Backpack Food Items – from meeting Thursday May 27

Individual Spam (look for a fried rice recipe using this.

Ramen Noodles

Muffin Mix

TimE's Beef Noodle Bowl

Instant Mashed potatoes

Grits

Oatmeal

Instant Rice

Beans – Dehydrated and canned

Peanut Butter (on a banana in a tortilla)

Stove Top stuffing

Precooked bacon

Beef and other Jerky

Foil Pack Tuna, Chicken. Salmon, Spam etc.

Totillas

Pita Bread

Summer Sausage

crackers

dried fruit

dried vegetables

Granola bars

Mr. E's Dog Biscuits

Trail mix (GORP)

Hard Cheese or string cheese.

Sample Menu – 3 day Backpack weekend

Breakfast 1 – Banana with peanut butter on w/w tortilla

Breakfast 2 - Oatmeal

Lunch - Tuna or chicken on pita

Dinner 1 - Spam Fried Rice

Dinner 2 – Thanksgiving on the trail. Brownies

Snacks – Gorp, granola bars

Indv. Drink mixes for water bottle

Backpacking Gear for 3 day weekend

Boots or sturdy broken in shoes

Backpack

Sleeping Bag or blanket

Sleeping pad

Flashlight/headlamp

personal first aid kit

trekking poles

Cup/bowl or frisbee to eat off of (I use a 32oz ziplock twistlock container)

Spoon/spork/spoonknifefork 

pocket knife

small cookpot (i.e. canteen cup)

alcohol stove and fuel

trash-bag

stuff sack for food

TP

camp soap or Dr. Bronner's

Hat

Bandanna x2

Hiking sox x4

camp shoes (crock imitation)

spare t-shirt (1 or 2)

spare undershorts

insect repellent

sunsreen

long pants (or convertible pants)

belt

compass

map of area

whistle

signal mirror

duct tape

Red River Gorge

OA Conclave Video

Conclave Video

Attended OA conclave with Venture Crew 465 last weekend

Camp Physicals

CVS is advertising camp physicals for $35 at their minute clinics, Here is a link

You will need the new medical form, link here and in Scout links on left.

We are asking that this form be turned in no later than July 1

June Event Date

The Zalinsky hike date listed is not going to work, we are looking to move it up or back a week, let us know your preference..... Stay tuned.  {edit} has been moved to June fourth

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Upcoming Events:

May 21-23 Red River Gorge KY campout - camping, hiking rappelling

June 4-6           Zalinsky Backpack Hike camping, backpacking

July 11-17 Summer Camp CLR merit badges, frontiersman program, fun