I remember my first camp out as a scout. Now that I am Eagle, I can’t help but smile at all of the old memories that have been resurfaced. Setting up a tent for the first time, the rank advancement, having a troop guide make spaghetti, and the homesickness I had were all interesting lol. To all scouts, cherish your time. Your troopmates will become your brothers. The bonds you forge will be unbreakable. The memories you make will be unforgettable. The lessons you will learn will serve you well. And most importantly have fun. I only have a few months left before I turn 18. I wish I realized when I was younger just how fast it went by. I came into scouts just wanting to get Eagle right away and let that be that. But I soon learned everything above. I know I am rambling at this point, but just enjoy scouts. Give back in whatever way you can. Earn your badges at your own pace. Make mistakes, get messy, and have a lot of fun.
Well said Legmith and congratulations on earning the rank of Eagle. I hope that you will be able to continue scouting as an adult leader when your time comes.
Just joined scouts a few months ago and it has been awesome. Almost tenderfoot, just have to go camping. I also want to thank you for making this comment and giving me, and others advise. Thank you.
This brings back so many great memories. I was in Boy Scout Troop 303, Galion, Ohio from Feb. 1964 for approximately five years. I remember when we got back home from my first ever weekend campout, that the Beatles premiered that Sunday night on the Ed Sullivan Show here in the United States. What a weekend! I loved everything about being in Scouts. We had a large troop and Mr. Bill Halsey was our Scoutmaster. We all really liked and respected him. I eventually became the Senior Patrol Leader of our troop. We were a very active troop and camped out a lot and went on fun excursions. Never once did I ever experience, see, or heard of any " molestation" when I was in the Boy Scouts. It ripped my heart out when I saw the recent tv campaign against the Boy Scouts for supposed accusations. Not saying it never happened, but not in my day fifty years ago or in my town or troop. I thoroughly enjoyed my years in the Boy Scouts of America and would not trade the experience for anything. It made being a kid extra fun and taught me a lot of things preparing me for adulthood. These kids in this video are lucky to be in what appears also to be well organized and active troop. Hope this continues.
Yes, one thing I noticed is that our patrol boxes have a side panel that folds down so as to become a counter top for placing the stove on, with a little extra space on both sides for prepped food and utensils, and then you have all of your equipment right in front of you.
Job well done! Good to see a vid like this...! I worked with " BSA " for 29 years..started as a " den leader " for a Webelo den..n moved on up to become a 3rd key in my district as a commissioner ..n a 1st nation's councilor for our local OA CHAPTER! one of the most rewarding returns for investing my efforts n resources in this organization...of the 17 scouts that I personally worked with..to become Eagles..9 have become Scoutleaders, n 6 are merit badge councilors... many that I worked with in the area , still come up n say many nice things in regards to their time in scouts was, and share their family time with me..n they have their kids in scouts now! " TRADITIONS" ,passed on, as it is/ was meant to be.. " Be safe, Be well,BE PREPARED "!!!!! 👍🇺🇲🧙♂️🇺🇲👍!
Thank you for the comment Grey Wolf. And thank you for your service to Scouting, your efforts will will be a positive impact for many years as those Eagle Scouts and Scout leaders pass it on to the next. Stay tuned, we will have more Scout videos to come. Thanks again.
My first campout, I nearly froze to death. It was very funny and we got all muddy. My troop is small and we only had 4 scouts that camped out. Lots of fun memories and That is where I earned scout rank. Now when I went to summer camp, I am First Class, on my way to Star, and Earning tons of merit badges.
Man, that looked like so much fun! Those young guys are lucky to be in Scouts! I really appreciate the troop leaders and their mentoring of the young scouts! We need more of this in America!
It’s been ages since my first camp out but the memory that stuck with me all these years was how strong, skilled, and confident the older scouts were. I wanted to be like them so badly. I learned as much and as fast as I could and made Eagle just after my 14th birthday. The next two years of OA, as a camp counselor and Leadership Corps member were awesome because I had become what amazed me most at the start. My time was 1970-75.
This brings back many fond memories. Although it looks like the meals have gotten much better than what I remember. I was a member of Armco Troop 114 in Ashland, KY. Received my Eagle Scout Award September 22, 1976.
When we go classsic camping we do go a little crazy on the food side but when it’s backpacking, we do more traditional Boy Scouts meals. Congrats on achieving Eagle.
