Venturing Crew 1150

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Crew Links

Crew Officers Orientation

Cameron United Methodist Church - Chartered Organization

Training Related Links

NCAC Training Info Page

BSA Venturing Youth Protection - Online training

Venturing “Fast Start” Training - Online training

Safe Swim & Safety Afloat - BSA Online Training

Scouting Links

Colonial District Home Page

National Capital Area Council Home Page

Boy Scouts of America Home Page

Other Venture Crews

Venture Crew 80 (first aid, emergency response, ham radi0) - Alexandria, VA

Venture Crew 40 (shooting sports) - Shingletown, CA

Other Scouting Links

US Scouts (U.S. Scouting Service Project)

MacScouter (online scouting resources)

The Inquiry Net - Traditional Scouting Articles, stories, etc.

Gilwell.com - scouting history & clip art

Online knot tying - great annimated lessons

Silver and Ranger Award Related Links

BSA Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook

Activity Links

Virginia Hunting & Fishing Licenses

National Parks

Prince William Forest Park (hiking, orienteering, camping)

Great Falls Park

State Parks

Sky Meadows Park (hiking, camping)

Fairfax County Parks

Lake Accotink Park (hiking, canoeing)

Riverbend Park

Other Activities

Shenandoah River Outfitters (canoeing, camping)

Information Links

Plants

Poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac Info Center Great Poison Ivy web site

Plant Rashes info (another good ivy, oak, sumac page)

Food

Adventure Foods (healthy trail and backpacking foods - great stuff!)

Foil Dinner Recipies

Wilderness Dining (a great camp food resource, listing nutrition and ingredient info for many camp foods)

Backpacking/Hiking

Bob’s backpacking Bits (backpacking info from another Scouter)

Lightweight Backpacking 101 (great info on lightweight backpacking)

theBackpacker.com (gear reviews by users, tips, locations, etc.)

The Lightweight Backpacker (lots of tips for reducing weight, plus other backpacking tips)

BackpackGearTest.org - independent gear reviews

GearReview.com (another source for reviews)

First Aid

Wilderness First Aid (local VA wilderness first aid training)

Hammocks

Hennessy Hammocks

Eagles Nest Outfitters

Hammock Camping 101 (good hammock camping info)

Store Links

REI (great local camping stores-most of our gear comes from there, plus lots of good camping & gear info)

Campmor.com (great online store-large selection, great prices)

BackcountryGear.com (another good online store)

Class B.com (Scout and Troop clothing)

Casual Adventure (local equipment store with Scout discounts)

Eastern Mountain Sports (another local equipment store)

Adventure Foods (healthy trail and backpacking foods - great stuff!)