CANOE TRIP 2011 UPDATES AND REMINDERS
All FINAL PAYMENTS, BSA Medical Forms, Troop 212 Parent Permission Forms and Desert River Canoe Rental Permission Forms (copies will be available on our web page) all must be submitted/collected no later than this coming Monday, December 5th, Troop Meeting. There is an updated Trip Booklet on the Troop web site dated 11-21-11. Please use that version to replace any earlier versions you may have been using.
Please feel free to send any questions to me at Scoutmaster@troop212.net
PRE-TRIP PREPARATIONS & DUTIES
Long before this river adventure begins in December, detailed preparations need to be made well in advance. These include such things as food planning, food shopping, equipment readiness, prepackaging of food boxes, and vehicle loading. Scouts and Adults will be needed in the following areas;
1. We will meet at the Scoutmasters house (Alley way in the back) on Saturday, December 10th, at 1:00 PM for equipment prep work.
2. We will meet, as a large group, on Thursday, December 22nd, 6 PM at Signal Hill Costco, for food shopping of non-perishable foods. These items will be re-packaged at the Scoutmasters house for River use and loaded in the marked River boxes. Ending time for this will be about 10 PM.
3. We will meet, as a smaller select group, Saturday, December 24th, 10:00 AM, Signal Hill Costco for perishable food shopping. This will end about 12 noon.
4. We will all meet Sunday evening, December 25, 6 PM, at the Scoutmasters house, for troop gear loading in to Cars/Vans/trucks. We will NOT be using the Troop Trailer this trip.
PERSONAL UTENSILS
In order to conserve washing water, we will be using troop provided paper plates, paper cups (not styro), paper bowls and paper towels, all of which are expected to be burned at evening campfires. No plastics will be burned in the campfire. Each trip participant is still directed to bring their usual reusable plates, bowls, cups, mugs (see “WHAT TO BRING”, in the Trip Booklet on the web) as back up, in case the paper products get wet.
We will not be using disposable plastic forks, spoons or knives this trip. You will need your own reusable plastic/metal forks, spoons and knives for each breakfast and supper. Trip participants will be responsible for the proper cleaning of their personal utensils.
