Webster Camping Trip

Friday, March 24 -
Sunday, March 26, 2023
Ashford, Connecticut

Event Description

Troop 54 returns to J N Webster Scout Reservation in Ashford, Connecticut, which we last visited in July 2021. We will be camping at Site 5B (Wequpaug). During the day on Saturday, we will visit the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.

This trip was initially posted as the April 2023 trip. It was rescheduled for (hopefully) improved conditions for the backpacking trip which is now in April.

This trip is open to Scouts BSA members and Webelos/AOL Scouts.

Registration

• Permission Slip - Each participating Scout must submit this to the Scoutmaster by March 14.
• Event registration fee - pay by March 14 (includes food):
     Youth Participant - $42 (online payment)
     Adult Participant - $50 (online payment)
• Annual Health and Medical Record - Each participant must have submitted this record within the previous year and no later than March 14. This trip requires only Parts A and B, including copy of insurance card (both sides). A medical exam is not required.
• CORI - Adults staying overnight must have submitted a CORI to Troop 54 within the last year. If you need this, please submit it to the Scoutmaster by March 14.
• Youth Protection Training - Adults staying overnight must have completed BSA Youth Protection Training within the prior two years. If you need this, submit your training certificate to the Scoutmaster by March 14.
• Vehicle Information - If you are driving anyone other than your own family members to and/or from the event and your vehicle information has not been provided to the Troop previously, please provide this to the Scoutmaster by March 14.

Packing

Use our Personal Camping List to ensure you pack the needed items and see our Personal Camping Gear page for descriptions of most of the items needed and for how to use the checklist. You can pack your stuff in a backpack (the big kind), a duffle bag or a tub. Specific items to bring:

• Water bottle
• Full uniform (as for just about any event) - wear this.
• Day pack
• Food - Each patrol should plan to provide 2 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 1 dinner. Participants bring your own drinks and food for snacks.

Travel

• Meet at the Epworth United Methodist Church parking lot at 6:30 PM Friday for departure by 6:45 PM.
• Travel to the J. N. Webster is approximately 50 minutes.
• Travel to the New England Air Museum from the camp is approximately 40 minutes.
• Estimated return to the church is 11:00 AM Sunday.

Page updated 3/19/23 J. Froimson