Competitions
Some competitions will require participation by the entire patrol; some will require that a patrol designate one or more competitors. All competition areas are designed to handle multiple patrols simultaneously. Download Camporee Program Packet (PDF file). Scouts can preorder mid-sized Model Rockets with 2 or more engines: Model Rocket PreOrder Form. The Camporee Program Packet includes a Patrol What to Bring List for the events.
Updated 10-01-02
Patrol What to Bring List
- Materials to build a primitive golf club: slick, flat rock, twine/rope
- Tinder, Kindling, firewood, small pot, & 2 Qts. water to build a small fire and boil water
- GPS - if someone in your patrol has one
- Money for model rockets - but it's a BETTER IDEA to preregister to guarantee a rocket
- Running shoes for those who would like to run in the 5K Race or in the Highland Games Kilted Mile (actually ½ mile - we'll supply the kilts)
- Rain gear - not just for rain, either!
A. Highland Games –in some events kilts will provided for competitors to wear (over their clothes)
1. Tossing The Caber
2. Highland Sword Dancing
3. Kilted Mile (actually, we'll do half a mile … but you WILL be wearing a kilt!)
4. Farmer's Walk (carrying weights under each arm)
5. Battle Axe throw
6. Hammer Throw
7. Sheaf Toss - bag of hay tossed over an adjustable crossbar with a pitchfork
8. Weight Toss - tossed over an adjustable high-jump type crossbar
9. Clachneart. (shot-put with a small round stone)
10. Braemar Stone (modified as Gourd Toss)
11. Fly Casting for distance & accuracy
12. Fell Race (Obstacle Course)
13. Haggis Toss (uhhh… actually, with water balloons)
14. Traditional Tug of War
15. Ancient (Highland) Golf
B. Native American Village Competitions
1. Tomahawk Throwing Competition
2. Knife Throwing Competition
3. Atl-Atl (spear) throwing Competition
4. Blowgun Competition
C. Longhorn Survivor Games
1. Diabolical Tug of War (on plastic sheeting with soap …)
2. War Canoe Race, for entire patrols (unlike Spring & Fall Canoe Races, no sinking of other canoes is allowed in this war canoe race)
3. Canoe Slalom Races: buoy slalom (choose your patrol's best canoeists)
4. Canoe and Lake Kayak Sprint Course (choose your patrol's best 2 canoe teams)
5. Rowboat GPS course - find underwater Geocaches/markers fixed just below surface
6. Water Cannon Challenge- you must fill a bucket from long range in order to get the key to the rest of your challenge …
7. Rubber Band Gun target shooting (not what you expect - these are BIG)
8. Climbing (Road Rock) - points awarded based on height and which holds you use.
9. Traverse Wall - points awarded for distance, the farther you go the smaller the holds
10. Pioneering Challenge - you must solve a clever puzzle to get the key to the rope box, then make a chair that a Scoutmaster could sit in. Materials provided.
11. Master of Disaster -first aid scenario challenge
12. Campsite Challenge (knots, tent setup, fires, water boiling)
13. Boomerang Competition
14. Make, decorate, and use a aboriginal Didgeridoo (materials provided)
15. Make and use a aboriginal Bull Roar (requires whittling & knives, materials provided)
16. Code Master - you must solve the code to get what you need to complete the challenge
D. Orienteering Competition -a diabolical international scenario
E. Geocacheing - bring your own GPS or use ours
F. Air Rifle Ranges with 75 new air rifles
G. Archery Ranges
H. Koob - a Swedish Patrol vs. Patrol competition
I. Mountain Bike Challenge Course - bring your own bike or use one of ours
J. 5K Race around the stadium
K. Dutch Oven Cooking Competition - at the Worth Ranch Chuck Wagon, for leaders only. Bring your favorite Dutch Oven recipes to the Chuck Wagon at 2:00 PM for judging
Other Activities
A. Texas Frontier Demonstrations
1. Native American Village: Making Regalia, Storyteller -legends and history
2. Texas Ranger 1842 Frontier patrol camp - with black powder shooting for Scouts
3. 1830's Texas settlers' camp
4. 1895 Cattle Brand Inspector's Camp - stories & display of historic Texas firearms: 1760-1895
5. Play Original Baseball: the origin of America's Pastime
6. Civil War Regimental Camp - Infantry, Cavalry, and Artillery
a. Scouts can
crew and fire 5 cannons (change crews every 30 minutes)b. Period Regimental
Campc. Drilling,
Battles, and ChargesB. Medieval Combat demonstrations by the Society for Creative Anachronism
C. Canoe Camping at Northern Tier and BRCT - a "how to" demonstration class
D. Model Rocket Launching Download preorder form: Model Rocket PreOrder Form
Scouts and units may pre-register for Model Rocketry at the Council Camporee - where you can assemble, paint, and launch model rockets. The rockets will be launched from our new mega-launch pads capable of firing 24 rockets at one time. A spectacular sight!!! Each rocket may be launched multiple times. Scouts can keep their finished rockets. Rocketry is available to Boy Scouts at the Camporee and to Cub Scouts at the Cub Scout Fun Day.
You can reserve rockets and motors for your unit with the form below. Extra rockets may be available on-site in small quantities, but are not guaranteed without pre-order. Price: $10 for one rocket kit and two motors. Extra motors are $2.00 each. (FYI: the Space Exploration Merit Badge requires two launches.)
The rockets are Estes E2X kits with pre-assembled fins. Assembly should take less than an hour. Estes B6-4 motors are used as the primary motor. More powerful motors will also be available at the launch site. There will be a large assembly area complete with all supplies needed to build your rocket kit. A spray painting area is being planned at this time. The charge for paint is $1.00 (pay for paint onsite).
E. Radio Control Electronics
1. Radio Controlled (R/C) 1/16 Scale Tank Battles - Scouts can duel with a laser battle system. One Scout serves as driver, one Scout serves as gunner for each tank.
2. Submarine Hunt: track down submerged 6' R/C Submarine modles with big R/C warship models & wireless sonar.
3. Radio Controlled Aircraft club demonstrations
F. Inline Skating
G. Commercial Camping Demos and Gear Sales
H. SCUBA Demo (and emergency R/C Submarine rescue team … just in case)
I. Military Vehicles, Equipment, and Displays
J. Law Enforcement Vehicles, Equipment, and Displays
K. Campfire Show with Band and Fireworks
L. Camporee on the Air - ham radio communication with people around the world
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