[color:"blue"]>I wonder if it would help to show them some stories about people who got lost on a dayhike or a picnic and point out that these people weren't "camping", nor were they expecting bad weather.
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Nice idea! I took a quick look, and found a few examples pretty readily online. There are also plenty of stories right here in ETS. Maybe I can incorporate this concept into a parents meeting for the troop. (I think the boys will benefit by reviewing various situations too. )
I've included a couple links to some of the things I saw with a quick Google search:
http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20040913/NEWS/40914006&SearchID=7319264304531http://www.theolympian.com/home/specialsections/Outdoors/20030515/6715.shtmlhttp://www.cboutdoors.com/Dog_Team/crested_butte_dog_team_locates_m.htmhttp://www.network54.com/Forum/message?forumid=3897&messageid=1093367491http://www.nbc4.tv/news/3957961/detail.html?subid=10101581There are stories like this every year, and many of them are just people that are "out for a day hike" when the weather, or an injury changes the rules of the game.
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