Camp Descriptions
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Gilwell24 ¦ DofE ¦ Summer Camp ¦ Family Camp ¦ Wild Camp ¦ Survival Camp ¦ Pioneering Camp ¦ Activity Camp ¦ Christmas Camp ¦ Frost Bite ¦ County Banner
Gilwell 24
Gilwell 24 is an activity camp that takes place anually and is
an activity based camp run over a 24h period overnight and into the
early hours. This camp is normally quite expensive but has a varied
range of activities to take part in. Generally no tents are used as
no sleep takes place!
Cost: £40 - £50*
Nights: 1 - 2
Sleeping arangements:Generally None as 24h Activity
Kit List Type:Weekend Activity (Including Swimming Kit Click here
for typical list)
More Details: www.gilwell24.info
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DofE
DofE or Duke Of Edinburgh is a scheme we encourage you to take part in as it doubles up for badge work. These weekend trips are normally to cover off the expedition section of your Award and consists of carrying kit for a two day expedition and sleeping in expedition tents.
Cost:£5 - £15*
Nights:1 - 2
Sleeping Arrangements:Expedition Tents Normally on Campsites
Kit List Type: Full Expedition Kit (Click here
for typical list)
More details: www.dofe.org or speak to Gizmo or Tintin
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Summer Camp
Our annual week long camp where only us as a unit will camp together filled with varying activities from climbing and sailing to backwards cooking and pioneering projects. Locations of the camps vary but have been so far been upto Derbyshire and Devon but could be anywhere!
Cost: £100 - £200*
Nights:7
Sleeping Arrangements: 3-4 man Dome tents
Kit List Type: Week Long Camp / Expedition Kit (Click here
for typical list)
More Details: Leader Contact closer to time of camp
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Family Camp
Family camp is a chance for parents to come along on camp... Except when you get to Explorers! normally a chance for us to camp as normal and do some of the activities on site.
Cost:£15 - £25*
Nights: 1 - 2
Sleeping Arrangements: 3-4 man Dome tents or bring your own
Kit List Type:Weekend activity (Click here for typical list)
More Details: Contact Leaders when announced
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Wild Camp
Getting back to the basics this consists of some of the most basic of scouting skills. The aim of the weekend is to teach or polish off Navigation \ Camping \ Walking skills in varried terrain. Cooking on trangia's and treating water to cook with and or drink.
Cost: £15 - £20*
Nights: 2
Sleeping Arrangements: Hike Tents / Bashers
Kit List Type: Full Expedition Kit (Click here
for typical list)
More Details: Contact Leader when announced
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Survival Camp
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Pioneering Camp
A weekend camp where we normally make as larger pioneering project as possible. Suspension bridge spanning 20 meters over water was our last project, and we aim to build bigger next time!
Cost:£15 - £25
Nights: 1 - 2 Nights
Sleeping Arrangements: 3 - 4 Man dome tents
Kit List Type: Weekend Activity (Click here for typical list)
More Details: Contact Leader when announced
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Activity Camps
These are generally ad-hoc camps that involve a specialist activity otherwise unavalible to us. Ice Climbing, Tunneling, Caving etc for this reason costs can be unusally higher.
Cost:£20 - £40
Nights: 1 - 2 Nights
Sleeping Arrangements: 3 - 4 Man dome tents
Kit List Type: Weekend Activity (Click here for typical list)
More Details: Contact Leader when announced
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Christmas Camp
Our annual Christmas Camp consists of a full 3 course meal with Turkey main all the trimmings with a vegetarian option available to. Other activities take place normally on the campsite we are staying at. Quiz evening with all sorts of games to join in on. Topped off with film pop corn and sweets!
Cost: £20 - £25
Nights: 2
Sleeping Arrangements: Indoor dorms
Kit List Type: Weekend Activity (Click here for typical list)
More Details: Contact Leaders when announced.
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Frostbite
This annual event is for all Dorset Explorers and is competition based upon walking to set route cards planned by yourselves. The route cards are marked for accuracy and points awarded at each waypoint for a challenge at each based is worked out. Two walks take place one you create then a second you complete the following day agin with bases with challenges for which you are marked upon with.
Cost: £0 - £5 (Dependant on location)
Nights: 1
Sleeping Arrangements: Camping
Kit List Type: Weekend Activity (Click here for typical list)
More Details: Contact Leaders when announced.
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*All prices are guides only and correct prices are given at time of event.
