A Strategy for Lightening your Load

Any long distance hiker knows the extra weight that food can bring to a pack. How to minimize this burden? Some ideas … Use dehydrated foods. 90% of the water weight is eliminated in dried apples. Make one pot meals. Remove extra packaging. If you can put the food in a bag do it! Choose [...]

The Change Up

Tired of the “same old same old” every time you eat beside the campfire? Here are some ideas that you can use to add a different taste to your next trail side repast. If your recipe calls for raisins consider using goji berries, dried cranberries, or other dried fruits instead. If your recipe calls for [...]

Centennial Troop Camp Out (6/26 to 6/27/2010)

How to improve on 100 years of all-island camping experience? With a Centennial Troop Campout, of course! Troop 1′s Centennial Campout merged the best practices of today with the experience of yesterday as current and former scouts joined together to enjoy the great outdoors. The campout included opportunities to practice scout skills such as knot [...]

Aloha Council Makahiki 2009: A Knockout for Punahou Troop 1 (4/17/09-4/19/09)

The Boy Scouts of America – Aloha Council celebrated its 3rd annual outdoor Oahu Makahiki at Sand Island Park on April 17-19 2009. The Makahiki is an annual event of the Aloha Council. It is the oldest Scouting show in the United States of America. The first Makahiki was held in 1911 at Camp Bluegum [...]

Likeke Survival Campout (2/21/09-2/22/09)

The Likeke Survival Campout was great fun and a great success. We had a good turnout on Saturday morning at the Koolau Golf Course parking lot and the weather was perfect for hiking and camping. We hiked up the trail to the waterfall and took a short break and enjoyed the view. We knew we [...]