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Cub Scouting
And the
Out of Doors
BY ERNEST D0CLAR
Photograph by Gene Daniels
WHEN MOST CUB
Scouts think of becoming
Boy Scouts, they envision
canoe trips on a swift-run-
ning stream or backpacking into the
mountains. But many wonder why they
can't camp and hike right now, as pack
members.
That's a question that the BSA has
tussled with for a long time. Recently it
reformulated its thinking about the sub-
ject of Cub Scouts and the out of doors.
The resulting policy is designed to allow
more difficult outdoor experiences to
pique Cub Scouts' interest and encourage
them to remain in packs long enough to
advance into troops.
From Cub Scouting's birth in 1930,
packs and dens have ventured out on trips
and excursions. They still do. But in those
early days we offered little advice to our
leaders to help them plan such trips.
Now we hope that pack travel plans
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Quench Cub Scouts' thirst
for overnight camping
with resident camp,
parent-son outings, and
Webelos den overnighters.
will follow the advice of local council ex-
perts and literature like the BSA's Cub
Scout Leader Book, Supply No. 3220A,
and Tours and Expeditions, Supply No.
3734A. Part of that advice requires units
to obtain the BSA local or national tour
permit as described in the tour booklet.
Normally, most Cub Scout trips should
be one-day long. An overnight stay is per-
mitted but not encouraged. If the over-
nights are required, they should be in
private homes, motels, or hotels. Regis-
tered den and pack leaders and parents
take charge of such trips.
September 1990 Scouting
A step upward from short trips is Cub
Scout day camping, a program feature
that puts magic into 356,300 Cub Scout
lives each year. Day camps are day-long
events with Cub Scouts returning home
each night. The period usually lasts one
week. Many packs incorporate up to a
week of council-sponsored day camp in
their summertime programs.
("National" endorses keeping active
during June, July, and August and offers
recognition in the form of a pack certifi-
cate, pack and den flag streamers, and
Cub Scout uniform pins for taking part in
three monthly activities.)
Day camps often feature hand crafts,
nature, BB-gun and bow and arrow
marksmanship, safety, and other Cub
Scout skills.
Because Cub Scouting remains a fam-
ily-centered program, the BSA gives
wholehearted support to individual fam-
ily camping. This (continued on page 60)
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