New Scouts Camp Out (at New Scout Campout)

New Scout Campout was our first camping trip, and it sure was memorable!

Maybe some people wouldn’t have fun camping on a rainy and cold March weekend, but the excitement of our first outing made it all worthwhile.

Our site was Walking Bear campsite at Camp Kikthewenund (“Camp K”). We set up our tents on the platforms they use for summer camp (the tents they use aren’t up yet) and spent the day learning different scout skills that we need for our first couple of ranks.

We learned first aid, hiking safety, how to raise and lower the flag, and knife skills. Mr. Sherrill gave everyone a knife to use, and once we demonstrated knife safety, we got to keep them. We got our Totin’ Chip and promise to make wise choices with knives.

Mrs. D was our grubmaster for the weekend, and she cooked some delicious food. We all helped, including with cleanup. And in the evening, we had a campfire — and did some skits we’d practiced. And the dump cakes? Did we need THREE? But did we eat all three of them anyway? (Clearly, we did need them and we did eat them.)

Sunday morning when we got up, we found that the raindrops on our tents had FROZEN overnight! It was cold. No one got a lot of sleep, but that’s what Sunday naps are for. We broke camp and cleaned everything up and had a Scouts’ Own service, and made sure to take a picture before we left.

New Scout campout was great — and we can’t wait for more.

Tags: Camping, Flamingo Patrol, Scouts BSA