Requirements June 1972 – February 1979

1. Present yourself to your leader before going on an overnight camping trip. Show the camping gear you will use (including food and shelter). Explain how you will use the gera. Show the right way to pack and carry it.

2. Go on an overnight camping trip.

a. Go on an overnight camping trip with your troop, patrol, or other Scouts, using the same equipment. Carry it on your back for at least 1 ½ miles to your camp. After camping, carry 1 ½ miles back.
b. Pitch a tent correctly in a good place that you picked. Sleep in it overnight. Store it correctly after use.
c. Make a bed on the ground. Sleep on it overnight.
d. Follow good health, sanitation, and safety practices. Leave a clean camp.

3. Whip the ends of a rope. Tie a taut-line hitch, bowline, Clove hitch, sheep bend, and square knot. Show their correct use on a camp-out.