Boy Scout Roundtable Roundup

2014 Roundtable Master Schedule

Possible Boy Scout Roundtable Featured Discussion

• Journey to Excellence
• Life to Eagle
• Troop high adventure program
• Philmont High Adventure
• Northern Tier High Adventure
• Seabase
• The Sumit
• Bullying--what to do?
• Servant Leadership
• Scoutmaster's role in PLC meetings
• Avoiding Scoutmaster burnout
• Scouting Heritage
• Teaching EDGE
• Leading EDGE
• Winter camping
• Troop Leadership Training
• Encouraging advancement
• Leave no Trace
• Scout Religious Awards
• What to look for in buying a:
  • tent
  • sleeping bag and pads
  • boots and foul weather gear
  • pack
  • camp stove and lantern
  • pocket knife
  • Other toys like multi-tools, flashlights, compasses, etc.
• Keepin’s Easier than Marketing
• First Time Camping, A Discussion
  • Annual Troop Planning Meeting
  • Developing a Personal Learning Plan for Scouting
  • Developing a Troop Web Site
  • Managing risk
  • Youth led program/Patrol method
  • Backpacking
  • Canoeing
  • Cycling
  • Caving
  • Climbing
  • Ceremonies
  • Scout's own

Possible Boy Scout Roundtable Featured Skills

• Alpine butterfly--what, why, how
• One handed bolin
• Bolin in a bight
• First aid kits - what should and should not be in one
• Thief's knot vs square knot
• How to whip the end of a rope
• Knife sharpening, maintenance, and safety
• Stove and lantern lighting and safety
• Stove and lantern maintenance and repair
• How to rig tarps
• Proper dishwashing techniques 3 vs 2 pot method
• How to treat a:
  • blister
  • simple cut
  • snakebite
  • sprained ankle/broken ankle
  • scald from cooking
  • burn from stove/lantern/fire
• How to cut with a bowsaw
• How to split with a hand ax
• Firelays, when to and not to use fire
• Proper building, lighting, and feeding (care) of a fire
• Proper way to douse a fire
• Proper way to dispose of garbage
• Types of packs, fanny, day, overnight, long term, internal frame
• Packing a backpack
  • ziplock bags - do you pack by day, or by clothes type
  • Internal frame packing vs external frame packing
• How to fit a backpack
• There are many things that can be covered from the Leave no Trace ethic.

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