Brownsea Island
Brownsea Island (BSI) is the Scoutcraft center at Chief
Logan Reservation. It’s the best place
for first-year campers to get a great start with their camp experience. It is the
place to get basic Scouting and outdoor skills down pat.
Scouts have the opportunity to earn the
privilege of using a knife and other woods tools by knowing how to use them
properly.
Scouts also learn how to build fires. All adult leaders know that new Scouts are
latent pyromaniacs, so make sure that they know the proper and safe way to set
a camp or cooking fire!
Learn how to prevent the Troop from getting lost
on a hike.
Learn the six basic knots. If that isn’t enough, learn 15, 20, 50 or “o’er
a hunnert.”
Whatever Scoutcraft skill you are interested in, BSI can meet your needs.
“Order of the Fork” allows a Scout to meet all
the cooking requirements for advancement to Second Class (First Class cooking
requirements cannot be completed at camp).
The 5 mile hike will satisfy advancement hiking
requirements.
The “Splicemeister”
award is granted to those that have mastered the wily cousins of knots,
splices. Knot clubs celebrate knot tying
proficiency which can get quite competitive at the higher levels.
A weekly gateway competition lets your Troop and
patrols show off their pioneering ability.
Demonstrations
BSI is the place to see many special demonstrations over the
course of the week. How can you start a
fire with a bowdrill?
What is a Dakota Hole and how can you use it to cook? What sort of fantastic pioneering project
will the Brownsea
Island staff take on this
year? This crazy staff is one of the
most experienced, creative and skilled of any Scoutcraft area around. Come, see, and learn and find out why no one
who has come to CLR ever forgets BSI.
Campfires
Come to the BSI campfire for great food (from fresh grouse
to piping hot cobbler) and the wildest sing along you’ll ever attend! Location varies, so keep an ear out for the
time and place.
