESOURCES

Within this page Scouting youth and families can find resources such as lists, gear guides, tips and valuable HOW-TOs for a most successful experience with 1st MIRAMICHI BPSA Scouting.  Your leadership teams want you first and foremost to be educated and prepared for all of our many outings and activities.

NOTE: If you find that you are missing information or a piece of gear, just ask your leaders!  Many times there is Troop gear already for you to make use of.  Importantly, we aim to keep our Traditional Scouting AFFORDABLE and INCLUSIVE for everyone!

TROOP 101 1st Miramichi BPSA Explorer Troop FAQs ​ (click here)

CAMP NOTICES
(Spring Camp - TBA)
  "Paddle Training & Camping"
(Spring Camp - TBA)
  "Coming Out of Hibernation" Camp
(Fall Camp - TBA)
  "Shaken Out of Hibernation" Camp
(Fall Camp - TBA) 
  "Heading for Hibernation" Camp
BACKPACKING
​​Backpack Loading & Wearing Tips
Whats in your Backpack (rucksack)
How to pick a backpack​​
CAMPING
Outdoor Clothing Basics (layering)
Sleeping Bags 101
Top 10 Fire Starters
Why a Hammock
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​Pitching a Hammock Tarp

MEALS & MENUS
Meal Ideas for Camping
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Winter Meals
​​Cold Weather Cooking
​Patrol Cooking in Winter
Hot Dog Meals for anywhere
​Types of Trailmixes
The GEEZER's Cookbook
Patrol Menu Ideas
​Vegan Meal ideas
​Breakfast-Lunch-Supper Ideas
Hiking
Trail Signs
Hiking Activities
Hiking Games


 WINTER CAMPING
Hypothermia Guide for Winter (Outdoor Action)
Outdoor Guide to Winter Camping (Outdoor Action)
Winter Camping Nutrition
Winter Shelters
Keeping Warm while Sleeping in the Winter (dia1) (dia2)
​​Winter Camp List (2016)
Staying Warm in the Winter
Winter Survival Quiz
Sleeping Warm in the Winter
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Winter Camping (Outdoor Action Reference)
Winter Food Considerations (staying warm)

HOW TO DO's
Tenderfoot to Queen Scout
​How to Hoist your Backpack on your Back
​Trekking Pole Sizing
How to fit a Backpack
How to Stay Warm when Winter Camping
Pepsi Can Stoves
Rigging a Tarp
How a Troop Works
The Patrol System
TROOP ADVANCEMENT RESOURCES
Advancement Steps
Advancement Record (Personal)
Advancement Record1 (Patrol)
Advancement Record2 (Patrol)
Fire Building
Building a Fire
Fire Lighting Fact sheet
Cylinder Fire Starting
​The Fire Triangle
Methods of Fire Lighting
Bow & Stick Fire Lighting Method
Boy Scouts way of Lighting a Fire

Outdoor Adventure is the promise made to youth when they join Scouting. In the outdoors, youth have opportunities to acquire skills that make them more self-reliant. They can explore, canoe and hiking trails and complete challenges they first thought were beyond their ability. Attributes of good character become part of the youth as they learn to cooperate to meet outdoor challenges that may include extreme weather, difficult trails, hiking, and dealing with nature's unexpected circumstances.

Traditional Scouting always plan and carry out activities with thoughtful guidance from experienced Scouting Leaders and other adult resources. Good youth leadership, communication, and teamwork enable them to achieve goals they have set for themselves, their Six or Patrols, and their Pack and Troop.

Learning by doing is part of the Patrol System and is a hallmark of outdoor education. Meetings offer information and knowledge used on outdoor adventures each month throughout the year. A senior youth or leader may describe and demonstrate a Scouting skill at a meeting, but the way Scouts truly learn outdoor skills is to do it themselves on a Pack or Troop outing.

Exercise and fitness is part of the outdoor experience. As Scouting youth hike, paddle, climb, bike, or ride, their muscles become toned and their aerobic capacity increases. When they work as a Six or Patrol to plan menus for their outings, they learn to purchase cost-effective ingredients to prepare flavourful and nutritious meals.

Service to others and good community is learned through such outdoor activities as conservation projects, collecting food, building trails and shelters, and conducting community service projects that promote healthy living. Through helping other people, Scouting youth learn to appreciate how they can share themselves and their blessings to those in need. By giving service to benefit
others, Scouting youth gain a sense of personal satisfaction.

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    • FAMILY REFERENCE
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