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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
Council Camp Conservation

Sponsoring Council
Western Los Angeles County Council
Award Dimensions
3” x 4”
Summary
The Award was developed in cooperation with Malibu Lodge, Order of the Arrow to recognize those individuals who have donated their time and effort to better our Council Camps. The Award has 25, 50, 75, and 100 hour segments to indicate hours of service the individual has performed at the Council Camps/Reservations.
Map Link (where applicable)
External Reference (where applicable)
Detailed Requirements
1. Earned only at Scout Camps/Reservations and must be an approved Unit, District or Council activity. BSA Tour Permit Required.
2. If a Unit or District or Council activity they must:
a.Fill out as camp reservation, which must be approved.
b.Have an approved BSA Tour Permit.
3. Council or District Camping Committees are exempt from item 3 (but BSA Tour Permits are always recommended).
4. Each segment shall be earned totally at the Scout Camp where it was started. Work to be approved and hours verified by the Camp Ranger/Caretaker or approved Campmaster.
5. H.A.T. Approval Person approve award application. Retroactive to May 1, 1982.
6. Patch and segments may be worn on the uniform as a temporary Patch and Segment - right shirt pocket.