Troop,

I am very happy and proud to announce that Josh Michael successfully completed his Eagle Board of Review Today, November 14th at 9:55pm.  Josh became the 55th Eagle Scout in Troop 22.

All Scouts!

It's time to update your Medical Forms for the activities this coming year 2011-12

Ask 5 people and you'll get 5 opinions on sleeping bags and pads.  Synthetic or down?  Mummy or square?  Air mattress or foam?  Add the considerations of weight and price, and a shopper can get very confused.  Try renting a few different styles to see how you are most comfortable, and check out what the other Scouts and Scouters are carrying.  If you want to buy a sleeping bag for backpacking, my own preference is for a synthetic bag, mummy shape, at least 30 degrees or warmer, 3 pounds total weight or less, with both a compression and storage sack provided in the purchase price.  Here's why:

A backpack is a significant investment.  Preferences evolve with experience, and fit changes as boys grow.  For these reasons, we recommend that both boys and adults borrow or rent backpacks when they first start hitting the trail.  Troop 22 has put out the call for donations and loaners before the FishBowls backpack in October, or you can rent a pack for 2 nights at Adventure 16 (Tarzana) for $10 to $18, depending on size.   REI (Northridge) also has some rentals, pricing unknown.  Take your time to assemble the gear you like and the weight you can carry, then find the pack that will get that gear to your campsite.

The Troop will be doing lots of backpacking this year and we are looking for backpacks that may fit our younger scouts.  If you have a backpack that you or your scout have outgrown, please bring it by a Troop meeting or contact Sonia at soniahen@aol.com.  Thank you!

Troop,

I am very happy and proud to announce that Eric Czubiak successfully completed his Eagle Board of Review tonight, August 22nd at 9:45pm.  Eric became the 54th Eagle Scout in Troop 22.