Checkpoint food & drinks
Team name
Global Positioning System – GPS
Mobile phones
Scratch Teams
Litter
Equipment
Practice Mapping skills

Checkpoint food & drinks

You should carry your packed Lunch and maybe a few chocolate or energy sweets. Water and/or squash are provided at most checkpoints

Team name

You can enter with whatever team name you wish. However two things to bear in mind

1. If you win a trophy would you rather have your Group or District name on it for posterity or something less meaningful like "Four Chaps in yellow coats" – it's up to you.

2. If the name is inappropriate we will censor it in any publications – we will check names for inappropriate foreign translations as well.

Global Positioning System – GPS

We do not ban the use of GPS. But why would you feel the need for one ?. Hopefully you have entered the event to test your navigation skills and endurance against nature. If you use additional aids you are only really cheating yourself. We don't believe that a GPS will make a lot of difference to a good team, they may help a hopelessly lost team, but you've still got to be able to transfer the GPS data to the map to find out what way you need to go !.

Mobile phones

We encourage the carrying of mobile phones as it helps us to call you if you are overdue at a checkpoint and find you if you are lost or in need of help. We discourage outside assistance via mobiles from Team's support teams.

You need to give us your mobile number either on the entry form or at Check-in when you arrive.

Please don't give us your Mum's mobile number as they may get worried if we give your team a call to find out if you are lost and where you are !!!.

Scratch Teams

If your team loses a team member you can continue to walk and get a certificate on finishing with a minimum of two walkers and an adult, but you will not qualify for a trophy. Any less than two walkers and an adult you will have to join other walkers to continue. The other walkers can be other scratch teams or a complete team. A complete team who take "scratch" walkers with them can still qualify for a trophy if they finish complete.

Litter

There is no excuse for dropping litter. You have pockets so please hang onto your rubbish until you pass someone's bin or give it to the Staff at the next Checkpoint. Please keep the countryside tidy, you are representing Scouting. The Locals know this is a Scout event. Litter gives us all bad publicity.

Equipment

Boots or strong shoes – in the past we used to be very proscriptive and specified leather walking boots. Technology has changed and has introduced lighter materials. Please use common sense, the boots must be waterproof and designed for walking. We do a kit check at the start and we will disqualify you if they are no good. NO Trainers, "designer" shoes or boots and avoid Steel Toe capped boots or you'll get big blisters.

Practice Mapping

Spend some time brushing up on your mapping skills
http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/education/pdf/Mapreadingmadeeasy.pdf