Crossroads of the West Boy Scouts of America Oquirrh Mountain and Wasatch Peaks Districts Spring Camp o Ree 2021 May 21-23, 2021

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Crossroads of the West

Boy Scouts of America

Oquirrh Mountain and Wasatch Peaks Districts

Spring Camp o Ree 2021

May 21-23, 2021

Camp Tracy

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A few things to note about the camp,

1 Camps will be filled in on a first come first served basis.

2 We will utilize all camping spots above the pool and below the Webelos Camp parking lot. 3 Cars will be allowed in camp to drop off gear, but no cars will be allowed to park inside the camp. 4 You will also be assigned a service duty to ensure that camp is clean.

5 There is no refunds due to weather or no shows.

6 Troops will be responsible for their own food, accept those provided by the classes starting after 10 am. 7 The Scout Law is the Law of this camp.

8 Troops please elect 2 members of the troop to be Chaplains Aides. They will be responsible to help the Camp Chaplain

plan the Scout's Own Meeting on Sunday.

9 Please See the Scouts Needs page for what will be needed for each Scout, Patrol, or Troop.

10 Please plan on using the patrol method and having the troop's individual patrols competing and learning separately. 11 Bring Patrol spirit with you, Patrol calls, yells, cheers, and flags.

12 Please follow the current COVID-19 guidelines and be safe.

The $10.00 per person. Walk-in's will be $15.00 per person. Walk-ins are not guaranteed to receive patches.

The registration fees pay for the class food, patches, ribbons, and prizes. This event will fill up so please plan on registering early. Please register early so we can ensure that we have the right amount of food for the cooking classes.

Food will be provided for the cooking classes after 10am on Saturday morning. All other meals are by the troop.

The troop will have the opportunity to learn how to cook with a Dutch Oven, backpacking stove, foil and coals, grill, and reflector oven. Saturday finishes up with a Dutch Oven Cook Off.

Event Description

The Spring Camp o Ree will be based upon the Cooking Merit Badge. We will have cooking classes in several methods of cooking.

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Health and safety take on new and important emphasis during this time.

1 Please make sure that all participants submit (or have on file) a current BSA Annual Health and Medical Record – Parts A and B.

LINK TO HEALTH AND MEDICAL FORMS

2 In addition, you may want to screen participants for Covid-19 symptoms and possible exposure. During the activities, all participants should remain masked and social distance.

3 It is the units’ responsibility to ensure that youth are properly supervised and that Youth protection guidelines and policies are enforced.

4 All vehicles transporting Scouts must be properly and adequately insured, and carry the adequate insurance. 5 Please review the BSA Health and Safety Policies to make sure you are in compliance.

LINK TO BSA HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDELINES

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May 21-23, 2021

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For the Games and Activities on Saturday

Every Scout will need Patrol/Troop Needs Uniform Inspection

1 Mess Kit 1 25 foot roll of foil 1 Scout Shirt

2 Fork, Spoon, Knife 2 Cutting Knives 2 Pants or Shorts

3 2 Wash Clothes 3 Cutting Board 3 Belt

4 Dish Towel 4 Gallon Size Zip Lock Bag 4 Socks

5 Matches/Lighter 5 Hand Sanitizer 5 Scout Hat

6 1 Liter Water Bottle 6 Flint and Steel 6 Patches correctly placed

7 Something to carry stuff in 7 Learn all Scout Advancement Knots 7 Neckerchief

8 Appetite 8 Compass 8 Neckerchief Slide

9 Face Mask 10 Knife

If you choose to do the Dutch Oven Breakfast Cooking Instruction At 6:30 am Saturday Morning

Equipment for every 8 to 10

1 14 inch Dutch Oven

1 Dutch Oven Tools needed to safely handle a Dutch Oven 2 Spatulas

2 Serving Spoons

1 Stove (Set up in bowery Friday night) 1 Griddle 2 Large Bowl 1 Wisk 1 Lighter 1 charcoal chimney 1 fire barrel 1 Lighter Fluid Shopping List Feeds 8 to 10 people QTY. Item 2 1 lb. chubs of sausage 1 large bag of hash browns 1 2 dozen eggs

1 large instant biscuit can 1 0.5 lb. shredded cheese 1 Small bag of charcoal 1 Bottle lighter fluid

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Fire Starting:

Objective: Start a fire and melt all the ice in the provided tin can. Patrols will be given:

1. Cedar bark for tinder. 2. Jute twine for tinder.

3. A measured amount of kindling and fuel wood. Patrols must use event supplied Ferro rods and matches.

Two minutes will be added to the patrol time for the first match used and 30 seconds for each additional match (up to 10 matches).

