FCF ADVANCEMENT CAMP

April 28 - 30, 2023
Registration deadline: April 14th (NO registrations allowed after that date)

$105 - Early Bird rate until one month before camp
$120 - camp rate after Early Bird discount deadline
Registration must be paid in full by 3/28/23 to keep Early Bird discount
$25.00 Non-refundable deposit if you have to cancel registration

DESCRIPTION

Sign up for this camp if you are ready to complete advancement requirements. Food is provided, but you need to arrange your own lodging and gear.

Working on Buckskin level?

Start by downloading the Buckskin workbook, and complete it before you come to camp. All you need to know is in the packet and before you can advance, you will be expected to:

Your Buckskin rep is Buffalo Tipper. Email him with questions
Develop a complete outfit on your own
Choose a frontier name
Develop a totem
Select a trade skill and present a sample of your work
Memorize the FCF pledge
Memorize the meaning of the FCF symbol
Memorize Matthew 28:19–20
Read the book God's Armor Bearer Vol 1 by Terry Nance
Have two mentoring meetings with your mentor
Demonstrate your tomahawk skills
Demonstrate your knife-throwing skills
Start a fire with flint & steel
Complete this Buckskin camp
Complete Company Trapper: 40 hours of service is required
Boys achieve Adventure Silver or E2
Men, earn Trained Level and assist at least 1 boy in becoming an FCF member

Working on Wilderness level?

Download the Wilderness Workbook, you will be expected to:

Achieve Bourgeois Trapper: 80 hours of service required
Boys and men, assist at least one boy in becoming an FCF member
Boys achieve Adventure Gold or E3, men need Advanced Training level
Be in good standing with your Rangers outpost
Your Wilderness rep is Midnight Bear. Email him for help and advice

Commanders and Elite grads who wish to serve on staff have to be approved by the camp organizers!

Staff have to be approved by the Camp Commander before registering on Campwise and need to get the online Pastoral reference form submitted by their lead pastor or designated pastor or board member. This needs to be filled out once a year.

WHAT TO BRING

Food ingredients will be provided.

Clothing (check Goodwill):

Wool blanket as a jacket
Button up shirt
Pants (look period correct, white painters pants with pockets removed work well)
Boots or shoes for outdoor activities (modern is okay, no tennis shoes)
Socks
Underclothing

Gear:

Sleeping bag & Pillow (cots are provided)
Small cast iron pan*
Cooking grate*
Grilling tongs and wooden spoon*
Tomahawk*
Dutch oven*
Toiletries
Towel
Lip Balm (chapstick)
Pencils (2 ea.)
Small Bible
Personal First-aid kit & meds
Camera (optional)
Insect repellant

*Items that can be borrowed from camp, but start acquiring them for your own gear.

All prescription medications must be checked-in with the Camp Medical Officer at registration.

NO Electronic Devices allowed at camp. No flashlights!

INSTRUCTIONS

Register on Campwise. Registration closes two weeks ahead of camp.
An online Pastoral Reference must be completed BEFORE the start of camp for anyone over 18 years. This must be completed every year and is good for every Rangers camp for that year.
Consider packing your gear in a wooden box, which can serve as a seat!
Sleep over or arrive as early as you can to help with set-up. The camp starts at 10 am on a Friday so you may miss a day of school.
Arrange for your parents to attend your graduation at 2pm on Sunday, you go home with them after that.
Make sure your Commander gives you credit for any merit requirements you achieved at camp.