Zombie Survival Weekend

Scouts will need to rely on teamwork and their Scout skills to outlast the zombie plague. The goal is to survive, not fight, and find the ultimate cure. The camp is designed to teach practical Scout skills while fostering cooperation, collaboration, and a sense of fun, and adventure.

Camp Setup, Teams, and Scoring

• Group Dynamics: Scouts will group themselves into Survival Teams of 4 to 12 Scouts. Each team will have designated roles (Team Leader, Medic, Radio Operator, Scout, Builder, Forager) to encourage teamwork and skill-sharing.
• Campsite Setup: After pitching tents, teams must create a defensive perimeter around their campsite to protect against invading zombies. Tip: Zombies can’t climb obstacles at least waist high but can step over or under barriers that are too short or too tall.
• Individual & Team Score Cards: Each Scout receives a score card that also works as a health bar. Throughout the event, Scouts must visit all skill stations to earn training, points, and clues to survive the zombie plague.
  • Points = Skills gained
  • Health = Survival progress
  • If all skills are mastered, the camp collectively survives and celebrates at Saturday night’s Victory Campfire.
• Beware of Zombies and Marauders! Zombies may appear anywhere. If they touch you—you lose health and points! Even worse are unfriendly human survivors who may try to steal your points.

Skills, Activities, and Scoring

🔥 Survival & Pioneering Skills (up to 15 points)

• Fire Starting (5 points): Master multiple fire-making techniques without modern tools.
• Knot Tying & Lashing (5 points): Learn essential knots for shelters, gear security, and pioneering projects.
• Water Purification (5 points): Discover how to find and purify safe drinking water.

🎯 RATA Range & Target Activities

(up to 10 points per Scout, plus up to 50 bonus points for the team)

• Shooting Skills (5 points): Practice shooting positions and learn their advantages and disadvantages in a zombie apocalypse.
• Teamwork Challenge (5 points): Work as a team to complete a course and survival challenges.
• Bonus Points (50 team points): Earned based on course completion time. Extra points for the top 5 teams.

🩹 Basic First Aid (up to 20 points)

• Wilderness First Aid (10 points): Learn to treat common injuries—cuts, sprains, burns—with limited supplies.
• Zombie Infection Protocol (10 points): Recognize and treat early infection symptoms while keeping your team safe.

🌲 Survival Skills (up to 25 points)

• Foraging (5 points): Identify useful resources and supplies, and learn what’s truly valuable.
• Gear Selection (5 points): Learn the rule “two is one, one is none” and how to travel light but prepared.
• Evade, Don’t Engage (15 points):
  • Learn to move silently and avoid detection.
  • Understand the difference between cover and concealment.
  • Practice camouflage and silencing your gear to evade the undead.

📻 Radio Communications (up to 10 points)

• Setup & Maintenance (5 points): Operate radios for long-distance communication when normal systems fail. Learn survival radio protocols.
• Emergency Broadcasting (5 points): Send distress calls, receive emergency messages, and coordinate with other survivor groups.

🧵 Bonus Skills (up to 20 points)

• Sewing (10 points): Repair, modify, and maintain survival gear and clothing.
• Nuclear Science (10 points): Explore the “science” behind the zombie outbreak mutation and learn radiation basics for survival.

👉 Objective: Earn as many skills, points, and health as possible. Work as a team, survive the zombie plague, and celebrate your victory around the campfire!

Food & Sustenance

• All Meals Included: Nutritious breakfasts and dinners are provided, for lunch Scouts will receive emergency ration packs, mimicking real-world survival scenarios where food is scarce.