4/25/2009: Wapiti camporee

In my Boy Scouts role (11-yr old scoutmaster), I attended the Wapiti district camporee with our troop. It was interesting because Friday afternoon when we left, the weather was gorgeous. We all showed up in shorts an t-shirts, set up camp and played some ultimate Frisbee. Everything was going great. Then (queue doom music) the district told us that campfires were not allowed at this camporee. Yikes. So it started to get colder at night and we all huddled around the propane stove with the burners on high. It was ridiculous. And cold to boot. The next day, we discovered that most of the boys did not pack any warm clothes because the weather was so nice when we left. It never warmed up that Saturday, so it was stinking cold for all of us – all day. Fortunately, another adult leader was kind enough to make the hour drive home to pick up some coats for all of us. It was a very memorable lesson in why layering your clothing is so important on a campout! You never know!!