El Capitan District2016
Camporee & Camporall & Venturing
“Baden-Powell 101”
At Loma Linda Camp Site,
Firestone Scout Reservation
April 29–May 1, 2016
El Capitan Districts 2016
Night Time Camporee & Camporall & Venturing
“Baden-Powell 101”
Greetings Boy Scouts, Crew Leaders and Webelos:
PLEASE READ THIS PACKET VERY CAREFULLY! All Scout leaders, attending adults, SPL’s, ASPL’s, and Crews and Denner’s should be well acquainted with the rules and regulations BEFORE you arrive at the event to avoid misunderstandings. There have been many major changes and updates!
This year’s Camporee/Camporall/Venturingwill be a special event doneagain in the same format likelast year’s camporee.Again this event will be “Reversed”meaning no setting up the campsite but only tents to sleep at night. Competition outdoor skills for Patrols,Crewand Webelos will be tested, as well as their teamwork and ingenuity and foremost communication between team members. Scouts should be prepared to use their skills in Knots, Pioneering, Map Making and Orienteering, First aid and more. Units will have the opportunity to compete in the Campsite Inspection and CampGadget competition. Also don’t forget that Units will be judged on unit flags.Unit flags are to be Chemical-stick or equivalent (LED’s) with the flags. The same applies to the individual Torches is brought. Night time event means unit flags are too bright and lighted.
On Friday night the Camporee will start at 7:30 pm(Dusk for the 29th is at 7:34 pm) or when your troop will arrive soon thereafter.Check in time early is at 4:00 pm and Scouts canonly set-up camp tentsfor the night only. Only a few vehicles per unit will be allowed into the campsites, so pack your gear carefully. Safety will be my main concernduring the event so please plan to arrive early enough to set up your campsite. See for Vehicles rules – Page 6.
On Saturday morning, all units should be dressed in a Scoutly manner, identical from the waist up, to show their Scout spirit. Camp final set up will be done in day time (which is different because its day) and the final events will be done during the camp set ups so be organized oh how your units lay out your campsite. You will know your times for the Saturday events. Each unit’s will rotate through the competitive events Awards will be presented at an old-fashioned campfire on Saturday night followed by an old time cracker barrel.
On Sunday morning, we hope you’ll all join us for a very special Scout’s Own.
Every Troop,Crew and Pack should plan to provide at least one volunteer adult’s and/or senior Scouts to work on staff. Even Staff will have fun at the event as well. Remember, this event is entirely planned and run by volunteers within El Capitan District – we need everyone to contribute. Please contact me as soon as possible with the names and e-mail addresses of your volunteers.
Please note that our Events will involve Archery, 22 Cal and Hand Guns or equivalent.
Scouts will only be allowed to participate if they submit a signed permission slip (sample provided in this packet).
HAVE A GREAT CAMPOREE!
Bruce Finnsson CregReitzel
Co-Camporee Director Co-Camporee Director
C: 714-329-2806 C: 714-683-5191
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page 1Welcoming Letter
Page 2Table of Contents
Page 3Dates; Location; Who Can Go; Directions to Firestone Scout Reservation
Fee Schedule
Page 4Getting Started (Paperwork)
Tour Permit; Registration; RV Facilities; Sunday Breakfast
Page 4Arrival
Check-In, Set-Up, Vehicle Access and Parking; Leadership Meeting; Event Staff Meeting
Page 4Departure:
Check-Out
Page 5Important Issues
Parking I.D.’s; Sanitation; Amenities; Campfires; Trading Post, First Aid; Trash Disposal; Wildlife; Terrain; Staff and Adult Meals; Campfire Program; Cracker Barrel; Scout’s Own; Uniforms; Order of the Arrow Call-Out
Page 6Camporee/Camporall/Venturing Rules
Courtesy; Vehicle Rules; Detailed Rules and Regulations
Page 7Schedule of Events
Page 8AEvents --Boy Scouts / Venturing
Page 8BEvents -- Webelos
Page 9Competition Rules, Awards, and Scoring
Page 10Judging Criteria
Event Judging Criteria
CampGadget Judging Criteria
Patrol Flag Judging Criteria
Page 11Judging Criteria (continued)
Pack / Troop Campsite Inspection Criteria
Appendix:
Archery, Rifle and Gun Permission Slip (required for each Scout in order to participate)
Parking I.D.’s (Required, please make copies for all drivers in your unit)
Map of Unit Campsites.(Pick a site and bring the number to Registration.)
