Here is some information we try to give parents on their first campout with the troop. Camping is the heart of Boy Scouting, so please take a few minutes to read this sheet. There are exceptions, but these policies are in effect on most outings.
Patrols plan their own menus, and cook and eat together as a team.
In general, adults do not eat or tent with a boy patrol. We plan our own menu, and cook and eat together as a team. In general, adults do not eat or tent with a boy patrol. While youth protection policies may not apply to a father and son tenting together, it is troop policy that boys tent with boys and adults with adults. Adults may not smoke or use tobacco products, nor drink alcoholic beverages during a Scout activity.