2024 – Outdoor Adventurer  – The Badge Archive

2024 – Outdoor Adventurer 

Scouting America’s current 2024 Cub Scout program.

Arrow of Light is the 5th Grade level of the Cub Scout program.

Know the Scout Basic Essentials.
Plan a gear list for an overnight campout AND how you will carry your gear.
Know the Scouting America SAFE Checklist and discuss how it applies to an overnight campout.
Find your campsite on a map.
Go on an overnight campout.
Set up the kitchen, eating area, tents, and firepit at the campout, doing the patrol areas before your own tent.
At the campout, demo how to keep food safe and the kitchen area clean.
Discuss what went well and what you would do differently next time AND how you followed Leave No Trace Principles and the Outdoor Code.

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Eight requirements are needed to complete this adventure:

Learn about the Scout Basic Essentials.
Determine what you will bring on an overnight campout — including a tent and sleeping bag/gear — and how you will carry your gear.
Review the four points of Scouting America’s SAFE Checklist and how you will apply them. on the campout.
Locate the campsite where you will be camping on a map.
With your patrol or a Scouting America troop, participate in a campout.
Upon arrival at the campout determine where to set up your campsite: kitchen, eating area, tents, and firepit. Help the patrol set up the patrol gear before setting up your own tent.
Explain how to keep food safe and the kitchen area sanitary at the campsite. Demonstrate your knowledge during the campout.
After your campout, discuss with your patrol what went well and what you would do differently next time. Include how you followed the Outdoor Code and Leave No Trace Principles for Kids.