Registration Forms (separate forms for Scouts and adults).
BADEN-POWELL 101 QUESTIONS
Deadline for Pre-Registration: March 10th Roundtable!
Deadline for Registration: April 14th Roundtable!
Campsites will be issued for your unit’s size and needs.
Register early please!
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DATE:April 29ththru May 1st2016.
LOCATION:Firestone Scout Reservation in Brea, Loma Linda Campsite
WHO CAN GO:Registered Scout members and adult Family members
Firestone Scout Reservation
Firestone Scout Reservation, a favorite spot for all Orange County Scouts, will give us a much more rugged experience than we have had in many years at Camporee’s. This is much more of a wilderness experience, so plan on doing lots of walking, bringing your own water to supplement the limited faucets, carrying out your trash, and doing without modern flush toilets for the weekend. The El Capitan District Camporee /Camporall/Venturing will be utilizing Loma Linda campsite and parking outside nearby.
DIRECTIONS: Take the 57 Freeway North to the TonnerCanyon exit. Turn left off the offramp and drive in to the gate on the left. Watch carefully for the El Capitan Camporee signs. You’ll drive about 2 miles before reaching the main entrance to the camp, and then an additional 1.3 miles to the Camporee Camp areas.Any vehicles carrying only Scouts will be asked to proceed to your assigned parking area to park and then walk into the campsites. Trailers and cars carrying gear will be held in a queue near the entrances to depending on your camp site area, and then allowed into the campsite area by our staff for quick unloading and a return to the parking area.
This is a Total of 3.4 miles off the Freeway.
FEE SCHEDULE:
Note: Fees are same as last year’s event and these are to cover per-person fees at Firestone. Thank you for your understanding.
PREPAID REGISTRATION: byMARCH 10, 2016 ROUNDTABLE
SCOUTS (INCLUDES PATCH.)$22.00
LEADERS (incl. patches if available) $22.00
REGISTRATION: by APRIL 14, 2016 ROUNDTABLE
SCOUTS (INCLUDES PATCH) $24.00
LEADERS (incl. patches if available) $24.00
LATE REGISTRATION – After April 14 or On-Site
SCOUTS & LEADERS (*)$26.00
* Patches will be included if available. Scouts will have priority on patches over leaders.
EXTRA PATCHES (if available) $2.00
Note:The date you register is the price you pay at the time. If you add more later you pay the price of the later registration at the later price for the ones you are adding.
If you cannot attend Roundtable, contact CregReitzel (Chair.) at (714)776-0426 or
Bruce Finnsson (Co-Chair.)at (714) 663-1930. Please do NOT register at the Scout Shop.
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GETTING STARTED: PAPERWORK
TOUR PERMIT: A standard BSA tour permit will be required for this event and should be posted in your campsite.
REGISTRATION:Save money, register early! There are two forms: one for the boys, the other for all leaders and registered adults. Additional forms for larger units will be available at Roundtable. Please note that we MUST have Patrol Crewnames at the time of registration and NO CHANGING OF NAMES OF THE PATROLORCREWOR WEBLOSAFTER REGISTRATION. so that all paperwork can be prepared in advance.
RV FACILITIES: There are no hook-ups or electrical connections available at the site. Designated recreational vehicle parking areas are limited both in size and quantity. Pre-registration is required for all recreational vehicles.
ARRIVAL
CHECK-IN and SET-UP: Units may arrive on Friday after 4:00 p.m. and should proceed to the El Capitan Camporee vehicle checkpoint area. Please arrive together and put all gear in 1 or 2 vehicles. A maximum of 2 gear vehicles per unit will be allowed to enter the campsite areas, and those must be UNLOADED AND MOVED IMMEDIATELY (We all must work as a team to be safe. Only a limited number of vehicles will be allowed in the campsite area at one time, so gear vehicles should be prepared to wait in line if needed for their turn. Vehicles carrying Scouts will be directed to the Parking area to park, and all Scouts should then walk in and plan to immediately unload their gear vehicle(s). The gate will be closed at 10:00 p.m. on Friday and will reopen at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday morning.
