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tent Bear Necessities

Complete Requirements 1 - 4. Requirements 5 and 6 are optional.

Requirement: Library resources:

1. While working on your Bear badge, attend one of the following:

A. A daytime or overnight campout with your pack or family

B. An outdoor activity with your den or pack

C. Day camp

D. Resident camp

 

2. Make a list of items you should take along on the activity selected in Requirement 1.

See books on Camping - Juvenile Literature. Some examples:

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3. Make a list of equipment that the group should bring along in addition to each Scout's personal gear for the activity selected in Requirement 1.

 
4. Help set up a tent. Determine a good spot for the tent, and explain to your den leader why you picked it.  
5. Demonstrate how to tie two half hitches and explain what the hitch is used for. See books on Knots and splices - Juvenile Literature. Some examples:
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6. Learn how to read a thermometer and a barometer. Keep track of the temperature and barometric pressure readings and the actual weather at the same time every day for seven days.

See books on Weather Forecasting - Juvenile Literature or Weather - Juvenile Literature. Some examples:

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