Troop Policies

Introduction

Troop 33 is organized and chartered pursuant to the guidelines established by Scouting America. The purpose of our troop policies is to provide a single source of guidance to all leaders, scouts, and parents of our troop. The scoutmaster and troop committee will enforce the policies of Scouting America, the chartered organization, and these troop policies. All members should review the Guide to Advancement, the leader guides for their position, the Guide to Safe Scouting, and the Scout Handbook. These documents as well as this policy will guide the operation of Troop 33.

Membership Dues and Activity Fees

Membership eligibility is government by Scouting America. For more information please review the Scouting America Membership Standards.

Scouts will join the troop by submitting an online application. They will be required to pay 12 months of national and council dues at that time. The troop will assess additional troop dues on an annual basis. Fundraising can be used to cover troop dues. Troop dues are assessed and collected in November of each year prior to the unit's charter renewal. Activity fees may be collected as needed to cover special activities and events.

Scouts will be asked to provide down-payment in advance for all camping trips. Scout must bring payment with them when they meet at the church to depart on a camping trip. Most weekend camping trips will cost around $20. The exact cost is assessed based on campsite and grocery expenses and might not be finalized until the scouts review the grocery receipts at the next troop meeting.

New scouts will be assigned to a patrol that matches their age and scouting experience.

Adults wishing to volunteer should review the section on Adult Leadership Expectations below.

Medical and Informed Consent Forms

Scouting America requires that the annual health and medical review be completed and turned in to the unit each year. This provides awareness of allergies, medical conditions, a photo release, and information on other adults able to drop off and pickup scouts from activities, including troop meetings.

Medical form parts AB

For scouting trips longer than 72 hours (resident camp) and for certain activities or merit badges like personal fitness, the scout will be required to submit medical form part C to the troop.

Medical Form ABC

Please save these forms as a PDF on your computer so that you can easily update then each year. Provide a paper copy to the scoutmaster. Do not email it to troop leadership. The scoutmaster or another registered adult leader will carry these forms on them during outdoor activities in case a medical response is required.

Code of Conduct and Discipline

The Code of Conduct is the Scout Oath, the Scout Law, the Outdoor Code, the Guide to Safe Scouting, the Cyber Chip, and the promises made when granted their Totin' Chip and Firem'n Chit. Scouts must always treat other scouts with kindness and respect. Remember the golden rule. Scouts must obey the directions given by both youth and adult leadership. Unnecessary physical roughness will not be tolerated. Profanity, inappropriate gestures, intimidation, name-calling, and bullying will not be tolerated. At no time should a scout wear clothing that is inappropriate or offensive. Behavior that disrespects and/or damages the property of others will not be tolerated. Conversations that are not appropriate at school, church, or home are not appropriate for scouting events.

Scouts who fail to abide by this Code of Conduct will have their parents notified of their actions. If the infraction is serious the parent will be required to remove the scout from the event. If a scout continually misbehaves the parent will be required to attend all meetings and activities with the scout for a period of time determined by the scoutmaster and committee chair. If the behavior continues the scout will be asked to take a break from attending meetings and activities for a period of time determined by the scoutmaster and committee chair. In extreme circumstances the scoutmaster and committee chair may decide to dismiss the scout from the troop.

Scouts BSA is not Cub Scouts. New members crossing over from Cub Scouts should review the program differences.

Cell Phone Policy

Troop 33 leadership is not responsible for any property lost at a scouting event, to include electronics and cell phones. Troop leadership is not responsible for charging cell phones.

Cell phones are a scout's personal property and scouts should not use or handle another scout's property without permission.

Cell phones are tools, much like a pocketknife, that can be used for good or bad. Scouts should not be on their cell phones during a scout meeting unless required as part of the meeting, for example, using the GPS or looking up information related to a requirement.

Cell phones will not be used in private spaces such as restrooms or showers (per Youth Protection policies).

Scouts will not record other scouts without permission.

Scouts will not post picture of other scouts online without the permission of the other scouts in the picture.

Scouts that wish to listen to music down designated down time must be considerate of others and use headphones or earbuds.

Scouts will not make phone calls to friends while at scouting events. Phone may only be used to call parents.

Cyber Chip policies apply and the scout oath and scout law must be followed at all times.

Scout Participation

A scout must be active in the troop for the benefits of scouting to impact the scout. A core component of the scouting program is the outdoors. Scouts are expected to attend overnight camping trips and especially to attend summer resident camp. To achieve the rank of Eagle Scout, a scout must have camped at least 20 nights in a tent.