The Scoutmaster, Cubmaster, or designated adult leader from each unit should walk to Headquarters (in the Front of the campsite) and register after 4:00 p.m. on Friday, and after your gear has been unloaded. You may report any changes to your registration and pay any fees still owing. Please do your CHECK-IN of your Unit before starting the eventswhich will start at 7:30pm.You will be given competition packets and schedules for your Units at check in time.
LEADERSHIP MEETING – SPL’s, ASPL’s, Denners, and Scout Leaders:There will be a Leadership Meeting at the headquarters area at 7:00 p.m. on Fridayevening. All Senior Patrol Leaders, Assistant Senior Patrol Leaders, Denners, Scoutmasters, and Cub masters are expected to attend. Please be prepared to take notes and relay information back to your units.
EVENT STAFF MEETING: Please attend at headquarters from 6:30pm to 7:00pm on Friday night.All adult staff members, event managers, and unit commissioners are requested to attend a staff meeting at the headquarters area with the events staff to review the night’s events. Please be prepared to take notes! All units should help supply volunteers to help staff the events.
DEPARTURE
CHECK-OUT: Please plan to pack up and leave immediately after Scouts Own so that the staff can go home! When your Unit is ready to leave, the campsite should be neat and clean. All trash must be carried out. Patches will not be issued until a Camporee staff member has verified the cleanliness of the campsite.
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IMPORTANT ISSUES
PARKING I.D.’s: All vehicles must be parked in the designated Camporee / Camporall parking areas and Must display a parking ID (make copies of the Parking ID’s included in packet) in the front windshield in case the staff needs to locate the owner of the vehicle. The vehicle must be Parked heading out of the Parking lot, not head-in.
SANITATION: There are no flush toilets available. Kybos will be located throughout the campsite. PLEASE review bathroom etiquette with your boys so that the Kybos stay as clean as possible.
AMENITIES (or lack of them!): There will not be any picnic tables, or water access in your campsites, so please plan accordingly. Bring your own water Container to carry water for drinking, cooking and cleaning. Water faucets are limited.
CAMPFIRES: Due to the size of our group and the typically high fire danger at Firestone, FIRESWILL NOT BEPERMITTED, NOTEVENCHARCOAL or OFF-GROUNDFIRES.
FIRST AID: A First Aid station will be set up during Camporee. First aid kits, however, will be expected at each campsite and will be part of the campsite inspection criteria.
TRASH DISPOSAL: All trash must be carried out. Please bring your own trash bags. No trash bags, trash cans or dumpsters will be available.
WILDLIFE: Firestone is home to LOTS of wildlife. Please leave all wildlife alone and report any snakes to the headquarters staff immediately. Remember we are guest in their home.
TERRAIN: The terrain at Firestone is more rugged than we have had at Camporee for many years. Plan on having to do LOTS of walking on uneven ground. A “no whining about all the walking” rule will be in effect!
STAFF & ADULT MEALS: All adult and youth staff members who have units attending Camporee / Camporall should make arrangements to have meals with their units. Staff meals must be pre-ordered and prepaid at the April Roundtable.
CAMPFIRE PROGRAM: An old-fashioned campfire program will be held on Saturday evening. The awards will be distributed at the campfire. If parents and family members will be coming into camp on Saturday evening just for the Campfire, please arrive by 6:30 p.m. and park at the add joining Parking area. No cars allowed in the campsite areas.
CRACKER-BARREL: There will be a cracker-barrel on Saturday after campfire at Headquarters. Please bring your own cups.
SCOUT’S OWN: There will be a non-denominational “Scout’s Own” service on Sunday at 8:00 a.m. at the campfire area. Something special is being planned this year, so all units are strongly encouraged to attend. If you choose not to attend, strict silence must be observed throughout the service.
