Camping Trail Badge
This Trail Badge, awarded on completion of the requirements, is affixed to the Trailman’s Troop Standard.
Do all requirements (1-8).
- Explain how the low-impact camping method (See The Trailman’s Handbook) helps fulfill the Trailman Oath to “be a good steward of creation.”
- Research if people camped in the Bible.
- Did they use tents?
- Did they build fires?
- Given the advancements in technology and housing, what makes camping so special, different, and fun for young people and families?
- Explain what you experience when you camp in the outdoors that makes you think about God.
- With your Troop, Unit, Patrol or another group of youth, complete the following activities:
- At a camping area, explain where the best place to pitch a tent would be and why.
- With a buddy or by yourself, correctly pitch a tent.
- Take the tent down, correctly fold it, and pack it away.
- Explain the proper care for tents.
- Correctly pitch a dining fly, tarp, or other type of covering.
- Camping equipment
- Make a list of personal equipment you should pack on a weekend camping trip for hot, cold, and rainy weather.
- Demonstrate on a camping trip that you have packed all your equipment from your list.
- Wilderness sanitation
- Demonstrate digging and covering a proper cat hole for backwoods human excrement disposal using a small or backpacking shovel.
- Explain proper disposal methods for toilet paper for your local wilderness area(s).
- Spend at least 15 nights camping in a tent or under the stars and participate in assigned cooking, cleanup, and other camping related duties. (Log your camping trips in The Trailman’s Handbook)