
Thinking About Where to Go
Outing Ideas 
- This is T11's running list
of potential destinations for outings.
Suggestions are always welcome.
Where to Go Camping - OA - (SFBAC) Achewon Nimat
Lodge (PDF booklet)
Where to Go Camping - OA - (Alameda)
Kaweah Lodge (links)
Where
to Go Camping - OA (MtD-S Council) Ut-In Selica Lodge, web
page, links, index, hiking awards.
Adult Leaders--Planning for an Outing
Outing Planning Guide 
-
our SM
prepared this guide and checklist(s) for an Adult Leader of a troop
overnight outing.
BSA local tour
permit - required for each outing, this link is to BSA online tool
for
filling out the tour permit form. (or you can use the PDF
version).
BSA guide to safe
scouting - frequently updated guide to the rules and guidelines for
leading scout outings, adult leaders need to know this and review
it.
BSA
adult
online training training over the Internet: including [Safe
Swim Defense], [Safety Afloat], [Youth Protection]
Leave No
Trace - teaching BSA aspects of national program to preserve our
wild spaces.
BSA
Outdoor Code - every scout should know the outdoor code, there are
wallet cards with the text printed on them.
What Adults Do On Campouts 
-
overview
for new parents, prepared by another troop, but applicable everywhere.
Topo Maps
USGS
Map Downloader

(2/29/08)
Those cool government topo maps are now online. You can download
PDF topo maps from this site, for free.
Traffic Info
California Dept of
Transportation Traffic Info

(2/29/08) Use this site to check on road
conditions.
Paperwork
BSA Local Tour Permit 
this
form is to be filed with the local service center in advance of
scheduled activity. (Need National Tour Permit if distination is
>500 miles one way or outside US).
Planning Troop Outings.....
Scouts--Planning an Overnight Outing
Meal Planning
Overnight Meal Plan & Duty
Roster 
-
This planning sheet can be used by a patrol to plan an overnight and
keep track of i) attendees, ii) shopping budget, iii) menus and iv)
duty roster.
Recipes
In the table below are the collected T11 recipes. Click on an
item to see the recipe page

.
If you would like more ideas, there are many scout recipes on the
Web. Here a couple of sources:
Dutch
Oven Recipes - Byron Bill of Utah has a personal page with
lots of recipes for dutch oven cooking.
Dutch Oven -
MacScouter - a compendium of dutch oven recipes from a scouting web
resource.
Personal Gear
Overnight Equipment 
-
this is a
checklist of personal equipment for each scout to bring on an overnight.
Back-Packing Equipment

- this gear checklist is oriented for a
backpacking trip, with a focus
on weight.
Patrol Quartermaster and Troop Quartermaster Checklists
Patrol QM Checklist -

the patrol
Quartermaster uses this checklist to keep track of his gear status on
an outing. It is reviewed and signed off by both the Troop QM and
the Adult QM.
Patrol Box Checklist -

What is
actually in the Patrol Box? What is supposed to be in the Patrol
Box? This checklist helps the Patrol QM keep track of the
contents of the Patrol Box. If things are missing we need
to know.
Troop QM Checklist 
-
tents, tarps,
lanterns, staves, etc. The Troop QM keeps track of Troop gear
that goes to an outing.
Activities
Outing Activities 
-
This is a list
of potential activities and games to do during overnight outings.
Resources

See
Snow Camping page for info on snow
camping.

See
Weather Page
for sources of weather forecasts.