Labtech28

slight problem when you have 3 female scouts and 20 male scouts. but yeah we could finaly end the gender war over a pioneering competition.

well, the thing i have found with co-ed scouting is, we like im sure most groups save more of the most adventrous activitys to do on camp and having a co-ed scout camp means a seperate tents for boys and girls so they cant sleep in patrols (if they are in patrols constantly they bild team spirit which i think is important to competion). this leads to a lack of competition in activitys that could include geocaching.

That's you sorted out then.. That's you sorted out then.. That's you sorted out then.. A scout troop that has planning meetings, give yourself another pat on the back!! Sorry I dont believe anyones Scout Troop has planning meetings Mine consists of me sitting there saying this is what we will be doing and me agreeing to do it. Or even worse I dont turn up to the meeting and I agree to do something I havent agreed to. Glad you got/getting sorted with a willing volunteer maybe we should have a list on here of willing volunteers who would go to youth groups and give a little chat on this pastime. funny you should mention it the programme we agree on is rarely the one we use. but i am adamant about having some sort of structure this time. well hopefully. sorry about the triple post my internet browser mucked up. thanks for all the help and the volunteers list sounds like a realy good idea.

I was refering more to the opening up of all sections from beavers to network since 01/01/07 and if i was realy pushed I could link it to geocaching like "does anyone think Scouting now being co-ed has effected any of the activitys scouts are able to do such as climbing, geocaching ect.?" but of course it hasnt and it would be a silly question to ask. I just wanted to gauge the oppinion of the geocachers on the subject.

Thanks for the offer somone already in scouting would be brilliant. we have a planning meeting on tuesday so i will contact him after i get the general window of dates.

Thanks for the offer somone already in scouting would be brilliant. we have a planning meeting on tuesday so i will contact him after i get the general window of dates.

Thanks for the offer somone already in scouting would be brilliant. we have a planning meeting on tuesday so i will contact him after i get the general window of dates.

Now to go wildly off topic. (does this thread have a topic?) I was wondering about the oppinion of scouting going co-ed in the geocaching world good or bad move?

I have spoken to a friend who also caches and he says he finds lots of the free CDs that are in the papers such as the mail on sunday. are these acceptable swops?

I was wondering i am realtivly new to geocaching (already addicted). i would love to talk to the scouts about geocaching but i dont think i am experienced enough yet. is there a way i can contact someone in my local area to talk to the scouts. (bearing in mind all the CRB, paper work ect.) Looking at your previous entries I'm a little unsure as to what your involvement currently is? Enthusiastic parent perhaps? Either put some more details here or you can PM me (that means send me a personal message through my profile - sorry if you already knew that ) A PM is a good way to contact me due to the 8 hour time difference to where I am. Thanks for your intrest i am an assistant leader at a local scout group. I was introduced to Geocaching at a scouting event i was staffing.

I was wondering i am realtivly new to geocaching (already addicted). i would love to talk to the scouts about geocaching but i dont think i am experienced enough yet. is there a way i can contact someone in my local area to talk to the scouts. (bearing in mind all the CRB, paper work ect.)

Thank you Careygang for your link and for your hard work with Scoutbase. I would love to see Groundspeak sponsor the Navigator badge one day, or perhaps the Hikes Away badge just like Ordnance Survey and English Heritage sponsor some of the others. My son's Akela seems reluctant to do anything out of the ordinary and I have hit a brick wall. It has nothing to do with security as we (parents who have offered help) have all been CRB checked. She's just not keen on trying something new! I have to say this is really disappointing, especially as I have a very keen son who really wants to show the rest how to use a handheld GPS I will print off a copy of your factsheet and pass it on to her in the hope it will change her mind I having been in you situationn with a similar problem of a boring Akela, i have found that if you find your ADC cubs (assistant district commisioner for cubs) and run what effectivly ammounts to a district event for cubs (for example a geocacing night in a meeting place) (running a district event may sound daungting but you can limit numbers) then your Akela cannot stop the cubs from going and trying the sport. and when they want to do it again she will be begging you to run an evening for the group. hope it works Labtech28

ahh and i thought it might be easy, there are 3 geocaches within about 1km from one of the district scout huts. but i think i may have to be a little more inventive when it comes to introducing them to this spot. thanks for your help, as for the fact sheet even though it is part of the badge scheme now, i dont think Gilwell has produced one. Labtech28

thanks for the link. feel free to delete this now if you want. cheers Labtech28

I use a Gpsmap 60 and it is one of the best gps systems i have ever used, when you consider price verses gadgets it is definatly a good investment. i bought mine for £160 on ebay. dont know if this helps, btw make sure it has a UK base map on.

I was wondering if i was to introduce a group of scouts to Geocaching, should i use real or faux Geocaches? and if i do use real caches should i ask permision of the cache owner first? Thanks for the help Labtech28