Scouting Is Outing!
Attending outings and campouts are an important part of the scouting experience! Please see our resources below for information about going on campouts, summer camp, high adventure camp and more.
Trip Planning
For Scouts
At the meeting before each trip, each patrol should fill out the Patrol Trip Planning Checklist
For Adults
If you’re organizing a trip, please read How to Lead a Scout Trip
If your son is going on a scout trip, or is grubmaster for a trip, take a look at the Scout Trip FAQ for Parents
Other Resources
- Packing Lists
- Equipment Information (including sleeping bag info and staying warm in winter camping)
Helpful Trip Planning Resources
AMC White Mountain Guide Online (https://www.wmgonline.org/login/)
An online version of the guidebook to the White Mountains in New Hampshire. Contact Bob Morse for username and password
Appalachian Mountain Club Home Page (http://www.outdoors.org/)
Information about AMC huts, campgrounds, trails and other facilities.
Trails New Hampshire (http://trailsnh.com/)
Great source of trip reports for trails throughout New England. Includes a helpful page of trip reports near AMC huts (http://trailsnh.com/New-Hampshire-AMC-Huts.php)
National Weather Service Recreational Forecast for New Hampshire and Western Maine
(http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/validProds.php?prod=REC&node=KGYX)
Get weather forecasts for the mountains.
Expense Reimbursment
Troop 10 Expense Reimbursement Policy
- Meal expenses are reimbursed based on the actual cost of the food purchased. Food purchases should not exceed $4 for breakfast, $5 for lunch and $6 for dinner per person (scout or adult).
- Mileage expenses are reimbursed if you drove scouts as passengers in your car for a Troop 10 trip. Reimbursement is based on the calculated travel cost for each trip. Please contact the trip leader to find out the travel cost for the trip. Please consider donating your car travel expense to the troop.
- Other expenses such as equipment, campsite reservations, etc. are reimbursed for actual costs.
- Please provide receipt for all expenses. You can scan receipts and send them via email, or send paper copies via US mail. Make sure you include your name when sending receipts.
Submitting Expenses for Reimbursement
By US Mail
Fill out the Troop 10 Expense Reimbursement Form and submit it along with a copy of your expense receipts to the address on the form (which is the same as the address below).