Troop 1051 / 1501 Backpacking Program

Welcome to the home page of the Troop 1051 & 1501 backpacking group. 

Here you will find all the information that you need for the trip, as well as updates on the planning process. 

This will be continuously updated throughout the planning process and have all the most up to date information and details.

Announcements:

Next meeting date: 11/14/2022

Homework:  Review list of trek areas and routes. Experiment using online route planning tools.

Meeting topics: Review routes and select top choice. Review maximum group size for selected route and determine if two treks are needed.

 Upcoming Deadlines: N/A

What is the Backpacking Crew

This is the team that plans and takes on the challenge of a 50 miler. As a part of this group, you can expect to be in charge of the adventure that is taken on. This is a special sector of the troop as the scouts have all the say in what happens for every aspect of the trip. Every little detail is planned by you the scouts, everything from what trail and how to complete it to the place that we eat after we are done. All of this is something that you get to be a part of, this can make the trip whatever you want it to be.  The sky is the limit for planning these trips and that is almost as good as being on the trail.  Meetings are generally held every 2 weeks  however this changes and will always be current above in the announcements.

How to earn your backpacking patches

There will be patches for each of the 50 milers that the troop completes, this will give everyone that completes them something that they can add to the back of their merit badge sash so that they can represent the work that they have put in.  To earn these patches you need to complete a few basic requirements, that should be completed by just coming to meetings every 2 weeks.