This is our first practice hike to prepare for Thunder. Focus is hiking skills, safety, endurance, and trail cooking. We are going to do between 5-7 miles in the Black Bear Wilderness on the west side of Sanford.
Arrive to church by 7:45am, depart 8:00am – estimated return 2:00pm
ASMs – Gatza, Greenly, Garrison, Perez
Upon arrival, we will do a gear check. If you are not properly outfitted, you might not be allowed to participate in the hike. You need the following
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Backpack or day pack with no more than 20 pounds in them (school bag is fine, no string bags, don’t bring your full overnight backpacking pack). We need to get used to hiking while carrying gear. You can pack some camp gear or extra water to fill the bag.
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Good shoes and socks. Ideally shoes made for hiking or trekking, but at minimum sturdy athletic shoes with good soles and strong support.
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Full water bottle (2 bottles is better),
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A personal trail snack,
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Plate/bowl from mess kit and spoon/fork
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10 scout essentials. https://scoutingmagazine.org/
2013/02/the-10-essentials/
We will be doing some trail cooking and practice using a lightweight stove to heat water and re-hydrate a meal. Scouts will need at least the plate/bowl part of their mess kit and a spoon/fork/spork. This will give us the opportunity to demonstrate washing on the trail.
We will have a couple backpacking stoves. If you have one, bring it. If you do not, don’t get one.