Camping Information
From SuperTroop 197
Camping Information
General Information
- Arrive at our Scout Hut @ 5:30 PM Friday for gear and food distribution, vehicle assignments, and to eat dinner.
- Bring money ($5) to pay for your friday Chick-Fil-A dinner and weekend troop snacks.
- If you need Class-B t-shirts, see any of the scoutmasters.
- Departure is at 6:00 pm. sharp.
- Return on Sunday between 12:00 and 2:00. Drivers will have scouts call their parents with an estimated arrival time before we arrive back in Atlanta.
- Two- or three-man tents - no family tents.
- No Pop Tarts for main meals.
- Menus to be approved by SPL prior to departure
- Adults that attend are assumed to be drivers. Please make sure the troop has updated auto insurance information and contact numbers.
- See this page for tips and suggestions on where to buy gear.
- A more complete list of campout guidelines and planning information can be found here.
- The troop asks that parents of each scout volunteer to drive or attend at least two campouts per school year.
- As of November 2017, our camping policy has changed. Scouts that cannot attend an entire campout or Troop activity (summer camp, high adventure, NYLT, etc.) should not sign-up nor attend. Thus, there will be no more late arrivals, early departures, etc.
- Download the Bill Eidson ringtone so you can experience the full effect of a T197 campout! m4a, mp3, ogg formats.
- Download the Scouts' rendition of Bill Eidson's GMV m4a, mp3, ogg formats.
- Guidelines for parents attending campouts can be found here.