I absolutely loved my time with scouting! Our troop from Westerville, Ohio focused on backpacking/high adventure and was very minimal as far as gear is concerned. Cooking over fire was a love/hate relationship! Smoke in the eyes...ugh! At 51, I am honing my skills that I learned as a boy! Still know and use my knots
Excellent job gentlemen: 1) You guys have the patrol system down 2) Older Scouts training and leading the younger ones ("youth-led" troop) 3) Very well organized. I wish our troop had it together as well as this one does. A few odds and ends: I notice you travel in Class A, as you should. I would have like to have seen some of your skits, given how well the rest of the camp-out was done. Did you have breakfast on Sunday (maybe you just didn't bother including it in the video). Our rule is: no breakfast for anyone until all personal gear and troop tents are packed up. Our Scout leaders act like it's vital to get out of camp as early and as quickly as possible, they typically want to be on the road no later than 9:00 am
Thanks Andrew for that feedback. We do eat Sunday breakfast, I just didn't include it in the video for some reason. The way we do Sunday breakfast is on the duty roster the Scouts either cook or do KP. The ones that have KP break down their tents while the others cook. Then the cooks break camp while KP is done. As for the skits it's usually too dark to film but I will try to include them in a future video. Thanks again.
The best way to think about your troop is not "My troop sucks because no one listens to each other, and I want out." as I've heard time and time again, but rather "I believe my troop can improve if we do such and such and such." If they don't listen, lead them and those who you need will follow, and let that be an example for others. Get the older scouts to have fun and overall interact with the younger scouts. They look up to them. It's the most important, yet most overlooked aspect of scouting.
The troop I was with, as an adult, was definitely not as good as this one however it was not too bad. I still read our Scout Handbook to learn how to do things. I certainly enjoyed my time as a leader as well as my time as a Boy Scout. I really enjoyed the cooking. John. USA
Thanks John. Yes I've really enjoyed being a Scout leader too. And since the adults have their own patrol and do their own cooking, the food is always good.
My first summer trip was in 1977 with the old Troup 5 from The Greater Lowell Council which owned the site at the time. It was $50 for the week and we had a blast in the woods. There were so many things to do; gun range shoot, archery, swimming to name a few. In the dining room was yearly pictures of groups that visited from the past. I heard the dining hall burned down but I wonder if the photos made it.
@@OutsideDog Believe it or not, I still have my old scout uniform from way back then and all the scout books. I always wanted to go up their some summer day and look around. What troop were you from and where were they located?
2:57, 5:01, 8:19, 15:11, 16:00 is what we should have done. This is brilliant! We just had our first troop camp (new scout & new asm) and was completely lost. This structure is great!
New Troop, very exiting. Don't worry though were all a little lost at first. Still worth the effort. Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy some of our other troop videos.
Good job on the video, I did a lot of this for my sons Troop when I was an ASM. I made CDs of the campouts which I would distribute….. also used highlights for Recruiting videos, made selling the Troop to potential scouts and parents easy.
Thank you DG, we use them for recruiting too and I started putting them on YT to have a central place for Scouts to go to see them or download. It's fun to do these and It gives parents a view of whats their Scouts are doing on outings. I think it's also good for people who are not in Scouting and maybe thinking about it to see what its like. Appreciate the comment, stay tuned for more.
I have authored three books containing merit badge requirements. These books will assist the scout and merit badge counselor to achieve the desired merit badge. The books can be obtained on amazon or at the local library. They are WEATHER by Jack Fleming, GEOLOGY by Jack Fleming, and BEACHES (for the Oceanography badge) by Jack Fleming.
Ah yes this takes me back to my first campout new scout camp I remember a kid’s sweatpants caught on fire and i set a little bit of the ground on fire (on accident) and there was also a fight and i wore a t shirt and shorts in below freezing weather. Good times
They left out the snipe hunt where you come back and the camp site is dark and seemingly abandoned. Real funny. I went into the building with my knife out (I warned them so) and got hit hard in the back, did a tumble and came up with an "OK fuckers, let's dance!" All of a sudden things got REAL serious. They took me home and neither they nor I wanted anything to do with each other after that. Very unprofessional behavior on their part, but that was the 1960s for you...
Yeah they took me on a snipe hunt in the 70's. No knives but we were pissed. I think you may have explained why snipe hunts are a thing of the past. Thanks for watching
@@OutsideDog Yeah, I was one of those autistic (Aspie) loners who didn't fit in anywhere. Glad to hear they dropped the snipe hunts. Nothing says you can't trust your leadership than coming back in the dark to find the campsite apparently abandoned. But I need to take my share of the blame, too. All for the best in the end, I'd have never fit in anyways and would probably have been a disruptive influence. Thx for listening.
Troop fall in Color guard forward march Color guard halt Color guard prepare to post the colors Post the colors Signs Scout oath: as an American I will do my best to god and my country and to obey the scout law I will protect others at all times and keep myself mentally awake morally straight and physically strong Scout law: A scout is trustworthy loyal helpful friendly courteous kind obedient cheerful thrifty brave clean and reverent Outdoor code: As an American I will be clean in my outdoor manners be careful with fire be considerate in the outdoors and be conservation minded Tue
Not exactly true! In " Explorers" there were many groups that had ladies in them...some of their leaders were former military n quite valuable as leaders...jus sayin!
