what merit badges are you taking at camp this year

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Postby Lynda J » Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:49 am

One of the things that impressed me about Slippery Falls was the badge program. When we registered we received a leader packet. It listed allthe badges that were going to be offered. It also listed any requirements that they suggested be done before getting to camp. We got this information in March. Went to camp in June. We had 10 boys complete 35 badges. There were 5 badges not complete but one was Insect Study and he didn't get his 50 insects collected. The others were Astronomy and they still need to track a planet for 4 weeks and the moon for 5 nights. We started doing this after our first meeting after we got home. We will track Jupiter for the next 4 weeks. The boys have already finished the moon. Only one boy didn't complete one badge because he simply didn't get his work done.
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Postby hacimsaalk » Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:41 pm

well, this year, i came home with soil and water conservation, and canoeing. thats the least amt. of mb's ive come home with ever. most of the boys in the troop brought home 2-3, and a few finished 4. as far as im concerned , the way they "re-did" the camp this year ( with management, mb's, ect) really sucked !!! :x :( :evil: the mb scheduling was by far the worst though. it screwed everybody up, and it made it so that there were too many people in a mb at one time !!!

thank goodness were gonna go on a "big trip" next year.
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Postby bearpatrolleaderinctown » Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:17 pm

almost 2007 sumercamp season figured id start this topic back up
i am going to summercamp for the first time since my troop is not even a year old.
i want to take leatherwork, enviro. sci., cooking, Archery, Shotgun, Mamal Study, and maybe camping with my troop
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Postby Craft Lady » Wed May 23, 2007 7:53 am

Well my son is the one going but he doesn't read/participate here so I will answer for him.

He is taking E prep, Astronmy, Wilderness Survival Bird study and one other non Eagle required. I forget which one.

This is his 2nd year at Summer camp. They are driving out to Wyoming to Camp Buffalo Bill.

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Postby Chief J » Wed May 23, 2007 8:36 am

My son is taking Pioneering, Mammal Study, Rifle, and Shotgun shooting.

This is his 4th year at summer camp and these will be merit badges 38 - 42 for him.

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Postby Wapiti » Fri May 25, 2007 11:06 pm

My Life Scout son will also be attending his 4th camp at Camp Cedars, Nebraska. He is taking Horsemanship MB, Climbing MB, and Shotgun shooting. These 3 will put him at 39.

My 1st year Scout will be taking "Kit Fox", Swimming, & 1st Aid.
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Postby scoutaholic » Sat May 26, 2007 2:13 am

My son will be taking Fire Safety, Mammal Study, Rowing, Soil & Water Conservation, and Wood Carving for his second camp year.

That will bring him up to 25 total (unless you count all the partials that he will probably finish before camp).

The camp doesn't offer any Eagle Requireds that he doesn't have.

He has 6 or 7 (3 required) currently in progress that he will probably finish before camp.
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Postby mommatoodle » Mon May 28, 2007 1:29 pm

my one son plans on taking forestry and rowing and then spending time mountain biking. he is working on his last eagle. these will put him just over 40.


my other son plans on doing camping, envi sci, graphic arts and i'm not sure what else. by the time he gets to camp he will have 21 mb's.

the boys have a list of mb's that they plan on working on over the summer with friends. :D
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Postby Billiken » Tue May 29, 2007 10:41 am

My son, 2nd year at camp, nearly Star, is taking Env. Science, Cit Nation, and Leatherwork.
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Postby bearpatrolleaderinctown » Sun Jun 17, 2007 7:59 am

lets see i am going to take

shotgun
rifle
leatherwork
woodcarving
nature
fingerprinting
soil and water conservation

and i might work on a few others in camp if i have time inbetween working on my last 7 first class requirements if i dont finsh all but swim test before then
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Postby pipestone1991 » Sun Jun 17, 2007 2:15 pm

I'm taking:

Merit Badges
Energy
Archery

Awards
5th year Pipestone
OA Brotherhood

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Postby lifescoutforlife » Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:38 am

This week my son is taking Fly Fishing, Forestry, Pioneering and Energy.
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Postby OldGreyBear » Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:40 am

Ah, Pioneering, the most Boy Scouty of all the merit badges, two thumbs up!
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Postby MDEagle » Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:49 pm

My son is taking Swimming, Camping, and First Aid to get some Eagle required badges, and Pioneering and Wilderness Survival because he wants them for fun.

I thought three Eagle required badges would be tough, but all of them have some pre-reqs that another Counselor must sign off on before they show up for Camp, so the workload will be less during the week.

Swimming doubles as "Eagle required" and "Fun", and Camping and Wilderness Survival seem like there will probably be some overlap.

All in all, I think he's selected a good line-up.

He's most excited about Pioneering.
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Postby 9009scoutmaster » Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:20 pm

My son is taking Environmental Science, Emergency Preparedness, Wilderness Survival, Pioneering, and Forestry. This will be his 2nd year of summer camp. Last year he was in the 1st year camping program at summer camp. The 2 that he is most excited about taking are Pioneering and Wilderness Survival.
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Postby lifescoutforlife » Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:45 am

This week my son is taking Radio,Safety, E Prep and Fire Safety.
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