Basic Outdoor Skills and Scouting Resources

Campout Planning and Equipment

• Camping Equipment
• Boy Scouts of America: Campout Safety Checklist
• Camping - Merit Badges (PDF file)
• Cold Camping Tips from Troop 42
• REI Camping Checklist
• Camping Gear from Boy Scouts of America

Cooking

• MacScouter: Cooking for Scouts and Scouters
• The International Dutch Oven Society
• Cooking Merit Badge
• Cooking Merit Badge and Worksheets from boyscouttrail.com
• 17 tasty Dutch oven recipes from boyslife.org
• Utensiless Cooking - The Boy Scout

Campfire Program Planning

• THE CAMPFIRE PROGRAM PLANNER (PDF file)
• How to Plan the Coolest Cub Scout Campfire Program
• Campfire Ceremonies - Troop Program Resources
• Planning the Campfire Program
• Campfire Fun for Cub Scouts
• Program Feature: CAMPING, Living Comfortably in the Outdoors
• How to Go Camping With Your Girl Scout Troop

Basic First Aid

• Boy Scouts of America: Wilderness First Aid
• Plans & Ideas: FIRST AID
• First Aid merit badge
• How to Build Your Own First-Aid Kit
• First Aid - Basic Techniques
• The First Aid Merit Badge
• What is Wilderness First Aid Training?

Fire Safety

• 10 fire safety tips that could save your life
• Fire Safety with Cub Scouts
• Fire Safety from Scouting Ireland (PDF file)
• Girl Scouts Outdoor Skills: Fire Building and Fire Safety (PDF file)
• Fire Safety Activity Badge
• Meeting Plans & Ideas: SAFETY

Games

• Troop Meeting Activities - Games & Challenges
• Group Games - Boy Scout Trail
• Boy Scout Games
• Scouting Resources UK - GAMES
• Games for Boy Scouts
• Play Equipment
• Monthly Ideas and Things to Do for Girl Scouts

Hiking Techniques

• Orienteering USA
• Backpacking Light - Lightweight Hiking
• Techniques for High Adventure Backpacking with Boy Scouts
• Handicap Accessible Activities
• Orienteering - Techniques from Scout Society
• Meeting Plans & Ideas: BACKPACKING
• Hiking: Safety Activity Checkpoints from the Girl Scouts

Leave No Trace

• Leave No Trace - Center for Outdoor Ethics
• Leave No Trace - Boy Scouts of America
• The Principles of Leave No Trace
• Tools and Activities for Educators for Leave No Trace
• Teaching Leave No Trace
• Leave No Trace - Troopleader.org

Miscellaneous Scouting Resources

• The Sweet Sixteen of BSA Safety
• Troop Leader Resources
• MacScouter -- Scouting Resources Online
• Boy Scouts of America: Guide to Safe Scouting (online version)
• Scouting Knots by Grog
• Boy's Life: Learn to Tie Scouting Knots
• Independent Learning Activities
• Scoutorama.com
• U.S. Scouting Service Project
• New Leader Resources for Girl Scouts
• Boy Scout Trail
• Outdoor Resources- Girl Scouts
• Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO)
• Troop Leader Resources for Girl Scouts

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