Register NOW

Spring Basic Backpacking
Feb 28-29, 2020

Winter Basic Backpacking
TBD, 2020

Desert Basic Backpacking
TBD 2020
Basic Backpacking
Learn the skills you need to take your scouts into the wild with confidence.
The course is organized around three components:
1. Classroom session focused on deep content (Friday evening / Saturday)
2. "In the field" map & compass day hike
3. Overnight backpacking trek with fellow classmates & a HAT Instructor
Syllabus
Adult Leadership
Bear Management
Clothing
Low Impact Camping
Mountain Medicine
Places To Go
Scout's Own
Stoves
Tents
Camps & Parks Guide
Backpacks
Boots
Food Planning
Map & Compass
Physical Conditioning
Putting It All Together
Sleeping Bags
Ten Essentials
Wilderness Survival
HAT Awards

John's Meadow, San Gorgonio Wilderness
Backpacker and Advanced Backpacker Awards

Sponsoring Council
Greater Los Angeles
Award Dimensions
4'' diameter
Summary
This award recognizes those persons who have earned a longterm backpacking award and have performed LAAC-HAT approved conservation work in the same calendar year.
Map Link (where applicable)
External Reference (where applicable)
Detailed Requirements
BACKPACKER
This award recognizes those persons who have earned a longterm backpacking award and have performed LAAC-HAT approved conservation work in the same calendar year.
Requirements:
1. Earn a long-term backpacking award (5 or more days).
2. Earn a Conservation Award that requires at least 12 hours of LAAC-HAT approved effort in the same calendar year as the long-term backpack award is earned
This award may be worn as a temporary patch, on the Scout shirt. The Backpacker Award Application is to be used to obtain this award.
ADVANCED BACKPACKER
This award recognizes those persons who have participated in backpacking and conservation activities over an extended period of time.
Requirements:
1. Earn the Backpacker award.
2. Earn a long-term backpacking award (5 or more days) in a year subsequent to receiving the Backpacker award.
3. Earn a Conservation Award that requires at least 12 hours of LAAC-HAT approved effort, subsequent to receiving the Backpacker award. Conservation work may be performed any time after receiving the Backpacker award.
4. Scouts must have earned Hiking, Camping, and Cooking merit badges.
5. Scouters must have completed BSA-conducted Adult Leaders Backpack Training.
This award may be worn as a temporary patch, on the Scout shirt. The Backpacker Award Applixatio is to be used to obtain this award.