Shooting Fair is a fun trip hosted at Camp Davy Crockett. It is a day of learning how to shoot guns(such as a shotgun and rifle) and bows and having fun while doing so. Along with shooting guns you also have to learn gun safety. You as a scout need to ask for permission to […]
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Trip Report: OMBO 2023
Operation Merit Badge Opportunity was hosted on the fourth of February at CHPC. This event focused on completing Merit Badges. It was only the 4 Citizenship merit badges. Specifically Citizenship in the community and Citizenship in Society(a new merit badge) were attended the most by scouts. The fun part about this event was making projects. […]
Trip Report: Sea Base 2023
Sea base is not for the faint of heart and is more recommended to older scouts. On this trip you go around the Gulf of Mexico and Florida Bay while passing islands such as Islamorado and Key Largo. This trip is enjoyed by many as you can fish, sail(learn how to) and also you get […]
Trip Report: National Jamboree 2023
Jamboree is the biggest event in all of scouting due to the fact that Boy Scouts all over the world meet there every four years. It is not for new scouts as it is very crowded and can be intimidating. There is many events during Jamboree including Apex and many music concerts. Apex is when […]
Trip Report: Philmont 2021
Philmont is the hardest backpacking trip available for troop 48. It’s an 11 day backpacking trip in New Mexico with over 65 backpacking miles with 100 miles in total. It’s only recommended for the best backpackers as the weather is unpredictable as it went from sun to hail to thunder in the span of one […]
Trip Report: Cumberland Island 2022
Cumberland Island is a fun trip for all types of scouts, but is particularly catered for intermediate to older scouts. It consists of a 7 hour drive to a campsite in Georgia then a next day Ferry to Cumberland Island. You do have to hike a bit to the campsite, but other than that you […]
Trip Report: Yorktown 2021
On the first day pf Yorktown, you have to drive through I-26 all the way to Charleston. You got to walk around town and the city as well as visiting a Ghost town. You also got to board aircraft Carrier Yorktown and other ships at Patriots Point in Charleston, eating and sleeping on board the […]
Trip Report: NYLT 2022
National Youth Leadership Training or NYLT is a weeklong leadership course at Camp Davy Crockett during the summer. It focuses on core mechanics such as team building and leadership. They also taught scouts the 4 points of leadership which are: Storming, Forming, Performing, and Norming. Even though it was a bit stressful at times, it […]
Camp Davy Crockett Summer Camp is one of the best and biggest trips Boy Scouts has to offer. You get to do merit badges for a week while camping. You can also swim in the pool during your free time. COPE is one of the best activities there as you can zipline and do rockclimbing. […]
On the first day of Dick Tracy Rock, there was a lot of rain and thunder, which caused us to not be able to canoe to the island. However, we still set up camp near the dock, and when everyone finished setting up, the rain stopped. This let us go out on boats driven by […]