Webelos & AOL Elective Adventure: Castaway

Webelos & AOL Elective Adventure: Castaway

1. Do two of these:
a. With the help of an adult, demonstrate one way to light a fire
without using matches.
b. On a campout with your den or family, cook two different
recipes that do not require pots and pans.
c. Using tree limbs or branches that have already fallen or
been cut, build a shelter that will protect you overnight.

2. Do ALL of these:
a. Learn what items should be in an outdoor survival kit that
you can carry in a small bag or box that easily fits in a day
pack. Assemble your own small survival kit, and explain to
your den leader why the items you chose are important for
survival.
b. Show you can live “off the grid” by minimizing your use of
electricity for one week. Keep a log of what you did. Discuss
with your den members how you adjusted to this lifestyle.
c. With your den, invent a game that can be played without
using electricity and using minimal equipment or simple
items.
d. Name your game, write down the rules once you have
decided on them, then play the game at two different den
meetings or outings.
e. Teach your game to the members of your pack or other
Scouts.
f. With your den, demonstrate two different ways to treat
drinking water to remove impurities.
g. Discuss what to do if you become lost in the woods. Tell
what the letters “S-T-O-P” stand for. Tell what the universal
emergency signal is. Describe three ways to signal for help.
Demonstrate one of them. Describe what you can do you do
to help rescuers find you.
h. Make a list of four qualities you think a leader should
have in an emergency and why they are important to have.
Pick two of them, and act them out for your den. Describe
how each relates to a point of the Scout Law. Describe how
working on this adventure gave you a better understanding
of the Boy Scout motto.