” PATROL AND TROOP CAMPING ” 1948 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA TRAINING & RECRUITMENT FILM XD60094

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This film, from 1948, is produced and presented by Boy Scouts of America. It depicts troops’ preparations for a Camporee event and includes scenes from the activities at the Camporee. It explains how the troop committee, the patrol leaders, and the Boy Scouts divide responsibilities and how they train and prepare to ensure safety and fun.

“Patrol and Troop Camping” title banner (00:20). Credits (00:27). Informational text overlay (00:34). A telephone on a table rings (01:37). A woman answers it (01:42). A group of men has a troop committee meeting (01:54). Young boys making a campfire (02:27), learning first aid (02:35), learning to make a fire pit (02:41), to use a compass (02:49), and how to dress for a hike (02:56). A troop is hiking roadside (03:01). They learn feet care (03:09), identification of poisonous plants (03:15), first aid (03:22), navigating a map (03:28), and cooking on a fire (03:36). The boys’ hike continues (03:44). The men’s troop committee meeting continues (03:52). Boy Scouts prepare for camping by learning how to pack (04:04), how to take care of food and water (04:11), first aid (04:16), how to judge distance and height (04:22), how to locate and set up a campsite (04:28), to cook meals over fire (04:36), and how to a campsite properly (04:41). The men’s troop committee meeting continues (04:47). The troop committee has a meetings with the Boy Scouts’ parents (05:45), and then the Boy Scouts (06:02). The troop leader shows the Boy Scouts how to tie a taut line hitch (06:30), how to lay out a ground bed (06:45), to build a campfire site (06:52). One patrol leader is packing camping equipment with some Boy Scouts (06:59). Boy Scouts are tying tree logs together with rope (07:16). They inspect camping equipment in preparation for a trip (07:30). A scout takes inventory of his personal equipment (07:43). Scouts prepare equipment (07:51). Scouts are on a training hike (08:01). They stop and test their camping skills, including building a fire (08:07) and cooking over fire (08:15). A meeting between troop leaders and Scouts (08:28). Troops arrives at the site of a ‘Camporee’ (09:16). Scouts perform activities including building fires (09:41), baking bread rolls (10:06). Two Boy Scouts are moving lawns to earn money for the camping trip (10:12) and working at a supermarket (10:18). Scouts give their earned money to the troop committee’s chairman (10:27). The chairman discusses transportation with some scouts’ fathers (10:41). The scouts and troop leader are inspecting the campsite prior to the Camporee (10:59). A scout is checked by a doctor to ensure his health (11:25). Scouts are gathering supplies (11:42). Scouts load their duffle bags into a car (11:59) and they drive to the Camporee (12:15). They arrive and unload the car (12:25). The troop set up their campsite starting with tents (12:56), then the fireplace (13:08), and the commissary (13:34). A schedule of daily camp duties (13:44). The patrol wakes up from their first night at the Camporee (14:11). They start a fire to cook breakfast (15:21). A wooden sign to the latrine (15:32). Scouts wash their hands and face (15:34). Water is pumped into a bag (15:40). The patrol meets up at their campsite (15:50). They raise the American Flag (16:13). They cook breakfast over fire (16:36). The scouts sit down to eat (16:53). They clean up after breakfast (17:47). Troop leader and committee members have a meeting (17:56). Scouts are exploring an old mill site (18:41). Another patrol is weatherproofing their cooking area at their campsite (18:59). All patrols meet (19:05), and their leader starts and exercise (19:21). Scouts are swimming in a lake (19:24). The troop leader is teaching one scout how to fish (19:37). The troop is sitting around a bonfire in the evening (19:50). “The End” text overlay” (20:21). Informational text overlay (20:27).

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