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"How is it that one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?"
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Below is a letter from Summer Camp last year.
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Dear Mom,
Our Scoutmaster told us all write to our parents in case you saw the flood on T.V. and worried. We are OK. Only 1 of our tents and 2 sleeping bags got washed away. Luckily, none of us got drowned because we were all up on the mountain looking for Sammy when it happened. Oh yes, please call Sammy's mother and tell her he is OK. He can't write because of the cast. I got to ride in one of the search & rescue jeeps. It was neat. We never would have found him in the dark if it hadn't been for the lightning.
Scoutmaster Tim got mad at Sammy for going on a hike alone without telling anyone. Sammy said he did tell him, but it was during the fire so he probably didn't hear him. Did you know that if you put gas on a fire, the gas can will blow up? The wet wood still wouldn't burn, but one of our tents did. Also some of our clothes. Tommy is going to look weird until his hair grows back.
We will be home on Saturday if Scoutmaster Tim gets the car fixed. It wasn't his fault about the wreck. The brakes worked OK when we left. Scoutmaster Tim said that with a car that old you have to expect something to break down; that's probably why he can't get insurance on it. We think it's a neat car. He doesn't care if we get it dirty, and if it's hot, sometimes he lets us hang out the windows. It gets pretty hot with 10 people in a car. He even let us take turns riding in the trailer until the highway patrolman stopped and talked to us.
Scoutmaster Tim is a neat guy. Don't worry, he is a good driver. In fact, he is teaching Billy how to drive. But he only lets him drive on the mountain roads where there isn't any traffic. All we ever see up there are logging trucks.
This morning all of the guys were diving off the rocks and swimming out in the lake. Scoutmaster Tim wouldn't let me because I can't swim and Sammy was afraid he would sink because of his cast, so he let us take the canoe across the lake. It was great. You can still see some of the trees under the water from the flood. Scoutmaster Tim isn't crabby like some Scoutmasters. He didn't even get mad about the life jackets.
He has to spend a lot of time working on the car so we are trying not to cause him any trouble. Guess what? We have all passed our first aid merit badges. When Paul dove in the lake and cut his arm, we got to see how a tourniquet works. Also Craig and I threw up. Scoutmaster Tim said it probably was just food poisoning from the leftover chicken, he said they got sick that way with the food they ate in prison. I'm so glad he got out and become our Scoutmaster. He said he sure figured out how to get things done better while he was doing his time.
I have to go now. We are going into town to mail our letters and buy bullets. Don't worry about anything. We are fine.
Love,
Tommy
PS: When did I get my last tetanus shot?
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Below is a "Form Letter" for your Son to send home from Summer Camp.
Simply print this out and he can circle the answer he wants.
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(Circle the items in parentheses that apply)
Dear (Mom, Dad, Grandma/Grandpa, dog, cat, other)
I am here at (Camp Bear Paw, Gardner Dam, Rokilio, Not sure, Some Woods, other) and I am sending you this letter because (you told me to write, my tent mate dared me to, it was this or clean the latrine, I need more money, the Scoutmaster said I had to, other).
The weather here is (don't ask, they want me to say great, pretty wet - we start building the ark tomorrow, so hot you can start a fire on the Scoutmaster's head, so bad that we have to have tornado drills twice a day and even the wild turkeys head for the ditches, other).
Today we (played in poison ivy, learned first aid after taking wood carving, learned that a latrine is deep and you don't go after a dropped flashlight, other). We also (made a staff member jump in the pool in his Class A uniform, ate too many Pixie Stix, saw a deer, learned a new camp song - has anyone seen the camp ranger's dog lately?, other).
You ought to see my tent. Did you know that (bugs can see in the dark, a mouse is funny - in someone else's tent, raccoons really do like Lifesavers, other)? My tent mate and I share our tent with (457 spiders, 5 snakes, 1,849 mosquitoes, 984 flies, 76 moths, something dead, other).
I really do miss (my X-box, T.V., mowing the lawn, air conditioning, real food, other).
But the staff here is (wonderful, outstanding, fantastic, awesome, standing right behind me).
I'm going to enter a camp contest to (find the most ways to use hot dogs, have the most skin area covered with mosquito bites, go the most days in the same pair of underwear, add the most verses to the 'Announcements' song, other).
This week we have been taking merit badge classes. My favorite merit badge is (mud skiing down the hill, lunch, Trading Post 101, other).
Parents' night is Friday. The staff says we'll be having a special meal. We're supposed to have (real food, not sure, something dead, other).
When you come out, please bring (more money, dry clothes, a case of Twinkies, change for the pop machines, other).
Well, I have to go now. We are getting ready to (go on a hike, find the lost Scoutmaster, untie a staff member, see the girls at the Trading Post, other).