Scouts that RSVP for an event and no-show will be responsible for paying the activity fee for the event. The scoutmaster and committee chair will determine whether there is justification for the scout to receive an exception on a case-by-case basis.

If any scout has a financial hardship that impairs their ability to attend troop activities they may coordinate an application for the troop campership fund through the scoutmaster and committee chair.

Scouts are expected to bring their handbook with them to all meetings and activities.

Scouts are expected to bring their 10 essentials with them to all outdoor activities are encouraged to bring them to all meetings and activities.

Scouts are expected to arrive on time to all meetings and activities.

Scouts are expected to inform their Patrol Leader if they cannot attend a meeting or event. This may be done via scoutbook RSVP, telephone, email, text, or any other means agreed upon by the Patrol Leader and the scout.

Patrol Leaders are expected know which members of their patrol are going to be at a meeting or activity.

Patrol Leaders are expected to inform the Senior Patrol if neither they nor their Assistant Patrol Leader will be able to attend a meeting or activity.

Scouts in other positions of responsibility should also inform the Assistant Senior Patrol Leader if they cannot attend a meeting or event.

Parent Participation

Parents are encouraged to attend troop meetings but to not interfere with youth leadership unless their assistance is requested. Parents are expected to encourage their scouts and be good role models for all scouts. The best way to be a role model is to volunteer your time to serve the troop when assistance is requested. Adults must follow the same Code of Conduct as the scouts. Adults may be requested to leave a meeting or activity if their behavior causes a distraction and/or does not set a good example.

As of September 2023, national requirements state that any adult wishing to stay overnight at troop events must register as an adult leader. Adults attending campouts, being registered adult leaders in Scouting America, will act as role models and demonstrate proper scouting skills and ideals. The only exception to this registration requirement is for parents of AOL scouts that are attending a troop campout.

In the Scouts BSA program, youth may not tent with their parents. In Cub Scouting, which is family-oriented, this is allowed, but it is not allowed in Scouts BSA. This is because Scouts BSA is more focused on personal growth, leadership, and development of outdoor skills than Cub Scouting. Any exceptions must be made through the local council. Scouts may not share a tent with a scout, including a sibling, more than 2 years apart.

All parents should have an understanding of the Scouts BSA program and should encourage scouts to use the Scouts BSA guidelines for Troop Meetings.

From time to time you scout will be required to purchase groceries for a camping trip. You scout will be given a patrol cooler at the meeting prior to the camping trip. You may request an advance on the cost of groceries from the unit treasurer, if necessary. Generally, grocery costs for a weekend should be around $15 per scout in the patrol. When grocery shopping with your scout, make sure that you reinforce the value of purchasing store brands and the appropriate quantities. Ultimately, the scout should be performing the shopping and following the meal planning performed by the patrol. Please read this parent guide for more information.

Adult Leadership Expectations

Adults are an important part of the scouting program. In addition to the scoutmaster and assistants mentoring the youth, they ensure the safety of the scouts by enforcing national standards. The youth protection policy requires all adults that camp overnight must be registered members of Scouting America, undergo a background check, and have child abuse protection clearances from the state. Each event must have at least two registered adult leaders present or the event will be cancelled. There is no exception to this policy.

Camping requires a minimum of two registered adults although trips further away from home may require more adults to ensure safety can be maintained in the event of an emergency. All adults attending overnight must be registered members of Scouting America.

We need parents to help us meet these requirements by serving as a committee member or as a unit scouter reserve member. When adults are serving as leaders at a unit function they must conduct themselves as leaders and not as parents. When camping, they should work as a team/patrol with the other adults and abide by the Scout Oath and Law to model good behavior and teamwork for the scouts.

To ensure that adult supervision requirements are met, adult leadership must be committed to the event by submitting their RSVP as soon as possible for an event. This should be done prior to the PLC meeting in the month preceding the event. This will enable the PLC to adjust the upcoming month's schedule.

Adult leaders are often referred to as Scouters. Please review the official Scouting America Scouter Code of Conduct.

Adult leaders must stay current on their Safeguarding Youth Training (previously known as YPT) requirements. Leaders must also undertake training for their roles to ensure that the troop delivers a quality program in accordance with the rules and procedures set forth by Scouting America. For committee members, this is online training at training.scouting.org and for scoutmasters and assistant scoutmasters this is both online training at training.scouting.org and in-person training called Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills (IOLS).

