Halloween in the Garden Sunday Oct 26th
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Kilcoona Scouts Prepare for Backwoods Survival Challenge
By 26th Galway Kilcoona Scouts
Each year our Scouts compete in Survivor, a Scouting Ireland backwoods challenge. They are given a strict list of items they can bring for their two night stay in the woods, and their bags are checked for ‘contraband’ on arrival. Depending on the difficulty level they opt for, they spend the two nights either underneath a tarp shelter they construct themselves, or on the tougher challenge, under a shelter constructed from entirely natural materials.
It’s a tough weekend. Food is limited and sometimes comes in the form of a skinned rabbit, head still attached… All cooking is done by fire. Scout Leaders and trained first aiders stay on the periphery keeping an eye out – aside from this the Scouts are on their own and reliant on their own skills, wit, teamwork, and attitude. They use knives, axes, saws, ferro rods (similar to flint and steel) and more to ensure they are sheltered, fed, and watered for their duration deep in the woods.
On the weekend gone by our Scouts and Ventures hammocked in the woods to prepare for the event, and they head off for Survivor on 31st Oct to 2nd November.
We wish them the best and know they will do a top notch job!
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