Family Picnic and Campout at Hammonasset
This past weekend was Troop 29’s annual “welcome back” trip to Hammonasset. The Scouts bike a 25-mile loop (I didn’t go) and return in time for dinner with their families before heading back out at night—usually to play capture the flag.
In an effort to get ready for the Fall Camporee competition next month, several Scouts built a catapult. We had some plans to follow (and we followed them), but we were left with disappointing results. After we got it together, we had one good shot: about 15 feet up and 5 feet away. After several hours of toiling and many improvements, the catapult shot our ammunition about 25 feet away. Initial attempts were disappointing, but after I left they made some great progress—50 feet!
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Of course, that doesn’t ruin the weekend. The weather was still nice and we all had fun. Pictures to prove it:
Comment from John Callahan on September 20, 2006 at 7:46 PM
I measured one shot from the catapult on Saturday at 50 feet. A HUGE sucess for the scouts first attempt at building one. The fall camporee catapult competetion will be interesting and fun.
Comment from Dan Wolfgang on September 20, 2006 at 8:11 PM
50 feet! That's much better than I saw. Fantastic!