Fall Fellowship 2024

Buying a Tent

1. Buy your tent early and set it up and home. You don't want the first time setting up a new tent to be in the dark and rain.

2. A tent can comfortably accommodate half of its advertised occupancy. A two-man tent is good for one man and his stuff. If you have two boys, you'll need a six-man tent.

3. You will probably never need a four-season tent in Alabama. Three-season is fine and provides better ventilation when it's humid.

Best Places to Pitch Your Tent

1. Find a level spot to pitch your tent.

2. Do not camp under lone trees or on tops of hills or ridges where you are in danger of lighting strikes.

3. Do not camp under dead trees that may fall or lose limbs.

4. Do not camp in canyons where moisture gathers and there is no breeze.

5. Do not camp in a low-lying area that may flood in a heavy downpour.

6. Do not camp beside stagnant water where insects breed.

7. Look for animal prints to avoid encroaching on their home.

8. Pitch your tent at least 15 feet away from fire pits.

9. If you expect wind or rain, use a tree line to block the wind, and orient your tent so that the incoming storm hits the back of your tent first.

10. Before you pitch your tent, clear the area of rocks, roots, sticks, and pine cones.

11. Lay a tarp down that covers the footprint of your tent.

Tent Care

1. Once you get your tent set up, lie down in it. It's the best way to see if it's truly level.

2. Never wear shoes inside your tent.

3. Do not take food inside your tent.

4. Always zip your tent door and windows closed.

5. If your tent gets wet, set it up in your yard at home and let it completely air dry before packing it away.

When It's Cold

1. Activate a few handwarmers, give them time in fresh air to warm up, then put them in your sleeping bag about 30 minutes before bed.

2. Neatly roll up the next day's clothes and put them inside the foot of your sleeping bag so they're warm when you put them on in the morning.

1. Always wear close-toed shoes.

2. No running.

3. Do not enter another troop's campsite.

4. No flashlights around the campfire.

5. Keep noise down.

6. You must have earned your Fireguard Card or Fire Ranger Trail Badge to tend fires.

No 1-on-1

1. • At multiple-troop events, this also applies to father and sons. Always travel with at least two Registered Adults.

2-Deep Leadership

1. • Woodlands Trailmen (5-10 years old) should be accompanied by at least two Registered Adults (with red lanyards) at all times.

3-Man Buddy System

1. • Navigators and Adventurers should always travel in groups of three or more.