All adult leaders serve at the discretion of the chartered organization representative. The committee chair makes leadership recommendations and the chartered organization representative holds the authority to approve or reject all adult applications and renewals.

Our troop committee meets every other month, six times per year.

Adult leaders that experience a financial hardship should speak with the scoutmaster or committee chair about the troop's willingness to assist with membership fees if the leader meets certain performance requirements for their registered position such as attendance at meetings or outings, acceptable behavior, and having completed all necessary training.

Youth Leadership Expectations

As leadership development is one of the Aims of Scouting, leadership experience is required as part of advancement in the higher scouting ranks. The position descriptions can be found under the Youth Leadership page of this website. Scouts that have been elected to the positions of Senior Patrol Leader and Patrol Leader have been entrusted by their peers with a great responsibility. These scouts must honor that responsibility and do their best to ensure the needs of their patrols and the troop overall are taken care of.

It is expected that youth perform the duties outlined by their position's description. If unable to perform their duties, they should speak with the scoutmaster as soon as possible to discuss the reasons why and determine the best way forward.

The Senior Patrol Leader and Patrol Leaders are expected to attend all meetings and activities, and if unable to do so, they must arrange for their assistant to perform their duties for them. If a scout in a different position of responsibility cannot attend a meeting they must make arrangements with the ASPL for their responsibilities to be performed by another scout.

Scouts in leadership positions are expected to attend Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops (ILST) when offered by the troop during their term. If they have already attended ILST they may be asked to assist the Scoutmaster and SPL in providing the training.

Leadership positions are a responsibility that must be taken seriously in order for the troop to succeed. Scouts that fail to attend meetings and events and/or fail to perform other duties assigned to them via their position may be replaced by decision of the PLC and/or Scoutmaster and are at risk of not fulfilling the leadership requirement for their next rank advancement. The scoutmaster will provide specific requirements for each position to the scout at the start of their term. The scout will be required to sign a form to acknowledge their understanding of the requirements for their leadership position to count towards rank advancement.

The troop intends to provide financial assistance to assist one scout to attend National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) each year. The scout selected must have shown superior effort and performance when performing their duties. NYLT is generally offered by surrounding councils during the summer.

Elections

Elections will be held two to three times per year. Terms of service will therefore be either four or six months in duration. Scouts should consider their availability over the coming term of service before deciding to run for a leadership position and before accepting appointment to a position of responsibility. Scouts must review the requirements for the positions of responsibility with their parents prior to the election so that both the scout and the parents understand the time commitment the scout will be making.

Each scout that wishes to run for an elected position make a short speech in which they present the following information to the scouts:

• Name

• Current Rank

• Total time in scouting

• Time scouting in this troop

• Other positions held

• Why the scout wishes to serve

• How the unit (troop or patrol) will benefit from the scout's leadership

Each candidate will also answer any questions from the voting scouts.

A committee member will collect and count the votes. In the event of a tie, a runoff election of the top two scouts will be held. If there is again a tie, the scoutmaster will cast a tie-breaking vote.

All scouts will vote for the Senior Patrol Leader (SPL) position and the SPL will select an Assistant Senior Patrol Leader (ASPL).

Scouts will then vote for their Patrol Leader (PL) who will then select an Assistant Patrol Leader (APL).

After all the assistants have been appointed, the SPL and ASPL, with the approval of the Scoutmaster, will appoint scouts to the other positions of responsibility. Junior Assistant Scoutmaster and Den Chief appointments, if necessary, will be appointed by the scoutmaster.

As indicated in the Youth Leadership Expectations section, scouts will sit down with the Scoutmaster at the beginning and the end of their term in order to conduct a brief Scoutmaster Conference to review the expectations of their service.

Communication

The Senior Patrol Leader and the Scoutmaster should work together to ensure that communications are delivered to the scouts and the committee. Scoutbook is an acceptable form of communication for mass distribution of information via email or text message. The Senior Patrol Leader shall contact the Patrol Leaders who will in turn contact their patrol members. These leaders must ensure two way communication to verify the messages were received. Telephone and text are ideal means of communication between scouts. Some units prefer mobile apps for scouts to communicate with each other. In the case where a scout does not have their own means of communication available, the parent will need to act as a go-between and reliably relay information between their scout and their scout's leader. It is recommended that the PLC and each patrol have a group text channel.