Each patrol will be timed from when they are given the supplies and all the ice in the can is melted. If water has spilled from the can there will be a time adjustment. Make sure the can is level and stable. No knife, hatchet or axe use will be allowed.

This is a patrol based activity. The three fastest patrols will be recognized at the award ceremony and awarded prizes.

Knots:

Objective: Tie the 6 basic scout knots in real use scenarios.

Patrols should enter at least 3 scouts, whose times will be averaged.

Each scout participating in the competition will tie the six basic knots from the Tenderfoot - First Class requirements:

Two Half Hitches Taut Line Hitch Clove Hitch Sheet Bend Bowline Timber Hitch Square Knot

These will be tied in real world use cases. For example, the following scenarios could be specified at the event. 1. Tie a rope to a tarp grommet with using two half hitches. Tie the other end of that rope to a tent stake using a taut line, then tension the tarp. The taut line must hold.

2. Tie a bowline around a horizontal log. On the end of that rope, tie a smaller rope with a sheet bend. Hang a jug of water from a hook already attached to the other end of the smaller rope

3. Tie a timber hitch around log and pull the log 10 feet. 4. Tie a square knot to secure the top of a laundry bag.

5. Tie a clove hitch around a log as you would to start a square lashing. Orienteering:

Objective: The patrol will need to orient a map and then plot a three point course. The Scouts will need to learn how to orient a map

The Scouts will also need to learn how to take a bearing and plot a course on the map The three patrols that are closest to the end point will be awarded prizes

Pioneering:

Objective: The Patrol will need to learn how to tie a tripod

Correct knots and tying technique must be used or a 30 second penalty will be assessed for each improperly tied knot and improper lashing.

The three patrols that tie properly and use the correct knots will be awarded prizes.

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May 21-23, 2021

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Friday From To Activity

5:00 PM 8:00 PM Check-in

8:00 PM 8:30 PM Senior Patrol Leader's Meeting

8:00 PM 8:30 PM Chaplain's Aide Meeting

9:00 PM 10:00 PM Opening Campfire

10:00 PM 11:00 PM Scoutmaster Cracker Barrel

Saturday From To Activity

6:30 AM 9:30 AM Dutch Oven Breakfast

9:30 AM 9:45 AM Opening Flag Ceremony

Instruction and Games (Sign up for times at camp.)

Note: It may not be possible to do all activities. Choose with your patrol the most important classes you would like to do and learn about

Time 1/2 Hour Activity 1/2 Hour Activity 1/2 Hour Activity 1/2 Hour Activity Hour Activity Hour Activity Quick Games 20 minute Activities

10:00 AM Grilling Nutrition, Cleanliness, Safety Dutch Oven care Reflector Oven Charcoal/Ember Cooking Backpacking Stove Cooking Anytime games Rifle Archery 10:10 AM

10:20 AM Rifle Archery

10:30 AM Grilling Nutrition, Cleanliness, Safety Dutch Oven care Reflector Oven

10:50 AM

11:00 AM Grilling Nutrition, Cleanliness, Safety Dutch Oven care Reflector Oven Charcoal/Ember Cooking Backpacking Stove Cooking Anytime games Rifle Archery 11:10 AM

11:30 AM Grilling Nutrition, Cleanliness, Safety Dutch Oven care Reflector Oven

11:50 AM 12:00 PM 12:30 PM

1:00 PM Grilling Nutrition, Cleanliness, Safety Dutch Oven care Reflector Oven Charcoal/Ember Cooking Backpacking Stove Cooking Anytime games Rifle Archery 1:10 PM

1:20 PM Rifle Archery

1:30 PM Grilling Nutrition, Cleanliness, Safety Dutch Oven care Reflector Oven

1:50 PM

2:50 PM

3:50 PM

4:00 PM Dutch Oven Cook Off Competition Rifle Archery

4:10 PM 4:20 PM Rifle Archery 4:30 PM 4:40 PM Rifle Archery 4:50 PM 5:00 PM Rifle Archery 5:10 PM 5:20 PM Rifle Archery 5:30 PM 5:40 PM Rifle Archery 5:50 PM 6:00 PM Rifle Archery 6:10 PM 6:20 PM 6:30 PM 6:40 PM 6:50 PM 7:00 PM

8:00 PM 8:30 PM Senior Patrol Leader's Meeting

8:00 PM 8:30 PM Chaplain's Aide Meeting

9:00 PM 10:00 PM Closing Campfire

Announce Winners of Dutch Oven Contest

10:00 PM 11:00 PM Scoutmaster Cracker Barrel

Sunday From To Activity

7:00 AM Wake Up!

