Arrowhead Dist. Camporee
Arrowhead District of Rio Grande Council BSA
Springfest Park, McAllen, Texas
Saturday, 27 February - 1 March 2009
Troop 583 contingent gathering and leaving the parking lot.
Venturing Crew 583 arrived earlier and set up their camp.
Male leadership pitched a blue backpacking tent.
Female leadership had a large multi-room dome tent, and
the female youth had a moderately sized dome tent.
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The male youth are double registerd with the Troop, wore their tan shirts and camped with the Scouts.
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Troop 583 got a late start and arrived at the site well after dark.
There was a breeze from the SE, and a Norther was expected on Saturday morning.
We set up camp using a BSA canvas wall tent for a quartermaster tent.
A large 10x12 Coleman dome tent was sufficient to house the Scouts.
The Scoutmaster had his REI Hobitat.
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Early breakfast on Saturday morning, before the N. wind blew and before the morning rain.
As we were going to morning flag ceremony the promised Norther blew in
bringing misting rain and increasingly strong wind. The rain came down heavier
for over an hour, then quit, leaving an overcast then clearing and very windy day.
Early on we set up a pavillion for a field kitchen, then added a north wall to block the fierce North wind.
Even later on a west wall was added. Note how the north wall bows in due to the force of the wind.
The big 10x12 coleman did not take the wind well.
and eventually went flat. Some of the poles split, but did not shatter.
It was rolled up and put away.
A more wind resistant troop tent was erected late in the day and the Scouts
slept in that tent, others in the canvas quartermaster's tent.
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Tent Pitching
Tent pitching in strong wind adds extra complexity to the process.
The Scouts of Troop 583's Flaming Panda Patties patrol manage to do it.
Tent pitched.
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Archery
Some good shooting.
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Cooking
Mr. Gray prepares a layered dish of cornbread over chile.
It was very tasty. The judges thought so too.
The desert the Crew 583 leader Jenny M. made took an award.
All the dutch oven cooking was leave no trace style. No scorching on the ground.
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