Troop Calendar

The troop uses the online calendar available through scoutbook. Parents and scouts should subscribe to the calendar feed using their mobile devices so that they are always aware of the troop schedule. The troop's youth leadership is responsible for communicating upcoming events to the scouts in the troop, and all scouts in the troop are responsible for communicating upcoming events to their parents. Parents should therefore subscribe to the calendar as a backup.

The troop will conduct an annual programming conference that will determine the dates for campouts and special events to be held in the following calendar year. In August or September, the PLC will meet and draft a calendar for January through December of the next calendar year. This means that event dates will be determined at least three months but no more than 15 months in advance so that families are able to plan their vacations around the troop's schedule. Longer term planning for jamborees may also be placed on the calendar as far as two years in advance.

The PLC will refine the calendar when they meet each month and will make adjustments as needed.

The troop will also list the following month's schedule on a whiteboard in the meeting location.

To ensure that adult supervision requirements are met, adult leadership must be committed to the event by submitting their RSVP no less than two meetings (typically ten days) prior to the event. If two adults are not RSVP'd by this deadline, the event may be cancelled.

To ensure that accurate planning and safety requirements are met, scouts wishing to attend a campout must be committed to attend the campout by submitting their RSVP no less than two meetings (typically ten days) prior to the campout. If scouts are not RSVP'd by this deadline, they may not attend the campout.

Troop Activities

Troop Meetings

Outings

Campouts

Courts of Honor

Scout Sunday

Fundraisers

Parades

Service Projects

Uniforms

The uniform is an important part of scouting. Uniforms builds team spirit. We see this in schools, workplaces, the military, sports, and scouting is no different. When scouts wear their uniforms they should wear it proudly and properly. The tan field uniform shirts should be tucked in to dark green pants or shorts with the Scouts BSA belt at all times. Each scout's trail is different and their uniforms are meant to showcase their personal scouting trail. The scout's rank should be proudly worn on their left pocket and their current leadership position should be worn on their left sleeve. Each scout should have a patrol emblem on their right sleeve. Each scout may wear a temporary badge on their right pocket. Some scouts may also wear additional patches and awards such as the religious emblem knot, a recruiter strip, a jamboree patch, and service stars. See the Guide to Awards and Insignia for more information. The Senior Patrol Leader may perform uniform inspections at troop meetings from time to time. Scouts should be encouraged to sew on their own badges. This is a life skill and it is made easy with the following guide for hand and machine sewing. The easiest method for scouts may be the double threaded needle found in part 2 of this guide.

The troop has purchased velcro patches and position badges so that scouts may borrow the correct patch for their position from the troop and avoiding having to sew and remove patches each term. Scouts that borrow one of these patches must return it to the troop at the end of their term.

Normal wearing of the field uniform will be in a neat and clean manner. Scouts should wear their field uniform most events, to include troop meetings, scoutmaster conferences, boards of reviews, courts of honor, scout Sunday, and unit fundraisers. It is also proper to wear it while traveling to and from scouting events to include camping trips. The PLC will decide the appropriate uniform for travel to each camping trip.

Scouts should ensure that their current rank patch is worn properly in their uniform.

The neckerchief should be worn when the merit badge sash is worn as well as during scoutmaster conferences and flag ceremonies outside of regular troop meetings.

The merit badge sash should be reserved for ceremonies and special events such as Courts of Honor, Blue and Gold Banquets, AOL crossover ceremonies, Scout Sunday, marching in parades, and Boards of Review.

Each scout should also purchase a troop t-shirt to be worn as their activity uniform when the field uniform would not be appropriate for the activity. The senior Patrol Leader will designate when the activity uniform should be worn. The troop will advertise an order form for merchandise with our custom "Prospector and Donkey" each fall, although you may be interested to try ordering generic merchandise with Troop 33 Prospect branding from myscoutshop.org.

Scouts should contact their Patrol Leader if they are unsure of the uniform required for an event. It is recommend to always wear the troop t-shirt under the field uniform shirt so that the scout can change into the more comfortable activity uniform while playing games at meetings.

Troop Finances

The troop committee will produce a budget in October for the upcoming calendar year. The budget will be planned out to fund the program planned by the PLC in September. The budget will be sent to all families so that they understand how troop dues are determined. Troop dues will be assessed in November after the fall fundraiser is complete and must be paid prior to recharter deadline in December. Please note that membership with Scouting America are now handled individually by each scout family, not by the troop. See the page Membership Renewal for more information.

Fundraising

Our troop participates in several fundraisers each year so that families can offset the cost of scouting. It is important for scouts to understand that they can earn their earn own way through fundraising.

