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Bear – 3rd Grade
Bear Habitat
Outdoors
Required
Requirement 1

Backpack Packing Challenge

Bear – 3rd Grade
Bear Habitat
Outdoors
Required
Requirement 1

Backpack Packing Challenge

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts learn to pack a backpack for a walk.

Indoor
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  • Backpack 
  • Cub Scout Six Essentials, recommend using small or youth-sized items 
    • Filled Water Bottle 
    • Whistle 
    • Flashlight 
    • Sunscreen, Hat, Sunglasses 
    • Trail Mix 
    • Small first aid kit 
  • Articles of clothing for current weather conditions: jacket, hat, raincoat, gloves, sunglasses, boots, socks, etc.  
  • Bear handbook 
  •  

Before the meeting: 

  1. Watch the four-minute video on the Cub Scout Six Essentials.  
  2. Review the Cub Scout Six Essentials in the front of the Bear handbook so you can explain the items to the den. 
  3. Remind Cub Scouts, parents and legal guardians for Cub Scouts to bring their Cub Scout Six Essentials and a day bag and to wear the clothes they will wear on the walk.
  4. Gather your Cub Scout Six Essentials and place them in your day bag. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Ask Cub Scouts to line up with their day bags and place the contents in front of them at their feet. 
  2. Bear handbook Start with the Cub Scout Six Essentials, one item at a time, as they pick up their item discuss the item and why it is important. After describing the item, the Cub Scouts put the item back into the pack.  
  3. Discuss appropriate clothing for the current weather.  
    • Sunshine – hat, light-colored clothing, sunglasses 
    • Rain- rain jacket with hood or hat 
    • Cold – warm jacket, hat, gloves, scarf 
  4. Discuss appropriate footwear. 
    • Footwear must always be closed-toed for Scouting activities.  The right shoes depend on where you will be walking.  For a paved path walking shoes or sneakers work fine.  For outdoor or more rugged paths shoes that have a harder sole and provide greater ankle support are best.  Shoes should fit snug and if the shoe has laces, they should be tied appropriately based on the design of the shoe. 
    • Socks are a must for walks.  The best socks will keep your feet dry and pull moisture away from your feet.  This helps to prevent fungus that may cause bad smells and itchy feet. 
    • If your feet get wet during the walk just make sure that when you are finished, you take them off along with your socks and allow your feet to dry.

Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.