Parents
This phrase is guaranteed to arrive in a text 5 minutes after you leave for a campout.
What is - What time are you getting back?
Something you should do prior to a hike to avoid getting lost, injured, or blamed by parents
What is - Make a plan
This statement is repeated at least once at every meeting to the scouts
What is - Don’t be weird
Said when a Scout cannot find a piece of gear
What is “Somebody took my _____”
This item is frequently left at home
What is a sleeping bag
The mysterious illness appearing 2 hours before the campout
What is “My scout doesn’t feel well”
This essential item helps you find your way when paired with a map
What is a compass
After hearing “We didn’t know” the Scoutmaster usually responds with…
What is “Did you read your email?”
If you wear your Class A uniform, this will happen within 5 minutes
What is spill food on it
Scouts who wear this item incorrectly frequently return home with blisters or injury.
What are hiking shoes?
The one thing parents remember to pack every campout
What is too many snacks
The practice of carrying out your trash and minimizing your impact on nature
What is Leave No Trace
Said before leaving on a campout, knowing no one will listen
What is “Go pee if you need to”
Wearing your class A with this article of clothing will lead a talk with an angry scoutmaster.
What are jeans?
Scouts who bring this item despite being told not to will have the heaviest pack
What is canned soup?
Parents are rarely able to accomplish this feat with the troop on their first try.
What is going on a long distance hike?
The point on the mountain hikers strive to reach
What is the summit
Response when asked “How much farther?”
What is “one more mile”
A certain scout was the first to get banned from the summer camp archery range in 26 years after doing this to a bow
What is dry firing a bow?
After refusing to participate in a shakedown, an assistant scoutmaster left this item at his house.
What is a tent?
This family friendly restaurant will definitely result in a firmly worded email from a parent.
What is Hooters/Twin Peaks?
This medical condition often experienced on a hike has a tendency to cause tears
What is chestnut syndrome
This term describes people who don’t hike 50-milers on a regular basis.
what are “slugs”?
A scout once famously used this technique to test the efficacy of his life straw.
What is pooping and peeing into a toilet and then using your life straw to drink from it.
This tent accessory became a valued member of the troop after being saved on trail.
Who is Mat?