Your scout,
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A Scoutmaster stopped in to see his Psychiatrist. "Doc you've got to help me. I keep having the same dream over and over again, and I can't get rid of it." "Tell me about your dream," the psychiatrist inquired. The Scoutmaster responded, "The first night I dreamt about wigwams. The next night I dreamt about teepees. Then wigwams. Then teepees, then...." "Wait I minute," the psychiatrist interrupted. "I think I know what your problem is. You're just two tents."
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More does not always mean better
Boy Scout Motto: 2 words.
Boy Scout Slogan: 5 words.
Boy Scout Law: 15 words.
Philmont Grace: 23 words.
Boy Scout Oath: 40 words.
The Lord's prayer: 66 words.
The 10 Commandments: 179 words.
The Gettysburg address: 286 words.
The Declaration of Independence: 1,300 words.
The US Government regulations on the sale of cabbage: 26,911 words.
The Scoutmaster and his son
went on a camping trip.
As they lay down for the night, the Tenderfoot said: "Dad, look up into the sky
and tell me what you see."
His Scoutmaster father responded: "I see millions and millions of stars."
Tenderfoot son: "And what does that tell you?"
Scoutmaster dad says :
Astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially
billions of planets.
Religiously, it tells me that God is great and that we are small and
insignificant.
Meteorologically, it tells me that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. What
does it tell you?"
Tenderfoot son: "Somebody stole our tent."
There were five men in an airplane: The pilot, a lawyer, the smartest man in the world, a priest, and a boy scout.
They were flying along when the plane started to crash. Noticing that there were only four parachutes, the pilot grabbed a parachute and jumped out. Now with only three left, the lawyer said "Without me, the world would be dull," so he grabs a parachute and jumps out. Then the smartest man in the world stood up and said "I can't imagine what the world would be like without me," so he grabs one and jumps out.
The priest turns to the boy scout and says, "Son, I've lived my life and I know where I'm going, so you go ahead and take the last parachute." The boy scout replied, "No, we can both go. The smartest man in the world took my backpack!"
Orient Earring.
12 because they do one good turn a day.
'What are the three most important things you should bring with you in case you get lost in the desert?' he asked. Several hands went up, and many important things were suggested such as food, matches, etc.
Then one young scout raised his hand.
'Yes Johnny, what are the three most important things you would bring with you?' asked the Scoutmaster.
Johnny replied, 'A compass, a canteen of water, and a deck of cards.'
'Why's that Johnny?'
Johnny answered, 'The compass is to find the right direction and the water is to prevent dehydration...'
'And what about the deck of cards?' asked the scoutmaster.
'Well, Sir, as soon as you start playing Solitaire, someone is bound to come up behind you and say, 'Put that red nine on top of that black ten!''
- Split dead limb into fragments and shave one fragment into slivers.
- Bandage left thumb.
- Chop other fragments into smaller fragments.
- Bandage left foot.
- Make a structure of slivers (including those embedded in the hand).
- Light match.
- Light match.
- Repeat 'A Scout is cheerful' and light match.
- Apply match to slivers, add wood fragments, and blow gently into base of flames.
- Apply burn ointment to nose.
- When fire is burning, collect more wood.
- When fire is burning well, add all remaining firewood.
- After thunderstorm has passed, repeat the above steps.
They advise park visitors to wear little bells on their clothes so they make noise when hiking. The bell noise allows bears to hear them coming from a distance and not be startled by a hiker accidentally sneaking up on them. This might cause a bear to charge.
Visitors should also carry a pepper spray can just in case a bear is encountered. Spraying the pepper into the air will irritate the bear's sensitive nose and it will run away.
It is also a good idea to keep an eye out for fresh bear scat so you have an idea if bears are in the area. People should be able to recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear scat.
Black bear droppings are smaller and often contain berries, leaves, and possibly bits of fur. Grizzly bear droppings tend to contain small bells and smell of pepper.
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Where is God? There were two young scouts that were twins and they
did not quite get the Scout Oath. They stole things, swore, and generally
got themselves into trouble around town when they were not on scout outings.
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Nancy and Mike worked feverishly day and night to meet their deadline, and finished just before the Boy Scout Jamboree was to begin. On the day of the Boy Scout Wilderness hike, each boy scout was given a Tate's Compass to help them find their way. Unfortunately, it was discovered a little too late that every single compass was made with the colored point of the needle facing
the wrong way, so when one was facing North, the needle pointed to the South.
Needless to say, all of the boy scouts got lost and it was the biggest fiasco known in Boy Scout history. The Tate's compass company went out of business, but from this experience came the familiar adage, "He who has a Tate's is lost." (Say it out loud).