It's the last full day of Boy Scout camp, and it's a doozy!
First, the Scouts were escorted on a WWII history hike through Abercrombie State park, led by one of their own senior scouts who works at the WWII museum there. Kodiak, if you didn't know, was a keystone defense position for the Allies in World War 2, defending against potential (but never happened) attacks against Japan and/or Russia.
Brad sent them out into the woods at Termination Point with only their daypacks (and, hopefully, their ten essentials). Then, they had to each build their own survival shelter using ONLY what they can find in the wilderness, and what's in their day packs. And they better do a good job, because they're spending the night in these shelters!
Let's hope they paid attention to Wilderness Survival training.
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| Cam's shelter |
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| Calen's shelter. |
The idea of this exercise is that yes, you will be uncomfortable, cold, and not get much sleep. But, if you were in an uncontrolled, real survival situation, you could say, "hey, I've done this before, and it was awful, but I know how to do it." to prevent panic and confusion.
Better them than me, I'll be enjoying my night in my dry, heat-controlled, bug-free house with a mattress and a quilt, thank you.
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