Originally Posted By: KenK
I'm headed up to a week of BSA summer camp with my son tomorrow. I always wondered why the Scouts aren't allowed to at least use their 10 essentials, including a poncho. The Scouts who did this MB last year didn't get much sleep that night. They said they mostly sat around a campfire and yacked it up. They spent much of the afternoon of the next day sleeping. :-)

For me the biggest issue would be mosquitos, as they can be pretty thick in the woods of central Wisconsin. Did you allow Scouts to bring & use mosquito repellent?

Ken K.


LUCKY! When I did my Wilderness Survival MB, we weren't allowed ANYTHING. We spent 3 days making the shelter, then were walked to it about 8pm on the overnight date. We were allowed clothes only. No 10 essentials, flashlights, fires, etc (though any fire would have set the island ablaze). Being that I was on Catalina Island, it was a bit chilly with the fog coming from the ocean. Every couple of hours the leaders would make rounds and make sure we were still there.