Resources

Here you can find resources to help with advancement and other scout activities. Click on the headings below to show or hide the details.

Backpacking Resources

• Troop Backback Gear Checklist from Mr. Salvatore.

Winter Camping Resources

• Winter Camping Tips
• Outdoor Essentials

Klondike Derby 2006 Documents

• Klondike Equipment List
• Klondike Stations
• Klondike Fire Building Event Score Sheet

Knots

• Our Own Animated Knots Gallery
• Scouting the Net - Knots
• Troop 396 Knot Guide
• Troop 7 - How to Tie Popular Knots
• Troop 542 Knot Guide
  
• Greater NY BSA Knots
• Action Donation Sailing Knots (Links to many sites)
• Ian's Shoelace Site - 15 Ways to Tie Your Shoelaces!

Wilderness Medicine & First Aid

• SOLO Wilderness Medicine
• WMS - Wilderness Medical Society

Emergency Preparedness

• Emergency Preparedness at RedCross.org
• Emergency Preparedness at Scouting.org
• FEMA for Kids - The Disaster Area
• Virtual Field Trip - Hurricane
• Virtual Field Trip - Wildfire
• Virtual Field Trip - Volcanoes
• Severe Weather Awareness - Tornadoes
• Plan to Survive - Tornadoes

Map, Compass & GPS, Orienteering

• Maps, Compasses, & GPS's 101
• Topo Map Reading Guide
• National Geographic - Compass & GPS Skills
• DragonflyTV - GPS vs. Compass (watch the video!)
• ScoutOrienteering.com
• How to use a compass

Future Trips

• West Point's Home Page
• Home page of the sailing ship Half Moon. We saw this ship on the Hudson River during our Bear Mt. Hike.
• National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
• National Parks Service - Valley Forge, PA
• National Parks Service - American Revolution Site
• Philmont Scout Ranch

General Links

• Boy Scouts of America
• BSA Forms Page
• Merit Badge Research
• EagleScout.Org
• Boy Scout Adult Fast Track Training
• Gear Checklists from Backpacker Magazine
• Patriot's Path Council

Our Town

• Washington Township's Home Page
• Long Valley's Home Page
• Washinton Township Police Department

Local and On-line Camping Retailers