Here's a few tips from Jamboree veterans to help you prepare for a fabulous Jamboree.
Get Yourself Organised
- Don't leave your packing until the last minute.
- Bring dirty clothes bags so you can keep your dirty & wet (& smelly) clothes out of the way.
- Your Contingent or Line Leader has probably given you a packing list - use it!
- Read this handbook!
Be Prepared
- Practice washing up. Your health & hygiene depends on the quality of your washup, and your free time depends on the efficiency of your washup!
- Practice hand washing your dirty clothes.
- Bring enough medication to last the duration.
- Read emails & bulletins from your PL, Leaders & Contingent.
- Bring some badges to swap with the people you meet.
- Get lots of camping practice.
- As BP said: Be Prepared. Be prepared for what? Why, for any old thing.
Look After Yourself & Your Mates
- Your Jamboree campsite is home for nearly two weeks. So it's really important to set up a top quality campsite right from the start!
- Be sun smart. Getting sunburnt hurts!
- Stay hydrated - it's hard to have a great time with a headache!
- Remember that others may get cranky when they're tired or things aren't going well - be supportive & give them space. (And check, maybe it's you that's tired and irritable?).
- A great Jamboree experience involves Fun and Work - so pull your weight and share the load.
- Get organised early each day - know what you need & where to be, so you're in the right place, with the right gear, at the right time.
- As BP said; The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others.
Challenge Yourself
- Give everything a go!
- Teamwork makes the Dream Work.
- Be respectful of others, particularly as you develop your new patrol and new Unit.
- Be flexible - not everything will go your way, or to plan.
- Be ready to make new Friends for Life!
- As BP said: A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.
Above all, remember the Scout Promise & Law!
