Toqua District
2008 Winter Survivor Camporee
OUT-HIKE, OUT-CAMP, OUT-COOK
January 25-27, 2008
Dear Scouts and Scouters,
The Toqua District Activity and Civic Service Committee invites
all Boy Scouts and Scouters to take part in the 2008 Winter Survivor
Camporee at East Tennessee Tree Farm on the Hiawassee River near
Etowah, TN. For units with limited backpacking experience, this is
your opportunity to learn skills and go backpacking in a controlled
setting. Units with more backpacking experience will have the
opportunity to showcase your skills.
This Camporee will consist of several hands-on and demonstration
events. Information on each event is included in the pages that
follow. Units will participate as Patrols.
An additional feature of this Camporee is cooking. Two unique
cooking events are featured. The first is the use of a backpacking
reflector oven. Units will use the oven to bake an item for tasting
by the judges. The second is an event entitled Iron Chef Boy Scout.
Participating units will be given a package of ingredients from
which they will make a meal for 4 people (judges). More details on
these two unique events are provided in the events section of this
booklet.
Units will camp together as a group on Friday night. On Saturday
morning, the patrols will backpack to the various event stations and
then to their designated backcountry campsite to spend Saturday
night. On Sunday morning, each patrol will break camp and backpack
to the group assembly area.
The cost of the Camporee is 10.00 per participant. This will
cover the cost of the Camporee, a patch, camping and site usage
fees, program supplies, insurance, Port-a-Johns and recognitions.
Preregistration is required and a form is included in this package.
The Camporee is limited to Boy Scouts only. Unit leaders must
ensure that all participants are properly equipped and prepared for
backcountry camping in cold weather.
The Scout Oath and Law will guide all activities, events and
individual behavior.
We look forward to a great weekend of backpacking and camping.