10:00 10:30 Scout Own by Chaplain and Aides

12:00 PM Camp Adjourned

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Points to cover Time Length Location

1 Mountain Man Breakfast 6:30 3 Hours Bowery

1 Dutch Oven Breakfast Instruction

1 Instruction and Activities 10 to 4 Around the camp

2 Grilling 1/2 Hour

3 Nutrition, Cleanliness, Safety 1/2 Hour

4 Dutch Oven care 1/2 Hour

5 Reflector Oven 1/2 Hour

6 Charcoal/Ember Cooking 1 Hour

7 Backpacking Stove Cooking 1 Hour

8 Anytime games

9 Rifle Range 20 Minutes Range

10 Archery 20 Minutes Range

2 Dutch Oven Cook Off 4:00 Bowery

1 Two Categories 3 Hours

Desert Dinner 2 Rules

3 Uniform Inspection 10 to 4 Around the camp

1 Scout Shirt 10 Minutes

2 Pants or Shorts 3 Belt

4 Socks 5 Scout Hat

6 Patches correctly placed

7 Neckerchief

8 Neckerchief Slide

9 Shoes

10Knife

4 Sign up for classes, Archery, and Rifle.

5 Sign up troops for camp fire. Have a song and skits ready for two campfires 6 Service Patrols

Each camp will be assigned times for service to the camp.

7 Sign up for start time

Sign up troops for games, one troop per time slot.

8 Camp must pass inspection

In order to get your exit pass, a Camp Commissioner must inspect your camp.

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Use this form at camp to fill out your schedule.

Troop

Class/Activity Length Activities/Classes Length

6:30 1 Dutch Oven Breakfast 3 Hours

10:00 2 Grilling 1/2 Hour

10:30 3 Nutrition, Cleanliness, Safety 1/2 Hour

11:00 4 Dutch Oven care 1/2 Hour

11:30 5 Reflector Oven 1/2 Hour

12:00 Lunch 6 Charcoal/Ember Cooking 1 Hour

1:00 7 Backpacking Stove Cooking 1 Hour

1:30 8 Rifle Range 20 Minutes

2:00 9 Archery 20 Minutes

2:30 10 Dutch Oven Cook Off 3 Hours

3:00 3:30 4:00 4:30 5:00 5:30 6:00 6:30

Class Schedule

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Reflector Oven Build

The patrols will not need to build their own reflector oven for the event, but here is how to build and use one if your patrols chose to do this as a patrol activity.

How to Cook With a Reflector Oven

By Lore Postman

https://boyslife.org/outdoors/outdoorarticles/12765/great-reflector-oven-recipes/

Dutch ovens might be as essential to Scout cooking as the gooey-delicious cobblers they create, but you’d have to be crazy to lug one of these 20-pound lead weights on a long backpacking trip.

Fear not. It’s still possible to get homemade baked goodies — including pizza, breaded chicken, blueberry pie and fresh-from-the-oven chocolate chip cookies — even when you’re camping miles away from the troop trailer. Typically weighing just a pound or two, a reflector oven is an effective alternative. The oven looks like a square box cut diagonally in half with a shelf in the middle to hold the food. Unassembled and stored in a pouch, it’s about the size of a one-subject notebook.

Complete ovens sell for about $60 online, where you can also find plans for making ovens of different shapes and sizes from scratch using some lightweight metal flashing, a few rods and a handful of rod pins.

The radiant energy from a roaring campfire travels into the oven, hits the oven’s angled top and bottom and bounces toward the food on the shelf, where the food absorbs the energy and bakes. The oven works best set a few inches from a fire.

“It can be challenging to make sure the oven stays level and that it’s close enough to the fire so the food in the back gets cooked but not so close that the food in the front gets burned,” says Eagle Scout Michael Milazzo from Troop 1570 in Herndon, Va. “Reflector ovens are unconventional, but they’re fun to use, fun to get other

campers’ reactions, too, and it’s really great to have them available as an option.” There is a right time and place for everything, including reflector ovens.

“They are great to use on a cold day or when you’re making a giant fire for a campfire ceremony,” says Brandon Timbrook, a Life Scout with Troop 1570. “All you need is a roaring fire and you’re ready to bake.”

By their very nature, reflector ovens aren’t for every camp-out. A ban on ground fires will keep it packed away. Charcoal briquettes and propane gas won’t work with it either. Reflector ovens need the radiant heat of strong flames from a wood fire.

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Here are some resources to help plan a backpacking trip for your patrols.