Fundraising does not just benefit the scout; it also benefits the troop overall and our council.

Scouts can even work towards the salesmanship merit badge when they help with fundraisers.

Scouts that do not participate in the council-organized nut or popcorn fundraiser will be assessed an additional $38 fee each year.

Advancement Procedures

Advancement is a four step process:

1. the scout learns

2. the scout is tested

3. the scout is reviewed

4. the scout is recognized

Rank Advancement

When the scout has learned a new skill or met the requirement listed in the handbook, that scout may request that a scout or adult designated by the scoutmaster (typically just the scoutmaster and assistant scoutmaster) test them and sign their handbook.

To indicate the scout is ready for testing, the scout may mark the requirement as complete in scoutbook or place a mark in the leftmost column of their handbook. Scouts are encouraged to take responsibility for and track their own advancement. To grant your scout access to their scoutbook account, which can also be used for messaging other scouts and adult leaders, please review the following tutorial. The scoutmaster, assistants, and/or troop advancement chair will mark the requirements as leader approved in scoutbook once they have verified the requirement was met and the handbook is signed.

Scoutmaster Conference

A scout should request a Scoutmaster Conference whenever they wish to have a conversation with the scoutmaster. They can make the request in person but if they wish to make the request prior to the meeting they can text or email the scoutmaster so long as their parent or another adult leader is also included on the email or text. A Scoutmaster Conference is not tied solely to advancement once all requirements are met. For example, one may be requested whenever the scout wishes to discuss his advancement progress, has questions about merit badges, questions about his position of responsibility, faces challenging situations with other scouts, or anything else. From time to time the scoutmaster may request a conference with a scout just to check in on their progress and interests in scouting.

Board of Review

A scout should request a Board of Review when they believe they are ready to advance to the next rank. The Scoutmaster will assist the scout in submitting a request to the Advancement Chair who will arrange for the Board of Review to occur as soon as enough committee members can be assembled. This will typically be the next troop meeting but in some cases may be the same day it is requested. Scouts can make the request in person but if they wish to make the request prior to the meeting they can text or email the Advancement Chair so long as their parent or another adult leader is also included on the email or text.

Scouts will receive recognition from the Senior Patrol Leader for having passed their Board of Review at the end of the meeting and should receive their rank patch as soon as possible. This allows the scout to begin to wear the new rank patch as quickly as possible.

Merit badges will be recognized at the next meeting after their have been earned but they may be withheld until the next Court of Honor.

Troop Court of Honor

A troop court of honor will be planned by the PLC during each term. Merit badges will be awarded and ranks already awarded will be recognized in front of the parents and representatives from the charted organization. All scouts are expected to attend regardless of being a recipient. The Senior Patrol Leader will be responsible to plan and MC the event unless a scout working on the communication merit badge is able to plan and MC the event. Many merit badges have requirements that can be satisfied while planning or conducting a court of honor. Courts of honor are also celebrations to which the whole family, the church, and community members are always welcome. This is a time to celebrate the accomplishments of the scouts and the PLC over the last four to six months. Troop courts of honor will usually have light refreshments served.

Eagle Scout Service Projects

Once a scout becomes a Life Scout they should talk to the scoutmaster about locating an "Eagle Mentor" to advise them on completing their service project and working towards their Eagle Board of Review. 

Workbook

Service Projects for Rank Advancement

Scouts are expected to give back and perform service to their communities outside of scouting. The service hour requirements are surprisingly low for rank advancement: 1 hour for Tenderfoot, 2 hours for Second Class, 3 hours for First class, and 6 hours (3 conservation) for Star and Life. These hours may be acquired by participating in service projects through the troop or, with scoutmaster pre-approval, individually. Depending on the level of physical activity and to increase our visibility to the community, scouts should wear their Field Uniform or Activity Uniform when participating in these service projects. Service hours must be recorded on scoutbook and in the handbook.

Examples:

• Eagle Scout Projects

• Road cleanup of Troop 33's assigned Adopt-A-Highway segment in Prospect.

• Maintenance of landscaping at a community center such as our chartered organization or a public building

• Shoveling snow or performing yard work for an elderly neighbor without accepting anything in return

• Collecting toys, food or clothing for donation to shelters or food banks

• Visiting elderly citizens that are homebound or living in nursing homes

• Conservation work and cleanup activities such as those hosted at a state park

• Volunteer work at libraries, food banks, soup kitchens, and shelters

• Volunteering at community events and fundraisers hosted by religious organizations

• Volunteering at and performing service for your religious organization

Troop 33 has adopted Main Street from the intersection of David Street (Coral Ridge Estates) to 422. This is a 2.4 mile stretch of road. Troop 33 will attempt to schedule cleanups of different sections throughout the year, the most notable one following the Memorial Day parade route. Scouts and their families are encouraged to take the initiative and perform additional cleanup along this route as needed.

