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I am quite well qualified to answer these concerns - I am a Cub Scout Leader with 15 years experience, and I combine that role with that of Group Scout Leader (most of us do two jobs these days!) I was also a Cub myself once (I joined aged 9 and have never left the group!) My wife is our group's Beaver leader and is also Acting Assistant District Commisioner for Beavers, and my daughter is one of my Cubs. Our four year old son is on the Beaver waiting list..... Oh, and my Dad's the district Treasurer. So you could say we are well and truly a Scouting family!
On a Cub Camp, alternative accomodation should be available in case of poor weather. This is usually in the form of a hut or bunk house, but can include a marquee or mess tent - this I have never been able to understand, because a properly pitched patrol tent will withstand higher winds and be far warmer than a marquee or mess tent, but that is my opinion, and those are the rules we abide by.
In all my years of camping, we have only once had to make use of the alternative accomodation, and that was due to torrential rain. This was on a group camp, so the Cubs slept in the building, while the Scouts and Leaders slept in their tents. We only had one Scout with a slightly damp sleeping bag, which came about because the ground sheet had shifted away from the mud walling in a patrol tent (Icelandic)during the night, allowing rain water to run underneath.
Anyway, returning to Cub camps, the leader in charge of the camp should hold a pre-camp meeting for parents, where all information regarding the camp is provided. I always say to parents, please ask if there is ANYTHING you are unsure about. If you have any concerns I'm sure if you talk to your child's leader they will be more than happy to help.
Just a quick word about the requirments for adults on camps (or any other activity for that matter):
ALL adults on the camp must be CRB checked. The leader in charge of the camp has to have completed the approapriate training and be in possesion of a 'Nights Away' permit, which has three levels: 1) Indoors (Beaver sleepovers / Cub pack holidays in a building, 2) Campsite (under canvas on Scout camp sites) and 3) Green Field (as the name implies, Scout camps in farmer's fields without facilities)
This is the first time I have looked at this site for a few months, but I will keep an eye on this thread in case I can offer anyone else any advice.
This will only be up untill next Thursday, because after that I'm off on Scout Camp for the week!!
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Topic: Worried about cub camp!!
