Trainers Corner - Outdoor Skills I & II

TRAINERS CORNER

Outdoor Skills I 4 hours

BTEOTSTPWBAT:

• Use a sketch map to locate their campsite

• Describe use of trail blazes

• Describe one deer tick prevention method

• List safety measure for bears, snakes

• Demonstrate the safe use of a jackknife

• Demonstrate the following knots: square, clove hitch, bowline

• Demonstrate how to build, use and put out a fire

• Demonstrate how to make a foil snack/dinner

• Demonstrate how to wash, rinse and sanitize dishes

• Demonstrate how to set up a clothesline for dunk bags

• Demonstrate a flag ceremony

Precourse prep:

Tie up flaps on platform tents

Set up wash station

TP and soap in facilities

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Time	Topic	Method	Materials	Trainer
20 min	Park facing toward exit Location of bathrooms/latrines Set up campsite: Drop gear in platform tents, Put food in bins with locked down covers
10 min	Icebreaker Some of you are experienced campers and we appreciate your expertise. However, our task is to ensure that the girls are safe in any activity. So, we will show you how to camp the Girl Scout way following the Standards and Guidelines in Safety Wise. We have found these methods successful with large groups of girls. If you wish to share a method or suggestion with us along the way we would be happy to hear it.
20 min	Flag Up Proper behavior during a flag ceremony		Flag, ceremonial calls
5 min	Precautions for bears, snakes, deer ticks	Lecturette	Bear track visual, insect repellent
45 min	Hike/tour of campgrounds using sketch maps Reading trail blazes	Orient group using map	Sketch maps of camp
30 min	Sack Lunch
20 min	Knife Skills		Cardboard jackknives, jackknives
20 min	Knot Skills Square, clove hitch, bowline Make a square knot bracelet		Clothesline, 1 yard ropes, 1/participant
10 min 20 min 10 min	Fire building demonstration Heat water for clean up Foil packet Clean up		Matches, fire starters Apples, Bisquick, Crisco, raisins, cinnamon, sugar, sugar substitute, Reynolds Heavy Duty foil
15 min	Set up & use dishwashing system		Pans, dishwashing soap, sponge, bleach, pantyhose
15 min	Flag Down

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Outdoor Skills II Overnight

BTEOTSPWBAT:

• Describe the safe use of hatchets, bow saws

• List criteria for a good tent site

• Pitch a tent

• Put up a dining fly

• Make a box oven

• Cook in a Dutch Oven

• Demonstrate the use of propane stoves and lanterns

• Demonstrate the use of a vagabond stove

• Describe a Scout’s Own

Time	Topic	Method	Materials	Trainer
5 min	Housekeeping: Bathrooms/latrines, park facing toward exit
30 min	Hatchets & bow saws Only used downed wood		Hatchets, bow saws, finger saws
45 min	How to select a tent site Level, rock free, close to bathrooms Pitch tents: Ground cloth Open space over tent Not too far from bathrooms Cyalume sticks or foiled rocks on path Dining Fly		Tents, ground cloths, dining fly
1.5 h	Prep dinner Charcoal & open fires Dinner Clean up
	Campfire
	Night Programming
	Light’s Out
(7 am)	Rise & Shine
60 min	Breakfast		Propane stoves, propane, matches, fire extinguishers
30 min	Clean Up
30 min	Scouts Own		Poetry, readings
60 min	Program Activity		Project Wild
45 min	Break Camp

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Gear:

Wash stations and buckets

Saws

Hatchets

Knives

Sharpening stones

Vagabond stoves

Buddy burners

Foil

Cutting boards

Knives

Wire cutters

Dutch ovens

Charcoal

Chimney

Long fireplace tongs

Box ovens

Propane stoves

Lifts for dutch ovens

Ice chest

Compass

Pie irons

Matches

Welding gloves

Pot holders

Dish towels

Clothes lines

Rope for knots

Ground cover

Tents

Cheese grater for wax

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