Backpacking (Ranger Award elective)
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[[Image:Venturing ranger award.jpg|thumb|100px|The [[Ranger Award]] medal]] | [[Image:Venturing ranger award.jpg|thumb|100px|The [[Ranger Award]] medal]] | ||
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Revision as of 21:41, October 16, 2012
![]() | This is the Backpacking elective for the Venturing Ranger Award. Boy Scouts may earn the Backpacking merit badge. |

The Ranger Award medal
Backpacking is one of the electives for the Venturing Ranger Award.
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Backpacking (Ranger Award elective) requirements | ![]() | ||
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Notes
Requirement resources
1. See the fitness logs in the Personal Fitness Workbook
2. 3. 7. Backpack and gear
- Your handbook is your primary reference. See Outdoor Skills for step-by-step instructions and lesson video links.
- See also: Camping Merit Badge Pamphlet - Hiking Skills - Hydration - Outdoor Gear - Tents - Water Purification - Weather Skills
4. Cooking
- Outdoor Cooking Videos: Food Selection - Food Quality - Stoves - Utensils - Water Purification - Leave No Trace
- Cooking Gear: REI: Cookware - BSA Cooking Gear - REI: Stoves - Stove Safety
- Dutch Oven Cooking: International Dutch Oven Society - USScouts.Org - MacScouter - dutchovencookware.com
5. Leave No Trace
Leave No Trace-related awards |
- Leave No Trace - Leave No Trace LNT Site - BSA Leave No Trace - BSA's Teaching Leave No Trace - Video: Leave No Trace - Archive of REI: Minimum-Impact Travel via the WayBack Machine - Climbing Ethics: Leave No Trace
6. The Backpacking Workbook includes the trek plan worksheets
8. First Aid:
- hypothermia, frostbite, heat exhaustion, heat stroke, altitude sickness, dehydration, blisters, stings and bites, and sprains.
- Your handbook is your primary reference. See First Aid Skills for step-by-step instructions and lesson video links.
- See also: First Aid Merit Badge Pamphlet - First Aid Kit - Emergency Kit - Guide to Safe Scouting - Annual Health & Medical Record
9. Presentation resources:
- Cub Scout: Communicating Belt Loop & Pin - Webelos: Communicator - Merit Badges: Public Speaking - Communication
- Speeches & Presentations: How to Choose a topic - How to Write a Speech - How to Give a Speech - Ideas from eHow
- Lesson Videos: ExpertVillage: Giving a Speech - Public Speaking Tips - Public Speaking - Eye Contact - Hand Gestures - Props
Related awards
- Backpacking Merit Badge
1: Personal Fitness 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Outdoor Skills
8: First Aid
Emergency Preparedness-related awards
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9: Presentation
Personal development-related awards
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See also
1. Backpacking | 4. Ecology | 7. Fishing | 10. Mountaineering | 13. Plants and Wildlife | 16. Shooting Sports | |||||
2. Cave Exploration | 5. Equestrian | 8. Hunting | 11. Outdoor Living History | 14. Project COPE | 17. Watercraft | |||||
3. Cycling/Mountain Biking | 6. First Aid | 9. Lifesaver | 12. Physical Fitness | 15. Scuba Certification | 18. Winter Sports |
Program-level awards: Venturing Award • Discovery Award • Pathfinder Award • Summit Award
Expert-level awards: Quest Award • TRUST Award • Ranger Award
Boy Scouting ranks: Advancement for Venturers • Star Rank • Life Rank • Eagle Scout Rank Award
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External links
- Venturing Ranger Award on the BSA venturing.org site.
- Venturing Quest Award on the BSA venturing.org site.