1.5 ASAP Confirm camp Camp staff Usually published in the arrival/departure camp literature, but dates and times sometimes adjusted to meet Troop 55 needs. 1.6 ASAP Get intelligence on on Don’t rely exclusively the camp the published camp literature. Talk to adults other troops who have attended recently, if Troop 55 has not. 1.7 ASAP Confirm hired Troop Key questions: When transportation (e.g. Transportation must airline commitment bus or plane) Coordinator be made? When must reservation made final names of participants be submitted to airline? 1.8 ASAP Confirm Activities Sometimes Troop 55 and at planned to take organizes a museum visit, least 5 place on the way to a raft trip, or other weeks or after departure activities not part of the prior to from camp Council-sponsored camp departure program. 1.9 ASAP Understand the food at the camp. All meals provided in dining hall? Cooking permitted or required in campsite? 1.10 ASAP Understand the equipment the camp expects Troop to supply. Tents? Cooking gear? 1.11 ASAP Understand the logistics of gear. Is Troop 55 taking the trailer to the Troop’s camp? Can you get all the gear on the bus or the plane? Do you need to ship it ahead of camp?
1.5 ASAP Confirm camp arrival/departure dates and times Camp staff Usually published in the camp literature, but sometimes adjusted to meet Troop 55 needs. 1.6 ASAP Get intelligence on the camp Don’t rely exclusively on the published camp literature. Talk to adults other troops who have attended recently, if Troop 55 has not. 1.7 ASAP Confirm hired transportation (e.g. bus or plane) reservation made Troop Transportation Coordinator Key questions: When must airline commitment be made? When must final names of participants be submitted to airline? 1.8 ASAP and at least 5 weeks prior to departure Confirm Activities planned to take place on the way to or after departure from camp Sometimes Troop 55 organizes a museum visit, a raft trip, or other activities not part of the Council-sponsored camp program. 1.9 ASAP Understand the food at the camp. All meals provided in dining hall? Cooking permitted or required in campsite? 1.10 ASAP Understand the equipment the camp expects Troop to supply. Tents? Cooking gear? 1.11 ASAP Understand the logistics of gear. Is Troop 55 taking the Troop’s trailer to the camp? Can you get all the gear on the bus or the plane? Do you need to ship it ahead of camp?
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