Cub Scouting Camping Safety
For those parents that have boys, have you ever given thought to
enrolling them in cub scouts? Scouts is such a wonderful opportunity
for a young boy to shape his future. As cub scouts evolves into boy
scouts, the boys are taught many valuable lessons. One of the most
popular activities the boys encounter is camping. The responsibilities
that the boys are expected to exhibit do not change as they grow
older. The foundations for proper camping safety starting the younger
years of cub scouts and carry through to boy scouts.
Some the responsibilities that the boys are taught how to properly and
safely set up a tent, how to cook outdoors, and how to safely start
and put out a fire. They are guided with knowledge of how to stick to
trails, what to do if they become lost, and how to identify poisonous
plants in the area. The boys are supervised by their leaders and other
adults who practice the same safe camping principles and exhibiting
the importance of safety at a campsite.