| We planned a camping
trip to one of the Scouts' farms. A storm
system on Friday, with heavy rain and 60 mph
winds, looked pretty serious. We arrived
Saturday morning instead. |
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The
first thing that we did was get our tents set
up. Then we dug a pit and started a
fire. It was small at first but after a
while the heat sure felt good. |
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| As
soon as everything was set up, we started the
activities for the day. The first was a fire
lighting contest. The task was to see who
could build a fire and boil a can of water
fastest. Can you tell which of the two teams
won? |
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Then
we practiced our lashings by building a
platform. The first one was a square with
four corner poles. It fell over. Then
we discovered that a tripod can hold at least 5 of
the guys. |
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| That night it got very
cold. It was so cold that the milk and juice
froze. The Scoutmaster had a cup of juice
and set it down. When he came back to it a
few minutes later, the top was frozen over.
Everyone got into their sleeping bags to warm
up. The next morning, water had to be melted
to cook breakfast. It was OK though because
the kitchen crew fixed hot pancakes with hot
syrup. Finally it was time to pack up camp
and go home. Maybe it'll be a little warmer
for the next camping trip. |
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