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Camping in Cold
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Whatever the temperature, cold weather camping requires additional training and equipment from the more comfortable summer campouts. It also might be a challenge to make a cold winter campout much fun since the cold can be uncomfortable. Some winter camping ideas are the usual skiing, sledding, or snowshoeing but those can get 'old hat' after awhile. A great solution is to hold a Klondike Derby for your own troop, other troops in the community, or your entire district. You don't really need snow to hold a Klondike - just modify some of the activities.
To prepare for and enjoy a simple weekend winter campout, here are a few ideas:
- Ice Rescue - troop meeting activity to prepare
- Winter Camping Tips - tips for your instructors to teach the newbies.
- Snow Snakes - patrols make and race their wooden snakes.
- Fox Hunt - tracking activity in the snow.
- Shaggy Dog, How Bear Lost His Tail, Turtle Races Bear, Origin of Summer and Winter, How Coyote Stole Fire - winter stories
- Hawk and Waterfall - a scoutmaster minute
- Ice Fishing - a funny skit
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Posted: 9:17 01-14-2011 556
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