UNIFORMS: Scouts must wear uniforms at all times during the weekend. Dress uniforms should be worn traveling to camp on Friday, during the Saturday Campfire, Sunday Breakfast and Scout’s Own. During the day on Saturday, Scouts may wear their troop or patrol Activity Uniforms. For maximum points, Activity Uniforms must be identical from the waist up. Scouts are expected to dress in a “Scoutly Manner”. Shirts must be tucked in. No saggy or baggy pants or shorts allowed (Unless scout shorts). Note: Temperatures at Firestone often run to the extreme. It can be very cold at night and in the morning, and very hot during the day. Staff is not responsible for the weather – be prepared!
O.A. CALL-OUT: The Order of the Arrow will call-out candidates will be at the end after Saturdays campfire. Please instruct all Scouts to be respectful of this solemn ceremony. O.A. Candidates will be led to a separate area for instruction and will rejoin their units after the campfire.
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CAMPOREE / CAMPORALL RULES
COURTESY: This is a large group event – thank you for cooperating with the Camporee / Camporall Staff even if it means not doing things the way your unit might usually do them on a troop campout.
VEHICLE RULES: PLEASE follow the directions given by the Camporee /Camporall staff. They have final say! To insure the safety of our participants, each unit will be limited to 2 vehicles at a time per troop carrying gear. These vehicles will be allowed to enter the campsite areasat the discretion of the staff, as only a limited number of vehicles will be allowed in the campsite area at any one time. Vehicles will be allowed in only between the hours of 4pm and 7pm on Friday evening. No moving of cars will be permitted since this will be a night event starting at 7:30 pm. Other vehicles should remain on paved roads and park as directed in the campsites Parking area. The speed limit inside Firestone is 15mph.
LDS units departing on Saturday evening must make prior arrangements with CregReitzel or Bruce Finnssonor David Petersonso that safety can be assured to all scouts while packing anddeparting.
On Sunday, vehicles will be allowed in the campsite area only after Scouts Own at 8:30 a.m. A limited number of gear vehicles will be allowed in one at a time, so be aware that your unit may have to wait its turn. If any Scouts or leaders have somewhere to be on Sunday morning, they should make arrangements to leave Saturday evening. Gear vehicles should be packed quickly and moved out of the campsite area as quickly as possible to allow space for others.
- All groups and units must camp in designated "campsite" only.
- Absolutely no fires – this includes charcoal and off-ground fires. The fire danger at Firestone is typically very high, and there is a large amount of dry grass and brush in the area.
- Each unit must supply their own fuel (no liquid fuel – propane only).
- It is illegal to cut, mutilate, or destroy any tree, shrub, or plant growing in the camp.
- The unit must provide sufficient adult supervision at all times. All Youth Protection Training guidelines and BSA regulations will be enforced.
- All activities will cease at around 12 o'clock pmhopefully on Friday and ten o’clock p.m. on Saturday. Quiet conditions should be maintained until reveille the following morning.
- All Kybos must be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
- No dishwashing or hand washing at faucets or other water sources. Please be prepared to transport water back to your campsite.
- All trash must be bagged and carried out of camp.
- No laser pointers, radios, electronic games, walkie-talkies, game watches, Yu-gi-oh cards, fireworks, etc. shall be permitted except where required by Staff members.
- No alcoholic beverages permitted. Smoking will not be permitted anywhere in the Camporee/Camporall area.
- Scouts are to remain in the Camporee / Camporall area at all times.
- The buddy system is in effect throughout the weekend.
- All Scouts and Scouters should conduct themselves in a "scout-like manner.”
- Do not dig trenches.
- There will be a safety inspection conducted by the Commissioner staff on during Saturday.
- Also for your safety all attendees shall be in closed toed shoes.
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY
4:00pm to 8:30pmCheck-in and set up of tents only. Please honor your assigned campsite boundaries. Be courteous and move your vehicle to the parking lot immediately after unloading. We all have a small window for the safety of cars moving around .All unit Flags should be brought to H.Q. for judging Friday evening at check-in. They will be needed during the night’s events.
6:30pm to 7:00pmStaff Meeting for all adult staff members, event managers, and unit commissioners at Headquarters – Last questions before the fun
7:00pm to 7:20amLEADERSHIP MEETING.Please be prepared to take notes!
For SPL’s, ASPL’s, Scoutmasters, and Denners, Plus their Leaders at Headquarters