Camper

JB-1(Corresponding badge for over 14Yrs 6 months – SB-1 Camp Warden)

Objective: - Demonstrate the knowledge and skills in basic camping

1. Know the normal requirements in regard to :-

   1. Personal kit for a week’s camp

   2. Personal kit for a week end hike , camp or cruise

   3. The equipment and rations and menu for a week end Patrol Camp or hike or cruise(7 Scouts). Demonstrate the packing of his personal kit in rucksack or kit bag.

2. Either know the principal points to look for when selecting a Patrol or troop camp site, and describe with rough plan how he would lay out the Patrol camp with reference to tent, kitchen, sanitation etc. OR know how to select an anchorage, mooring or berth for a rowing or sailing vessel or a sea going vessel.

3. Have a knowledge of camping standards

4. Make and show the following knots in use. Slip Reef, Double Sheet bend,, Figure of eight, Bowline on a bight, Manharness hitch.

5. Pitch, strike and pack and know how to take care of a Patrol tent, and construct a Camp Latrine. Show that he can carry out simple tent repairs.

6. While living in a camp, cook all meals for himself for 24 hours to the satisfaction of the examiner. While in camp he must make satisfactory arrangements for storing of food and disposal of refuse

7. Have camped in tent with a Troop or Patrol for a total of not less than 15 nights

Available Badge Examiners

Examiner	Address	Email Address	Phone Number
Mr. Amil Abeysundara	955/5C1 Kotte Road, Rajagiriya.	[e-mail]	077 317 5848
Mr. Riza Azoor	65/23 Araliya Uyana, Makandana,Madapatha, Kesbewa	[e-mail]	077 207 4475
Mr. A Jeganathan	702/6 Aluth Mawatha Road, Colombo 15		077 174 1739
Mr. Kapila Kumara	865/7 Obawatte, Heiyanthuduwa		077 725 0220
Mr. W. Pathmasiri	368/19, Siri Nandarama Road, (Pipeline Road) 3rd Lane, Thalangama, Battaramulla		077 523 0986, 011 279 1231
Mr. Mahesh Priyadarshana	44053, Thelawala Rd, Mount Lavinia.	[e-mail]	077 741 4641, 011 263 7487
Mr. M.M. Rizvi	54/10,Megoda Kolonnawa, Wellampitiya	[e-mail]	077 544 2221
Mr. Suren Wikkramatilleke	15/16, Railway Avenue, Nugegoda		077 741 8403
Mr.Vimarsha Jayawickrama	194/7A, Mihira Mawatha Makuluduwa Piliyandala		0712 729 790