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In order for the NiteHike portion of our Camporee
to be a success, we are asking each troop and/or crew to operate a
station. Running a station is a
great leadership opportunity for older scouts—and it’s a lot of
fun! We will offer priority
registration to units that operate a station. Stations are located at
pre-designated points along the trail/road network at junctions and open
areas. At each station Units will
conduct an activity for patrols to accomplish, preferably linked to the
annual theme.
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The first step
is to volunteer to set up a station by emailing the Station Organizer at organizer@foothillsnitehike.org
to let us know that you want to set up a station-- we will send you a station
registration packet. -
Review this
year’s theme (“100 years of Scouting) and and activities
below that could be done. The
maximum points available at each station is 25
points— bonus points will not be counted. Ideas below are pulled from
B-P’s history—things that were done on Activities at a station need to be o
“low impact” and keep with Leave No Trace
principles—no digging of pits, fires, cutting of trees, etc. If you tie ropes to trees, the ropes
should be padded to avoid damaging tree trunks. All activities must be designed to
minimize the impact/damage to the site and vegetation. o
Safe: it's
dark with rocky, uneven and possibly wet ground, and kids will be tired. Station organizers should try to visit
their site and see the terrain prior to the weekend of the NiteHike to
confirm it is suitable for their activity. o
Should be
skill and teamwork testing, as well as fun. o
Should take
between 3 and 5 minutes if you run only one patrol through at a time. You may
run more than one team at a time to avoid lineups or holding up the teams.
Total hike time as well as the order in which stations are done will be a
consideration in the total score.
This is to encourage teams to follow the order set out on their
map/mark sheet and to break ties in the score. Some examples of activities that could be conducted include: -
Scout history Trivia quiz -
Swing over the snake pit— a rope swing to
ferry patrol members over a “snake-filled pit” (a tarp on the
ground with rubber snakes) -
Emergency evacuation—an obstacle course,
where patrols have to make a stretcher out of poles, ropes, etc, and carry it
through an obstacle course -
“The Spider Web”—set up a web
of ropes and pass members of the patrol through
without touching the ropes. -
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Minefield: the patrol cross a 100 foot minefield
carrying all their required gear by using two sets of 8 foot 2x4s with ropes -
Ladder building: using poles and rope to build a
ladder to get the entire patrol up a ravine wall (or similar barrier) -
Silent observation: sneak up on a
“sleeping” enemy scout and write down info on paper in front of
him without detection -
Problem solving: using materials on the site, saw
through a vertical pole in the middle of a “pond”; -
Stalking: Silently follow an enemy scout through
his course, trying to not be detected; -
Observation: Kim's game around a enemy camp -
Teamwork, Observation: sneak through a
searchlight gauntlet, where lights are pointed at anyone making noise -
Measurement: measure height, width, depth of an
object -
Silent march: although the entire event is to be
done quietly, this part of the trail is monitored for noise; -
Quicksand—lash three poles together to
rescue a man caught in quicksand -
Kim’s game—set up a tent and arrange
survival items inside;
Blindfold patrol members outside the tent, then lead them inside,
allow them to take blindfolds off for 30 seconds, then lead them back
outside. Hand a
piece of paper to patrol and have them list every item they saw inside
the tent. -
Scout
spirit—give 5 points to patrols for having a patrol yell or patrol flag
with them or for patrols that are all in uniform. For more ideas, visit www.usscouts.org or www.scouter.com
for other station ideas. -
Review your
activity plans with a guide towards safety—do your ideas fit within
“Guide to Safe Scouting”? -
Fill out the
Station Registration form and describe your planned activity and how you
would score the event. Once your
site is assigned, it would be useful to visit the site in daylight to get a
feel for the site and how it is laid out. -
Gather station
equipment—each station needs to be equipped with a First Aid kit, fire
extinguisher, and Day of Event -
Check in at HQ
and collect your station packet.
We’d like stations set up before -
Proceed to
your site (marked by a sign) and set up your activity. -
Have Fun! -
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When patrols
arrive, collect their scoresheet, record their time
of arrival on their sheet, and start the patrol on the activity. When they
finish the activity, record their score on their patrol scoresheet,
on the Station scoresheet, along with the time they
checked out on the station sheet. -
At approx -
Bring site
sign and scoresheet to HQ to check out and receive
patches and donuts. -
Fill in feedback
form and turn in to organizer to help improve event for next year. |
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