Introduction to Backcountry Cooking

🌲 Are you gearing up for an adventurous summer of backpacking, canoeing, or kayaking? Join our Backcountry Cooking Course to discover how to prepare delectable meals with non-perishable ingredients that far surpass MREs and freeze-dried options! 🥫

In this interactive course, we'll delve into:

• 🔧 Essential equipment
• 📋 Menu planning
• 🥗 Food safety
• 🧳 Organizing and packing meals

Get hands-on experience and enjoy tasting delightful samples! This course is ideal for Scouts who are First Class rank or at least 13 years old, fulfilling requirements for the Cooking Merit Badge: 1. a-e, 2. a-b, 3. a-b, 7. a.

🧑‍🏫 About the Instructor:
Terry Bomkamp, with over 50 years in scouting, has led more than 200 high-adventure trips across the Midwest, the Appalachian Trail, and the Rockies. As the current scoutmaster of Troop 325 in South Bend, he has recently revamped the Cooking MB to include more practical cooking experiences.

📅 Date: April 18, 2026
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
📍 Location: 1340 S Bend Ave, South Bend, IN 46617-1424, United States
💵 Ticket Price: $5

👉 Register here!