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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
Jr. Trail Builder
Sponsoring Council
Western Los Angeles County Council
Award Dimensions
3” x 3”
Summary
Complete a total of 18 hours of instruction and trail work any place, which is to include: Tool use, tool safety, brushing, tread maintenance, and simple rock work.
Map Link (where applicable)
External Reference (where applicable)
Detailed Requirements
1. Meet all applicable General Requirements.
2. Participant must be 11 years old but not yet 18 years old and currently registered in the Scouting Program either as a Boy Scout, Venturer, or Girl Scout.
4. Project to be under the supervision of an approved certified Trail Boss.
5. Complete a total of 18 hours of instruction and trail work any place, which is to include: Tool use, tool safety, brushing, tread maintenance, and simple rock work.
6. Award applications must be signed by an approved certified Trail Boss prior to submission for H.A.T. approval. See your council H.A.T. Approval Roster.
7. These SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS shall supersede the General Requirements if there is an area of conflict.