Outdoorsman

Webelos Activity Workbook

This workbook is not required but can help you with this activity badge. Your Webelos Den
Leader approves your work. No one can add or subtract from the requirements. Workbook
updated: March 2008.
Scouts Name: ____________________ Pack: ______ Activity Badge Counselor: ___________________
Do two of these:
1. Present yourself to your Webelos den leader, properly dressed, as you would be for an

overnight campout. Show the camping gear you will use.

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Show the right way to pack and carry it. _________________________________________________
2. With your family or Webelos den, help plan and take part in an evening outdoor activity
that includes a campfire.
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3. With your parent or guardian, take part in a Webelos den overnight campout or a family
campout. Sleep in a tent that you have helped pitch.
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4. With your parent or guardian, camp overnight with a Boy Scout troop. Sleep in a tent
that you have helped pitch.
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And do five of these:
5. During a Webelos den meeting, discuss how to follow the Leave No Trace Frontcountry
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6. Participate in an outdoor conservation project with your Webelos den or a Boy Scout
troop. ___________________________________________________________________________________
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7. Discuss with your Webelos den leader the rules of outdoor fire safety. __________________
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Using these rules, show how to build a safe fire and put it out.___________________________
8. With your accompanying adult on a campout or outdoor activity, assist in preparing,
cooking, and cleanup for one of your den's meals.
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Tell why it is important for each den member to share in meal preparation and cleanup,
and explain the importance of eating together.
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9. Discuss with your Webelos den leader the things that you need to take on a hike. _______
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Scout's Name: ________________________
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Go on one 3-mile hike with your Webelos den or a Boy Scout troop. _____________________
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Demonstrate how to whip and fuse the ends of a rope. __________________________________
11.
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Demonstrate setting up a tent or dining fly using two half hitches and a taut-line hitch. _
Show how to tie a square knot and explain how it is used. _______________________________
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Visit a nearby Boy Scout camp with your Webelos den. __________________________________
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Online Resources (Use any Internet resource with caution and only with your parents or
guardians permission.)
Outdoorsman Requirement 1 can help prepare you for Tenderfoot Requirement 1.
Outdoorsman Requirement 4 can help prepare you for Tenderfoot Requirement 2.
Outdoorsman Requirement 7 can help prepare you for Second Class Requirement 2e & 2f.
Outdoorsman Requirement 8 can help prepare you for Second Class Requirement 2g.
Outdoorsman Requirement 9 can help prepare you for Tenderfoot Requirement 5.
Outdoorsman Requirement 10 can help prepare you for Tenderfoot Requirement 4a.
Outdoorsman Requirement 11 can help prepare you for Tenderfoot Requirement 4b.
Outdoorsman is also preparing you for the Camping Merit Badge.
Online Resources (Use any Internet resource with caution and only with your parents or
guardians permission.)
Webelos Activity Badge Workbooks:
usscouts.org -or- meritbadge.org
Cub Scout Academics and Sports Workbooks: meritbadge.org -or- Academics /
Sports
Boy Scouts of America: scouting.org
Guide to Safe Scouting AgeAppropriate Guidelines Safe Swim Defense
Scout
Tenderfoot Second Class
First Class
Rank Videos
Safety Afloat
Boy Scout Merit Badge Workbooks: usscouts.org -or- meritbadge.org
Merit Badge
Books: www.scoutstuff.org
Requirement Resources
These resources and much more are at: http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Outdoorsman
1.-4. Camping Lesson Videos: BSA Skill Lesson Videos - Packing - Layering - Wet Weather
- Campsite - Sleeping Bags - Pads - Tents - Water Purification - Leave No Trace
Other Camping links: Leave No Trace - Outdoor Code - Camping Checklists - Cooking USScouts: Camping - Camps Database - Types of Tents - Water Treatment - Campsite
Selection - Types of Sleeping Bags - More Checklists
5. Leave No Trace Frontcountry Guidelines
7. Fire Starting Videos: Build a Fire - Site - Kindling - Wood - Flint & Steel - BlastMatch Steel Wool - Fire Piston - Magnifying Glass - Log Cabin - Tee Pee - Dangers - Safety
'Other links: Firem'n Chit - Fire Safety merit badge Campfire building

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Scout's Name: ________________________
8. Outdoor Cooking Lesson Videos: Food Selection - Food Quality - Stoves - Utensils Water Purification - Leave No Trace
Outdoor cooking links: Scoutstuff.org - Scoutorama - USScouts.Org - MacScouter RecipeSource.com - CampRecipes.com - Scouter.net - Foil-Cooking - Cub Scout
Cookbook - NetWoods.com - Scout Camp Cooking - The Trailside Cookbook Buckskinner Cookbook - Ol' Buffalo Outdoor Cooking Page
Dutch Oven Cooking: USScouts.Org - MacScouter - dutchovencookware.com
Other cooking links: Cooking Merit badge - Leave No Trace - Stove Safety
9. Hiking Lesson Videos: Planning - Footwear - Blisters - Gear - Cold Weather - Warm
Weather - Layering
10-11 Knots: Whipping and Fusing - Two Half Hitches - Taut-Line Hitch - Square Knot
Animated Knots: Basic Scout Knots - Forty Scout knots - Special Knots - Sailing knots Fishing knots - Folsoms Knots - Animatedknots.com - Great Animations - More Animated
Knots - More great Animated Knots - Still more - Knot Videos - Basics Videos - Basics2