Ordeal this weekend

Reference below: If your son is going through the Ordeal Friday night at Camp Comer with us ...he will not need a tent...he should bring a plastic ground cloth large enough to double overhead as a small shelter for light rain......if it ends up pouring...there will be plans to assure they have shelter...they won't be permitted to get soaking wet.


If you are a Brother, or member, coming on the trip, but not doing the Ordeal, you also do not need to bring a tent because Camp Comer already has them set up..they will have a camp site for Nunne-Hi already selected for us.

The mention of a tent in the Ordeal requirements is from a generic requirement list for those camps who do not have shelters set up and a personal tent is required for the weekend....Camp Comer is not usually an issue(they have permanent tents set up)..Camp Sequoyah, Camp Jackson and Camp Westmoreland will require us to bring tents to sleep in both nights as they usually have none (permanent or temporary) set up.

If you and/or your son is going to the Ordeal for the first time the notes brought up by Mr. Cox from the Coosa.50 web site (below) explains what you/he will need to bring.....despite the list tomorrow, normally they do not permit tents on Friday night so make sure he brings a plastic ground cloth to put his bag on and use for a cover in case of inclement weather. I they predict inclement weather, he should bring his rain suit in preference over a poncho. I will check on whether they can bring a tent with them to the Ordeal with the Ordeal Director.

As earlier stated..we will be traveling to and returning from the Ordeal in the Class A uniform. Ordeal candidates will change into their work clothes when they arrive at Camp Comer.

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1.Register for the Ordeal you wish to attend by completing and mailing the Ordeal Candidate Registration Form to the address listed on the registration form, which can be found in the Forms and Publications area of this site. or REGISTER ONLINE HERE


2.The Ordeal begins promptly at 8 PM Friday evening. Registration is open from 7 PM till 10 PM.

3.No supper will be served Friday evening, so plan to eat before you arrive.

4.You will need a photocopy of your current physical form at registration, so please have it ready when you arrive. For candidates over 40 years of age, a Class 3 BSA Physical is required. For all other participants, a Class 1 or Class 2 BSA Physical is adequate. Beginning in 2010, the new BSA Universal Physical Form will be used. Please bring a photocopy so that you will not need to have it returned to you after the Ordeal.

5.You should bring only the following items:

•Work clothes and gloves

•Class A Scout Uniform

•Groundcloth and Sleeping Bag

•Flashlight

•Water Bottle

•Toiletries

•Poncho or rain cover

•Scout pocketknife

Do not bring anything else, unless it is of medical necessity.

6.Adult candidates are requested to bring hand tools, shovels, rakes, chain saws, etc. if they have them. Please make sure your tools are labeled with your name/address/phone before arrival.

7.If you have a special skill (plumber, electrician, etc.), please bring your work tools and notify us at registration Friday.

8.The Ordeal does not conclude until 10 AM Sunday, so you may be picked up after 10 AM. Your Lodge flap, registration card, handbook, and information packet will be given to you after the new member orientation session Sunday morning.

9.The Coosa Lodge Trading Post, complete with Lodge memorabilia, shirts, caps, jackets, etc., will be open immediately after the new member orientation session Sunday morning, so you may purchase items before departing.