Troop Meeting Activities

Interested in a special troop activity? Talk to your Senior Patrol Leader.

Common Troop Activities

Basic Scout Skills

• Knife and Axe Skills

  • talk to our Wilderness Survival Team

  • Troop Resources - Woods Tools

• Fire Starting

  • talk to our Wilderness Survival Team

  • Troop Resources - Fire Building

  • Wilderness Survival Merit Badge

• Pioneering

  • talk to our Wilderness Survival Team

  • scoutpioneering.com

  • Troop Resources - Pioneering Skills

  • Pioneering Merit Badge

• Knot Tying

• • talk to our Wilderness Survival Team

  • Troop Resources - Basic Knots

  • Troop Resources - Lashings

  • Pioneering Games and Challenges

    • A-Frame Chariot Race (square lashing)

    • Catch the Snapper (round lashing)

    • Crossing the Alligator Pit (square lashing, shear lashing)

    • Everyone on the Tripod (tripod and square lashing)

    • Flagpole Race (round lashing)

    • Ladder Building (square lashing)

    • Lift Seat Procession (floor lashing)

    • Reactor Transporter (tripod and square lashing)

    • Roman Chariot Race (square lashing)

    • Scout Stave Launcher (square lashing)

    • Self-Standing Flagpole Challenge (square lashing)

    • Snake Race (shear lashing)

• Navigation Skills

  • talk to our Hiking Team

  • Troop Resources - Navigation and Measurements

  • Orienteering Merit Badge

  • Geocaching Merit Badge

• First Aid

  • talk to our Wilderness First-Aid Team

  • Troop Resources - Basic First-Aid

  • First Aid Merit Badge

Scout Games & Challenges

• Scout Skill Challenges

• Team Building Activities

• Patrol Games

• Troop Games

• Activities Index

• boyscouttrail.com/boy-scouts/boy-scout-games.asp

Merit Badges

• See our Merit Badges Page

Outings

• Regular Troop Meetings don't need to be regular and should never be boring

• Consider a Hike or outing to a local Entertainment Venue