Merit Badges

There is no limit to when a scout may start a merit badge or how many merit badges a scout may work on at the same time. The process to earn a merit badge is defined in the Guide to Advancement. It is summarized below:

1. Scouts that are interested in beginning a merit badge must first talk to the Scoutmaster about their interest. The Scoutmaster will make a recommendation to scout on who might be good counselor for the scout and/or where the scout may find an opportunity to work with a counselor in an upcoming event such as a merit badge academy or summer camp. The Scoutmaster will then sign a blue card for the scout, either a physical blue card or an online blue card inside of scoutbook if the scout wishes to start the merit badge.

2. The scout will work with the merit badge counselor to satisfy the requirements as written. No requirements may be modified, to be harder or easier, by a merit badge counselor, scoutmaster, etc.. This is true for both rank and merit badge requirements. Any exception not explicitly defined in the requirements must be made to and approved by the local scout council, not a unit. To assist the scouts in learning the information, the troop maintains a library of merit badge pamphlets that a scout may borrow. These are preferred sources of knowledge.

3. When the merit badge counselor has determined that the scout has completed all requirements, the merit badge counselor will complete the blue card, either physical or online. The scout will then inform the scoutmaster and provide the scoutmaster with the completed blue card, if it is a physical card, to sign and deliver to the advancement chair. Is the scout receives on incomplete, or partial, the scout must inform the scoutmaster so that the scoutmaster can assist the scout in identifying a merit badge counselor to assist the scout with completing the remaining requirements.

From time to time the troop may, at the request of the PLC, have merit badge counselors provide instruction, counseling, etc. at a troop meeting to help facilitate the scouts that wish to work on a merit badge together. Merit badge counselors will assess each scout individually, per the Guide to Advancement, and scouts will not earn the merit badges by simply attending the meeting.

The PLC will also schedule "advancement" nights when they feel that several scouts need to touch base with merit badge counselors from the troop. On these nights we will ask all of the troop's merit badge counselors to attend so that scouts may meet with them to review their progress. These nights are also a great opportunity for meeting with the scoutmaster or assistant scoutmaster to test out on rank requirements, holding scoutmaster conferences, and performing boards of review.

Troop Social Media Pages

Troop 33 has created this website, a Facebook page, and a Facebook group. Each of these has a separate purpose.

This website exists to provide information about our troop to the public and to our members. The website will advertise basic information about our troop's schedule and policies for interested applicants to review. It also covers important guidance and planning information for our members. The website also can be used to advertise troop fundraisers and wish lists.

The Facebook page exists primarily for recruitment. Public recruitment events can be created and shared to personal feeds and local groups. The page will also be used to share and repost information about scouting to include news articles about our troop and scouting in general. Scouting in the 21st century requires an active online presence.

The troop Facebook group is a private group that exists for members to share photos of our troop's scouting activities as a historical troop record.

The troop's primary means of communicating information to parents from leadership will be the scoutbook email system. Please ensure all of a scout's parents and/or legal guardians have a scoutbook account connected to their scout.

Troop Equipment

Troop Trailer

Canoes and Trailer

Klondike Sled

Common Camping Gear: dining fly, flag stands, etc.

Patrol Cooking Gear: cooksets, stoves, wash bins, cast iron, etc.

Troop Library with scouting resources: cookbooks, leader guides, merit badge pamphlets, etc.

See the current Quartermaster and Librarian for more information.

Old uniforms and camping gear donated to the troop may be available from time to time.

Personal Equipment

Each scout should have their own set of the 10 essentials in a daypack for every outdoor activity. Please see the troop's Gear Guide for more information.

Each scout should have their own camping gear in addition the 10 essentials:

• Backpack

• Tent and ground cloth

• Packable sleeping bag (with stuff sack) and packable pillow (with stuff sack)

• Ground pad

• Mess kit

• Hiking boots

• Hygiene kit

Before purchasing any new camping year, a scout and his parent should consult with troop leadership (youth and adult) for recommendations. Troop leadership will be able to make recommendations for gear that will serve multiple purposes, be of high quality, and last many years, resulting in a cost savings for parents.