SHARING KITCHEN DUTIES

WHENYOU'RE USING the buddy system, bothof you can pitch in and help with all the cooking and cleanup. Or one can act as cook while the other cares for the stove or fire, brings in water, and washes the pots. Switch jobs at each meal so you each have a chance to do everything. In larger groups, write -. down a duty roster. A third of the group cooks, a third gathers water and firewood or tends to the stoves or fire, and the rest do the cleanup. During a one-night campout, each Scout can have the same job for all the meals and then move to a new spot on the roster for the next outing.

CLEANING UP AFTER MEALS

DEALING WITH LEFTOVERS

Carry food scraps home in a trash bag or burn them in a hot campfire by adding them to the flames a little at a time. You can burn wastepaper, too, but don't put plastic bags into a fire; burning plastic can release toxic gases into the air. Don't bury leftover food or scatter it in the woods. Animals will almost always find it, and it is not healthy for them to eat. Food scraps can also draw animals close to campsites where they might lose their fear of humans. That can be dangerous for them and for you. Wash out jars and cans, and carry them home for recycling. Save space by cutting out the ends of cans and then flattening them.