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Craft: Recycled Camping Lanterns

Our Cub Scout Pack is involved in Fall Camping. We made lanterns out of recycled plastic peanut butter jars. We used modge podge and affixed the Scout Promise to the outside. We used glow sticks to light their way. Loads of fun in the tent or outside after dark.

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Camping Food Safety

There are a few basic cardinal rules when it comes to food safety - especially when conditions are not ideal -such as while camping, hiking, boating, or even tailgating. These rules will keep you and your family on the right track and help avoid a trip to the emergency room for food poisoning.

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Camping and Hiking Safety Tips

Camping and hiking can be a great adventure for young and old. Watch the trees sway in the wind, a bird fly across the sky or simply sit back and relax. The possibilities can be endless, but only if precautions are taken to avoid simple mistakes that could end the adventure prematurely.

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Inexpensive Camping Bowl

An empty plastic soda bottle, cut off to a convenient height, will work as a camp bowl. You may want to sandpaper the cut to smooth the edge.

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A Flag or Marker For Your Tent

When you are camping all the tents look alike to a kid. So that they always know where their tent is, attach a flag type identifier on the tent as high as you can.

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Camping Food Safety

Camping Food SafetyThere are a few basic cardinal rules when it comes to food safety - especially when conditions are not ideal -such as while camping, hiking, boating, or even tailgating. These rules will keep you and your family on the right track and help avoid a trip to the emergency room for food poisoning.


Camping and Hiking Safety Tips

Camping and Hiking Safety TipsCamping and hiking can be a great adventure for young and old. Watch the trees sway in the wind, a bird fly across the sky or simply sit back and relax. The possibilities can be endless, but only if precautions are taken to avoid simple mistakes that could end the adventure prematurely.