Klondike Derby Camping Trip

Friday, January 14 -
Sunday, January 16, 2022
Cachalot Scout Reservation
Plymouth, Massachusetts

Event Description

Troop 54 returns to Cachalot Scout Reservation to participate in a Klondike Derby hosted by the Narragansett Council. Our last visit to Cachalot was in 2020 for this same event. This could be our last opportunity for us to visit this camp it is currently for sale. The Klondike takes place during the day on Saturday. For the camping, we are on our own at a site to be determined upon arrival.

For details on the Klondike event, see the Event Packet.

This trip is open to Scouts BSA members.

A Webelos den is welcome to join us for the campout. At the event, they would need to consitute their own sled (we can provide the physical sled). The minimum number of Scouts on a sled is 4.

COVID-19

On this trip, the following will be employed:

• Troop 54 COVID-19 Controls
• Narragansett policy regarding COVID-19 controls will be identified later. One control they have implemented is the requirement that each Scout bring an individual lunch, instead of sharing any group meal.

Registration

• Permission Slip - Each participating Scout must submit this to the Scoutmaster by January 4.
• Event registration fee - pay by January 4 (includes food):
     Youth - $43 (online payment)
     Adult - $43 (online registration)
• Annual Health and Medical Record - Each participant must have submitted this record within the previous year and no later than January 4. This trip requires only Parts A and B, including copy of insurance card (both sides). A medical exam is not required.
• CORI - Adults staying overnight must have submitted a CORI to Troop 54 within the last year. If you need this, please submit it to the Scoutmaster by January 4.
• Youth Protection Training - Adults staying overnight must have completed BSA Youth Protection Training within the prior two years. If you need this, submit your training certificate to the Scoutmaster by January 4.
• Vehicle Information - If you are driving anyone other than your own family members to and/or from the event (not likely during the COVID-19 pandemic) and your vehicle information has not been provided to the Troop previously, please provide this to the Scoutmaster by January 4.

Packing

Use our Personal Camping List to ensure you pack the needed items and see our Personal Camping Gear page for descriptions of most of the items needed and for how to use the checklist. You can pack your stuff in a backpack (the big kind), a duffle bag or a tub. Specific items to bring:

• Water bottles (2)
• Full uniform (as for just about any event) - wear this.
• Day pack
• Food - Each patrol should plan to provide 2 breakfasts, 1 lunch (bag lunch to consume on the trail) and 1 dinner. Participants bring your own drinks and food for snacks.
• Cloth face masks (at least 2 per person). Please ensure that masks are sized so that they will stay in place.
• Proper clothing for cold weather. Wear boots (preferably waterproof winter boots) - sneakers are prohibited on the trail.
• Each of the items listed on Page 5 (6th page of the file) of the Event Packet, under "Each Scout Must Have in Backpack". By "stocking hat", they probably mean a knit cap.
• Bicycle helmet

Travel

• We will meet at the Epworth United Methodist Church parking lot at 6:30 PM Friday where we will pack personal gear into the trailer. Only the participating adults will drive to the camp.
• Travel from Epworth United Methodist Church to the Cachalot Scout Reservation entrance (on Fivemile Pond Road in Plymouth, Massachusetts) is approximately 1-1/2 hours.
• Scouts should be picked up at the church at approximately 11:30 AM on Sunday. We will call family members as our timing becomes more clear.

Page updated 12/27/21 J. Froimson