Backpacking Merit Badge Resources

• The Backpacking Merit Badge Worksheet on usscout.org is a great place to gather all your work on the merit badge in one place.
• Backpacking Troop Program Feature
• Philmont Scout Ranch
• Wings' The Home-made Stove Archives
• PCTHiker.com: Scott's Pepsi-G Stove - Information on building your own hi-efficiency stove out of soda cans.
• Leave No Trace
• Outdoor Code
• Camping Checklists
• Cooking
• Camps Database
• Types of Tents
• Water Treatment
• Campsite Selection
• Types of Sleeping Bags

First Aid:

• Hypothermia
• Heat Reactions
• Frostbite
• Dehydration
• Insect Stings
• Tick Bites
• Snakebite
• Blisters

Camping Video Lessons:

• BSA Skill Lesson Videos
• Packing
• Layering
• Wet Weather
• Campsite
• Sleeping Bags
• Pads
• Tents
• Water Purification

• Leave No Trace

Backpacking Video Lessons:

• Gear
• Internal vs. External Frame
• Clothing
• Socks
• Food
• Hydration