2007 Mohawk District / Edgar Polley
Klondike Derby
General
Information:
Where:
Horine section of Jefferson County Memorial Forest
Cost:
$5.00 per person
Dates: Friday, Feb. 23 through 25, 20067
Judging
A. All
events will be timed or have time limits.
The time to travel between cities will not be part of the scoring.
B. The Judge/Mayor's decisions are final,
no appeals.
C. Each troop is requested to furnish a
minimum of one judge.
Two judges per city will be required.
Support our troops. Not the Scout
troops, but our troops in the military.
There will be a 20 point bonus event
this year for any patrol that brings a "Care Package" for our men and
women. Click here for
requirements and some suggestions.
I have a stockpile
of events to choose from, several classic events that have been done year after
year and some new challenges. I’m
not publishing the list this year. Just
expect the usual scout skills, teamwork, leadership skills, and problem solving
events. There will be a "Claim Jumper" on the trail.
Expect one question about Cub Scouts and 9 other questions will be from the
Second Class requirements. (Hint: Outdoor Code, Scout symbols, Oath, Law,
etc...)
The total
number of events will be determined by the number of mayors (judges) available.
1.
Sled
Marked with troop number and
patrol name
2.
Rope
8 ropes with a minimum length of 8 feet
4 ropes or cords 10 feet long
Ropes or string for lashing
poles
Rope or combination ropes to
reach 40 feet
3.
Compass
4.
First Aid Equipment
Splints and triangle bandages
5.
Material to make stretcher (two strong poles and a blanket.)
6.
Poncho or Tarp for shelter building event.
7.
Tent pegs
8.
Fire Building Material & Equipment (friction, flint & steel, hot
spark, and/or matches)
9.
Lunch
Must be cooked or warmed up by fire during the Derby.
10.
Water
2 gallons
11.
Bow Saw, camp saw Suitable for sawing 4 in logs.
12.
Skillet
Suitable for cooking a pancake.
13.
Trash Bag
14.
Pencil
and Paper
15.
Scout
Handbook
16.
Scout
neckerchief, scarf, or triangle bandage for
each scout.
17.
Some
homemade camping item, equipment, or clothing
18.
Patrol flag
John
Morton home (502)968-1354
cell (502)KLondike 3-6042
http://www.themortons.org/bsa
e-mail wa4umr@bellsouth.net
Most events are
designed for a patrol of 6 to 8 scouts.
PL/SPL leadership skills will be tested. The cities on this year’s
Klondike Derby are named after the cities on the Iditarod.
All events are timed or have a time limit this year.
This year, each patrol will again receive a map of the Klondike and the
location of the events. I don’t expect to have mayors for all cities but if we do,
it would take about 4 hours to complete all events (including lunch) plus travel
time (plus some goof off time.) Where
possible, events with longer times will have materials for more than 1 patrol to
participate at a time. All events
(except the Care Package) have a 10-point maximum to speed up final calculations
and reduce errors. One event will
have a 50 point bonus. It is not
necessary to score well on the bonus event, but you must receive a score.
No one will know which event is the bonus event until all score sheets
have been turned in. It
is important that the patrols
have
all of the equipment listed. Patrols
will loose points at some events if they do not have the equipment.
About 75% of the events require scout skills.
The other events are either fun, team building, problem solving, or
leadership events. Skills will
include up to First Class skills. Many
of the skills should have been learned on camping trips.
No pre-registrations
this year. If you don’t have
enough scouts to compete, contact me and I’ll try to combine 2 small groups to
participate as 1 patrol.
Home
968-1354 Cell
KLondike 3-6042 (553-6042)
E-mail
john@themortons.org
There are several possibilities for sleds. The only requirement is that the scouts be able to carry everything they need for the day and that the sled be strong enough to support one scout (for sled rescue event.) Runners can be made from an old pair of snow skis, steel conduit curved up on one end, or whatever you want to use. Your sled doesn’t even have to look like a sled.
Need more ideas? Go to the Internet and search for “Klondike sled” or “Klondike Derby.” An excellent article can be found at http://www.boyslife.org/workshop/sledplans.pdf
Need
more suggestions, click
here for a Google search.