UNIT BACKPACK TRAINING for Troops (NOT for Cub Packs) is a weekend training program designed for youth so they can learn basic backpacking and trail camping under their own adult leadership. Backpacks, tube tents, and propane stoves may be provided by the Council for those who do not have them. This program is especially applicable to those units with little or no experience or equipment. The MSR "T" Patch will be awarded to all participants, youth and adult, who successfully complete this training.
This weekend Backpack Training starts at 8:00 Saturday morning. Backpacks, propane fuel stoves and tube tents are issued at this time. A six-mile loop trail is backpack-hiked, ending at a trail camp in MSR. High Sierra Trek-experienced instructors from the H.A.T. provide guidance, instruction and help along the trail and in camp. Sunday morning will have a second short hike, review of the trip, and handout of patches. Scouts should be free to leave Mataguay by around 10:00 AM.
