Survival Outing - Dickenson Flat, Arizona August 2022

Time & Location

 Aug 19, 6:00 PM – Aug 21, 10:00 AM

Please arrive at the church parking lot at 6pm Friday night for a 6:30 departure. The site is about two hours away. We encourage you to bring dinner or eat before departure.

 Dickenson Flat, Arizona. 

You can Google this location but here is the link: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dickenson+Flat/@34.4172103,-111.409201,919m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x872c3934eb4c4059:0x 308a013f7447b2f!8m2!3d34.4180842!4d-111.4081953

 

 About The Event

 

 SURVIVAL OUTING: Each year Troop 109 holds its Survival Outing in the pines. At this outing, each patrol will camp with minimal equipment and food, hoping to survive the night. All Patrols that survive and make it back to camp will be rewarded with a sumptuous breakfast cooked for them by the Troop 109 kitchen.

 

 IT’S A COMPETITION TOO! Each patrol can earn extra food by excelling in their survival skills. Patrols will be judged on the quality of their shelter, safety of the campsite including campfire, and quality of cooking setup. Attitude counts!

 

 WHAT CAN EACH PATROL BRING?

 

 Each patrol can bring these items, and ONLY these items:

 

 1 Sleeping bag per scout

 

 10 feet binding twine per person

 

 First Aid Kit – one per scout. MANDATORY!

 

 2 Nalgene’s water for each scout

 

 1 pocket knife per scout

 

 1 rain poncho per scout

 

 1 tarp for each patrol

 

 1 headlight per Scout

 

 Flint and steel

 

 SCHEDULE:

The site is about two hours away. We encourage you to bring dinner and/or eat before departure on Friday.  

 

 Each patrol prepares and cooks their own Saturday morning breakfast – complete and cleaned up by 8:30.

 

 Fall in entire Troop – 8:45

 

 Training Sessions – 9 to 11:30

 Lunch - 11:30 to 12:30

 Training Sessions - 12:30 to 2:30

 

 Sunday morning – return to camp for breakfast provided by the troop kitchen

All adults must have Youth Protection Training to attend an outing.  New to Scouting? Click here to login and take Youth Protection training. You do not have to be a registered member of the Boy Scouts of America to take Youth Protection training.

CARPOOLING

If you carpool, everyone in the car must wear a mask.

Carpooling is approved as long as you check individually with Registered Troop Adults on a car pool plan.

NOTES - In the invite please document the following:

1) How many seat-belts you have available to give a Scout / Parent a Ride if you are consenting to carpool.

2) If you plan to depart ahead of the group.

3) If you are coming up just the day on Saturday.