33 DIY Backpacking Recipes – Lightweight & Calorie Dense

https://www.freshoffthegrid.com/backpacking-recipes/

20 Great Backpacking Meal Recipes & Food Dehydration Tips

https://www.cleverhiker.com/blog/13-great-backpacking-meal-recipes-amp-food-dehydration-tips

17 Easy Backpacking Meal Recipes

https://www.greenbelly.co/pages/best-backpacking-meals

Fifty Best Backpacking Recipes

https://www.backpackingchef.com/best-backpacking-recipes.html

Backpacking Breakfast

https://www.trail.recipes/recipe-collection/breakfasts/

TOP FIVE DELICIOUS BACKPACKING BREAKFAST RECIPES

https://www.osprey.com/stories/top-five-delicious-backpacking-breakfast-recipes/

Breakfast Recipes

https://www.backpacker.com/skills/breakfast-recipes/

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Cast iron, if left to its own devices, want to be nothing more than a pile of iron oxide. To make the troop's cast iron last forever, you must take care of it. Here is some tips how to do just that.

https://www.allrecipes.com/article/how-to-clean-a-dutch-oven/ Here's What You'll Need to Clean a Cast Iron Dutch Oven:

Cooking oil Paper towels Water Dish scrubber

Plastic spatula (optional)

How to Clean a Cast Iron Dutch Oven

Remember if you're using a new cast iron Dutch oven for the first time, you must season it before you use it. To do this you'll need to coat it in cooking oil and place it in the oven for half an hour at 350 degrees. Reapply the oil, and lower the temperature to about 200 degrees, and put it in the oven for another hour. After an hour is up, leave it in the oven overnight and rub it with a final coat of oil in the morning. Your Dutch oven should have a black, glasslike finish once it's properly seasoned. Once you've seasoned your cast iron Dutch oven and put it to use, you'll need to know how to clean it.

Wipe Down Your Dutch Oven: Cast iron Dutch ovens require regular maintenance. After each use, you should

wipe it down with a dry paper towel. You can also use a moist paper towel to wipe out any sticky residue.

Bring Water to a Boil: Next, fill the Dutch oven with water so that any food residue that might be burned on is

covered. Bring the water to a boil and then remove from heat and allow the water to loosen the residue.

Scrub the Interior: Once the water has cooled, use a dish scrubber to scrub any residue. You may also use a

plastic spatula to remove stubborn bits of food. Don't use dish soap, as this will break down the seasoning on your cast iron. After you've removed all the food, give it a rinse.

Dry Your Dutch Oven: Use dry paper towels to wipe down your Dutch oven.

Give It a New Coat of Oil: Pour a small amount of cooking oil into the Dutch oven and rub it in using a paper

towel. Wipe the excess away with a clean paper towel.

The method of cleaning cast iron is something of tradition passed down to generations along with the cookware itself. Some cooks and cast iron diehards dare not let theirs near water, much less soap of any sort, and letting one rust may indeed fall into the book of unpardonable sins for some Southerners.

But fear not: During a visit to the Lodge factory in Tennessee, we learned the proper way to restore rusty cast iron from the experts themselves. A few simple steps at home can restore rusted cast iron cookware to cook-ready condition!

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Cast iron, if left to its own devices, want to be nothing more than a pile of iron Oxide. To make the troop's cast iron last forever, you must take care of it. Here is some tips how to do just that.

https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-restore-a-rusty-cast-iron-skillet-cleaning-lessons-from-the-kitchn-203086 How To Restore a Rusty Cast Iron Skillet

Regardless of the extent of rust, there are options beyond throwing out rusted cast iron. For severe rust that covers most of the cookware surface, take the piece to a machine shop to have it sandblasted and restored to raw cast iron, then season immediately. You can start with step four here, or use the following tutorial. Read: How To Season a Cast Iron Skillet

Most commonly, neglect or moisture results in what’s called “profile rusting,” which can be seen and felt on the cookware. Thankfully, profile rusting is easily removed at home in an afternoon. Follow the steps in this post and you’ll be all set.

Remove all the rust: Use fine steel wool to remove rust from affected areas. Scour the skillet until the area returns to raw cast iron.

Steel Wool Scrubbers

What You Need

Steel wool Dish soap

Scrubbing brush, scouring pad, or sponge Dish towel or paper towels

Vegetable oil (or cooking oil of choice) Aluminum foil

Oven

Instructions

Remove all the rust: Use fine steel wool to remove rust from affected areas. Scour the skillet until the area returns to raw cast iron.

Wash the skillet thoroughly: Wash the cast iron with warm water and mild dish soap. Scrub with bristle brush, gentle scouring pad, or mesh sponge if needed.

