Introduction to Backpacking

Name: Introduction to Backpacking
Start: 2026-02-21T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-02-21T12:00:00-05:00
Location: 1340 South Bend Ave, South Bend, IN, United States, Indiana 46617

Schedule

Sat Feb 21 2026 at 08:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

1340 South Bend Ave, South Bend, IN, United States, Indiana 46617 | South Bend, IN

Have a high adventure trip coming up? New to hiking and backpacking? We’re proud to offer a new course for Scouts and Scouters who are looking to get into backpacking and hiking! This course will cover things like appropriate gear, clothing, food, safety, and destinations. Scouts looking to take this course should be a least Frist Rank or 13 years old and can look forward to finishing the Backpacking Merit Badge requirements: 1. 2.a-b, 3.a-d, 4.a-c, 5.a-b, 8.a! This course is especially useful for Scouters who are new to backpacking and high adventure seeking to increase their knowledge and skills in order to take their scouts on extended backcountry adventures. Act fast! Tickets are $5 and are limited to only 20 people!
About the instructor:
Terry Bomkamp has been involved with scouts for over 50 years primarily as a high adventure leader of extended backpacking and canoe trips. He has led and planned over 200 trips throughout the Midwest, Appalachian Trail and the Rocky Mountains. He is currently scoutmaster of Troop 325 in South Bend. Last year he restructured and enhanced the Cooking MB at Camp Tamarack to incorporate additional hands-on cooking over a 2 hour daily program that allowed the scouts to prepare their daily lunch meal.