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December is Wilderness Survival time. See what you do in winter weather! Look over John Biesecker's Winter camping on a budget, & Winter survival tips.

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Tips for your backpacking & canoeing trek. Much picking & packing & cooking transfers from one type of trek to the other. There are some important differences, though....

Backpacking

bulletHot (or cold): Winter camping / backpacking tips, required reading according to Mr. Roderick.
bulletJohn Biesecker's Winter Camping Tips One and Winter Camping Tips Two
bulletVince Phillip's backpacking equipment list to prepare yourself for the Turtle
bulletVince Phillip's backpacking tips to make sure you carry your shell correctly
bulletDale Karweit's crew-gear list for backpackers, including his commentary about "don't try to bring the Dutch oven"
bulletDale Karweit's food & cooking for backpackers
bulletBest of all, Vince Phillip's leadership tips for backpacking leaders.
bulletFrom John Biesecker, material on camping on a budget, low-tech camping, improvising gear!

Canoeing

bullet Safe Swim Defense & Safety Afloat training is available by Internet. This material is optimized for Microsoft Explorer. (Using Firefox will make the screen images very small.) Here's the direct URL: http://www.scouting.org/pubs/aquatics/index2.html
bulletDon't forget water safety....check out the BSA guide to safety afloat & safe swim defense.
bulletMike Hock's canoe risks & scenes to test your emergency skills
bulletA last-minute trek check list to make sure you've got good plans
bulletReminder of the skills needed in self-rescue (alone or with another paddler).
bulletThen, of course, there's how to get it up alone.
bulletA side-by-side of before-and-after-January 2005 canoe merit badge requirements.
bulletAnd then there are Council Canoe Clinics for you: ask Mr. Hock for information & dates, or go to http://canoeclinics.blogspot.com/

Try our new blog, scouting365.blogspot.com/

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Last modified: 11/17/08