Crew Meeting - March 8 - Wilderness Survival - Gotta have WATER!

Meeting Notes

Opening 
Business

• Camp Cards – pick them up after meeting. $10 offer great discounts.
• Senior Trip – June 11-13 – Thinking camping at Big Sky. Frank will work on getting a camping spot.
• Keenager Dinner - $276  ($43 per person) to the crew. Same amount to committee.
• Urban Survival – crew may not be interested. Charlotte will send out an email to see.
• Ski Day – March 13. Interested Madi, Abby, Sandy, Deana, Frank. Sandy will take crew leadership. Half day rate starts at 1 pm. Drop off by Oak where normal carpool is.
• Bike Meeting – Have a short bike meeting, and maybe a longer meeting. We should make sure our bikes are tuned up before Yellowstone.
• Yellowstone Bike Trip – April 9th – Frank, Deana, Madi, Reilly, Sandy, Cayman, <Madi in charge>.
• Wilderness Survival – 13-15 May. Resources on the website. Remember to bring your survival kits. Add to the website a sign-up form so buddies can be assigned for outside practice. At the Camporee the next weekend, use that as a teaching opportunity to demonstrate skills.
• Summer Canoe Trip – First week in July. Sandy, Abby <needs to check>, need to get info from other scouts.
• Court of Awards and Elections – Court of Awards and installation Late May. Elections at Camporee.
• Yellowstone Back Country Trek – March 19-20  Frank, Betsy, Sandy, Cayman (lead), Abby,
• Recruiting – Need the two target open house meeting from Kristen for Recruitment.
• Annual Meeting – please put the info on the website.

Treasurer Report – Treasurer will get to members any owed. Please get checks to Riley. Working on updating the accounts.

Program: Water
Bring your survival kits every time! This will help you know what is missing, and how to use what you have.
Hydration is important in a survival situation!
Dehydration reviewed – when intake is lower than outtake.
Hydration – Wilderness Survival 7e
Why hydration matters:

1. Protects immune system
2. Feel Good
3. Prevents headaches
4. You can poop
5. Prevent Fatigue
6. Keeps skin  healthy
7. Loose / maintain weight
8. Keeps you energized

Two different things in treating water. Get the big stuff out like crawfish, but also the microscopic things.

1. Need to explain dehydration and the necessity of conserving fluids in survival situation.
2. Four methods of obtaining water and demonstrate 2 ways to great.
   1. Water Tablets – 1 tablet will sterilize 1 liter. Takes two hours to work.
   2. Iodine Tablets – the aqua tablets, or the kit with 2 bottles. Takes only 30 minutes to sterilize. Faster and clears it up.
   3. Back country camping – filter systems like life straw or pump.

If you build a survival kit in a camp pot – you can boil water. That is always a good method to make water safe. The small coffee can is a great size. The best size for a WS kit is one that you actually carry. Make them small – carry them – even on day hikes.
Solar Still – need hot conditions, foliage, leaf and vegetation.
Transpiration Bag – tie around a living plant limb with lots of leaves. The living material gives off water.
Beach Well – Above the level of the highest water level.
If you can sterilize the water, but you can filter out with cloth barrier (pour water through).
Taste Test – and the crew build a homemade water filter. It was cold outside - but good practice for working in a survival situation.

Next event - Sunday, March 13  Skiing. 

Attendance

Crew:
​​Emily
Charlotte
Kristen
Cayman
Madison
Sandy
Abby
Reilly
Adults: Frank, Betsy, Deana, Dick
Absent: Emily 2, Alysa (Sick), Verena