Highland 6th Ward Pioneer Trek: June 2017

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Neck Coolers

Neck Coolers: If you think your son/daughter will use a neck cooler on the trek then you may also make or send one with them. You can purchase them on Amazon or at Deseret Book.

Neck Coolers are also easy to make. There are many options on Pinterest or you can go to this blog for instructions.

They are a great way to stay cool in the heat.

There are also cooling towels that once they are wet have a cooling technology that can be activated by snapping the towel. They can be purchased at Costco, Big 5 or Amazon.

The reason they are a good idea is that one of the bigger concerns on trek in July is the heat. The neck coolers and towels will help keep trekkers cool.

Sunday, June 18, 2017

Updated Schedule for Activities

Tuesday, June 20 - make seats for buckets/equipment check

Tuesday, June 27 - square dancing

Tuesday, July 4 - No Mutual - Happy 4th of July!

Tuesday, July 11 - Trek Story Night & pass off requirements for Trek Challenge

Tuesday, July 18 - No Mutual

Wednesday, July 19 - Youth Temple trip to Idaho Falls, meet @ church at 5pm

Thursday, July 20 - Ward Pioneer Activity (dinner, pioneer games, square dancing)

Sunday, July 23 - Bring all equipment (sleeping gear in a black plastic bag with bucket) to the church between 6-7pm for packing. (Keep your possibles bag with you for travel)

Monday, July 24 - Meet at the church by 6am!!

July 24-28 Pioneer Trek to Martin's Cove/Sixth Crossing/Rocky Ridge

July 28th - We will return home Friday afternoon, church parking lot

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Making Seats for Your Trek Bucket

Are you ready for the June 20th activity? Here are some more detailed instructions on what you need to bring and how it will be done. If you can't come you can make your seat at home.

Items needed:

1 - 5 or 6 gallon bucket - I recommend a 6 gallon bucket for adults, smaller youth might be okay with a 5 gallon bucket.
1 - Gamma lid
1 - cut 10.5 inch diameter circle from foam board (can be purchased at the dollar store) Cardboard can work but it is generally not strong enough in relation to the Velcro. When pulling it away it tends to break and bend.
1 - approx. 14x14 inch square of fabric for the top of the seat. Depending on how much batting you want inside the seat depends on how big of a fabric piece you may want. We did not use a lot of batting when we made our seats. So if you are planning on more padding, use a larger piece of fabric.
Batting to pad seat with
12 inches of sticky back Velcro (comes with an adhesive on the outside of the Velcro)
hot glue gun - you could also use duct tape but we did not try this method.
scissors
sandpaper - to sand sides of circle to fit, 10.5 inches is slightly bigger than needed.
exacto knife (bring one if you have one, they work best for cutting out the circle from the foam board.)

Start by cutting out the 10.5 inch circle. Cut out the desired amount of batting to fill your seat. Use the glue gun to adhere the fabric around and over the batting and foam board circle. Trim any unneeded fabric. Adhere pieces of sticky back Velcro where you want it to adhere to the top of the Gamma lid. The Velcro needs to adhere to the foam board, not fabric, or it will pull away. So please trim the extra fabric from the middle of the back of the seat. Make sure your top and bottom pieces match up. We originally adhered in 4 places but found that 2 was enough. You can decide what works best for you. Removing the lid with 4 was more difficult but it is more secure. You should be able to remove the seat and open your gamma lid when you need something from inside your bucket.

Why 17 pounds?

Please aim for keeping the weight of your items (minus the weight of the bucket) to 17 pounds. The members of the handcarts were limiting to only 17 pounds for personal items including their clothing and bedding. This experience is an opportunity for us to live on less like they did.

Items of Business

Change in Activity Schedule

We will make the bucket seats On Tuesday, June 20th instead of June 13th. On June 13th we will be cleaning out the scout trailer, setting up tents, checking equipment. Please come help us with that.

Permission Slips

It is time to turn in your permission slips! We are working on the family groups and would like a firmer number. I also don't want to chase down permission slips in the week before we go.

So it would really make my day if they were turned into me at mutual or next Sunday.

Permission and Medical Release Form

Medical History Forms

In addition to the permission slip, we are asking parents to fill out a medical history form for their son or daughter. This will enable our medical professionals to more efficiently and effectively provided treatment if needed. We would like all adults and youth attending trek to fill out the medical history. This is the link: http://www.scouting.org/ filestore/HealthSafety/pdf/ 680-001_AB.pdf. Please return them to the trek coordinators or the medical team leader, Meagan Pierson.

One new item needed for trek: Please have your child bring a pie tin, Frisbee or plastic plate with rounded sides for eating meals. This is in addition to bringing a set of camping utensils: fork, knife, spoon.

Shoes

If you have not purchased new shoes and you need them for trek, NOW is the time! Your shoes need to be well broken in before we trek. It is also a good idea to hike in the socks you will be wearing to determine if they prevent friction that would cause blisters.

Update to Trek Calendar

We will meet at 7:00pm at the church unless otherwise indicated:

Tuesday June 6, 8:00pm, yes 8pm - meet @ Garth Stoddard's for a hike and outdoor movie night watching "17 Miracles"

Tuesday, June 13, 7pm - Joint YM/YW Equipment Check, clean & organize scout trailer, set up tents, etc.

June 14-16 YW Overnighter to Island Park (details to come)

June 17-18 Stake Conference

June 18th - Father's Day!

Tuesday, June 20 - make seats for buckets