Planning and Skills

Raritan Valley District Scouts BSA Roundtable Resource Site

• Information and resources for Scout leaders, both youth and adult

Campout Planning

• Find New Camps
• Campout Planner - Patrol duty roster, Patrol menu, Patrol shopping list
• Patrol Box Equipment List
• What to Pack for Different Types of Trips
• Campfire Program Planner 

Cold Weather Activities

• Outdoor Action Guide to Winter Camping
• Cold Weather Camping Seminar
• Operation Zero Handbook
• Cold Weather Activities Presentation
• Cold Weather Dressing for Success
• Cold Weather Sleeping
• Cold Weather Camping - Sleep Better than a Hibernating Bear

Cooking

• Troop 12 Old Buzzard Cookbook
• No-fuss Cooking Cookbook
• Winter Cooking Tips
• Winter Outdoor Cooking and Food Needs
• Cold Weather Breakfast Recipe
• MacScouter "Cooking and Cookbooks"

Demonstration Planning

• Demo Planner - a demo request form for skills teaching

Fire Starting

• How to make a fire in less than ideal conditions: Part 1 and Part 2
• How to Make a Fire with a Bow and Drill Set
• How to Make Waterproof Tinder
• How to Make Tinder by Shaving Wood

Knots, Lashings, and Other Good Stuff With Rope

• Animated Knot Tying by GROG
• Lashing by Troop 780
• Floor Lashing

Shelters

• Instructions on how to build a debris hut survival shelter: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3

Wilderness Survival

• Wilderness Survival BSA Style