Dry the skillet: Thoroughly dry the cast iron immediately with a clean dish towel or paper towels.

Cover the pan with a coating of oil: Apply a small amount of vegetable oil (or cooking oil of choice) to the entire piece.

Don’t forget the bottom and handle: When oiling, don’t forget the bottom and handle. Use only a small amount to avoid a sticky surface.

Place the pan in the oven: Place the cast iron upside down on the top rack of your oven. Place a sheet of aluminum foil or a foil-lined baking sheet on the bottom rack to catch any oil drips. Heat the cast iron for one hour at 350°F.

Let the pan cool before using: Turn off heat, let cast iron cool, then get back to cooking!

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Cook Off Rules

1 Nothing can be pre-prepared.

2 Only Troops/Patrols that are competing are allowed in the cooking area.

Troops/Patrols provide Dutch Ovens, ingredients, cooking utensils and preparation items. Ingredients should be combined and prepared onsite including garnishes and marinades. Only charcoal is allowed and must be used in a safe and clean manner.

3 You will either compete in a 1 pot dinner or 1 pot desert

4 The main dish or dessert must be presented on Dutch Oven lid with appropriate utensils

at judging time for each category. Any garnishes must be simple and edible.

5 Throwing out burned or undercooked sections is discouraged.

6 Use good fire safety to keep everyone safe; cooking should be done at least 18 inches off the ground OR in a pit. 7 You will be receiving some field judge points based on the demonstration of Dutch Oven cooking your team puts on.

Troops/Patrols should bring their own equipment, awnings/shade, tables, pots, and cleaning supplies. Hot water, hand &

8 Dish soap will be provided for all teams at a central station at the event.

9 All troop/patrols areas must be left clean of charcoal, food, and garbage at end of event. 10 Judging will be on: preparation, appearance, taste, aroma, quality, and overall appeal. 11 Competition starts at 4:00 pm. The troops/Patrols will have 3 hours to complete your entry. 12 The entry must be ready for judging on the judging table by 7:00 pm.

Safety

1 Meats must reach USDA recommended temperatures (field judge checked before judging):

a. Ground lamb/beef/veal, lamb steak/roast medium – 160 b. Lamb, steak/roast medium rare – 145

c. Chicken/turkey breast, ground (stuffing/casserole), whole bird – 165 d. Eggs of any type – 160

e. Fish of any type – 145

f. Pork (chops, ground, ribs, roast) – 145

2 Perishable foods must be in coolers before preparation Prizes

Prizes will be awarded for each of the 2 dishes and an event champion

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While at camp the troops may consider holding an election for those Scouts who are eligible for induction into the Order of the Arrow. For over 100 years, the Order of the Arrow (OA) has recognized Scouts and Scouters who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives. This recognition provides encouragement for others to live these ideals as well. Arrowmen are known for maintaining camping traditions and spirit, promoting year-round and long term resident camping, and providing cheerful service to others. OA service, activities, adventures, and training for youth and adults are models of quality leadership development and programming that enrich and help to extend Scouting to America's youth.

The Mission and Purpose of the Order of the Arrow

The Order of the Arrow was founded in 1915 to serve a useful purpose: to cause the Scout Oath and Law to spring into action in all parts of the nation. To this day, the Order is dedicated to this high purpose.

History of the Order

The Order of the Arrow has a rich history spanning 100 years, from its beginnings at a Boy Scout summer camp to its present role as a part of the Scouting program.

Organization & Structure

The Order of the Arrow has over 150,000 members nationwide. Although the Order of the Arrow is a thing of the spirit, there are several layers of organization, each with its own role.

Membership Requirements

Be a registered member of the Boy Scouts of America.

Have experienced 15 nights of Scout camping while registered with a troop, crew, or ship within the two years immediately prior to the election. The 15 nights must include one, but no more than one, long-term camp consisting of at least five consecutive nights of overnight camping, approved and under the auspices and standards of the Boy Scouts of America. Only five nights of the long-term camp may be credited toward the 15-night camping requirement; the balance of the camping (10 nights) must be overnight, weekend, or other short-term camps of, at most, three nights each. Ship nights may be counted as camping for Sea Scouts.

At the time of their election, youth must be under the age of 21, and hold one of the following ranks corresponding to the type unit in which they are being considered for election: Scouts BSA First Class rank, the Venturing Discovery rank, or the Sea Scout Ordinary rank or higher, and following approval by the Scoutmaster, Crew Advisor or Sea Scout Skipper, be elected by the youth members of their unit.

Adults (age 21 or older) who meet the camping requirements may be selected following nomination to and approval by the lodge adult selection committee.

https://oa-bsa.org/

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