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November 6th and 7th
Tougher Scout Challenge
Welcome to the 2020 Virtual Tougher Scout Challenge! We’re excited to have you with us and hope that you have fun competing in the challenges and testing your Scouting skills. 
 
The challenges below are a subset of the challenges that will be sent out on Saturday. We felt that the set below will take some planning and you may want to start on them early. 
 
Points will be awarded for each challenge completed. There will be winners at both the Unit and Scout level. All challenges will take place in the 2020 Tougher Scout Challenge Slack Channel. Information on joining the Slack channel will be sent out very soon.
Register for the Tougher Scout Challenge
Both Troops and Individuals will receive awards during this event.

Have each of your Scouts register individually.
Challenges Sneak Peak
Camp Gadgets

G-1: Camp Gadget Building Competition - This competition takes place Saturday morning. We’re pre-releasing this so that you can come up with the idea and gather the supplies you will need to build your gadget.   
 
Create a camp gadget using sticks or poles lashed together using quality Scout lashings. When completed, submit a picture of your completed camp gadget to Tougher Slack account into the #challenges-camp-gadgets channel. 
 
TIP: Check with your Scoutmaster to see if this would qualify for your First Class Camp Gadget requirement (3D).  
 
Cooking

TIP: Check with your Scoutmaster to see if this would qualify for your Tenderfoot, 2nd class or First Class cooking requirements. For those, you’ll need to make sure you complete the entire requirement as written in your handbook.   
 
C-1: Cook for your family using your home’s stove or oven - During the Virtual Tougher weekend, cook 1, 2 or 3 meals for yourself and at least 1 other person. Take a picture of each meal and submit the pictures to the #challenges-cooking slack channel with the hashtag #CookedInside. You’ll get points for each meal that you cook. 
 
C-2: Cook outside using a grill - During the Virtual Tougher weekend, cook 1, 2, or 3 meals for yourself and at least 1 other person. Use an outdoor grill to prepare these meals. Take a picture of each meal and submit the pictures to the #challenges-cooking slack channel with the hashtag #CookedOnGrill.  You’ll get points for each meal that you cook. 
 
C-3: Cook outside using an open fire - During the Virtual Tougher weekend, cook 1, 2 or 3 meals for yourself and at least 1 other person. Make a fire using wood and a fire pit. Cook the meals over the fire. Take a picture of each meal and submit the pictures to the #challenges-cooking slack channel with the hashtag #CookedOverFire. You’ll get points for each meal that you cook. 
 
C-4: Cooking, the most creative dish - During the Virtual Tougher weekend, cook the most creative dish. Submit the pictures of the dish to the #challenges-cooking slack channel with the hashtag #MostCreativeDish.  
 
Paracords

D-1: Paracords - Best Creation - Build a creation with paracord. Take a picture of it and submit the picture to the #challenges-paracords slack channel. You will earn points for your submission and points will be awarded for First, Second and Third place best creations. You may submit the same creation to both paracord challenges. 
 
D-2: Paracords - Most Useful - Build a useful creation with paracord. Take a picture of it and submit the picture to the #challenges-paracords slack channel. You will earn points for your submission and points will be awarded for First, Second and Third place most useful creations. You may submit the same creation to both paracord challenges. 

Ropes
 
R-10: Lashings - Build a bridge - Lash together a bridge that must span at least a 4’ gap and be able to hold the weight of someone crossing it without it collapsing. Take a picture of your completed bridge with you standing on it and submit the picture to the #challenges-ropes slack channel. Points will be awarded for your submission and also for First, Second, Third best hitches. 

R-14: Lashings - Gateway - Lash together a gateway to your campsite out of materials you find around your yard and house. Take a picture of your completed gateway and submit the picture to the #challenges-ropes slack channel. Points will be awarded for your submission and also for First, Second, Third best gateways. 
 
Shelters

TIP: Check with your Scoutmaster to see if the pitching tent challenges would qualify for your Tenderfoot, 2nd class or First Class camping requirements. For those, you’ll need to make sure you complete the entire requirement as written in your handbook.   
 
S-1: Tent Pitching - Pitch a tent Friday night or Saturday and submit a picture of your tent to the #challenges-shelters slack channel. 
 
S-2: Tent Pitching - Sleep overnight in the tent you pitched Friday night. Report to the #challenges-shelters slack channel that you slept Friday night in the tent you pitched. 
 
S-3: Pitch a Dining Fly using a kit - Using a commercially purchased dining fly which comes with poles, ropes, stakes, etc, pitch the dining fly. Submit a picture of your pitched dining fly to the #challenges-shelters slack channel. 
 
S-4: Pitch a Dining Fly using materials around your house and yard - Here is an opportunity to be creative and construct a dining fly/shelter using materials you find. Submit a picture of your pitched dining fly to the #challenges-shelters slack channel. You will earn points for the submission and be entered into the best dining fly contest. 
 
S-5: Make a shelter - Bring out your wilderness survival skills and build a shelter similar to one that you may need if you were out in the woods. Submit a picture of your shelter to the #challenges-shelters slack channel. You will earn points for the submission and be entered into the best shelter contest. 
 
S-6: Sleep overnight in your Shelter - Using the shelter that you built in S-7, sleep overnight. Report to the #challenges-shelters slack channel that you slept overnight in your shelter.