Lost Sea Caving Trip - Feb. 17-18, 2018
Note that the February 16-18 campout has changed to an overnight trip on February 17.
Please let us know YES or NO if your Pathfinder plans to attend this event below.
The 5th through 8th graders will meet at 3:30 p.m. Sabbath, Feb. 17, in the Church parking lot to leave for Lost Sea in Sweetwater, TN. The tour includes the regular Lost Sea tour, boat ride, spelunking tour and overnight stay. We have to have final numbers Wednesday, Jan. 31. If you sign up to go and do not go the club will charge $40 to your account.
Permission Form.
Please send a sack lunch for your Pathfinder to eat once we get to Lost Sea. They should be wearing pants, long sleeved shirt, and old shoes that they don’t mind getting muddy. (There will not be time to change after we get there.) We will be spending the night in the cave and will leave Sunday morning around 8:00 to head to the Church where our wonderful cooks will have breakfast waiting for us. Please pick up your Pathfinder around 10:00 a.m. Sunday at the Church.
You will find a packing list at the end of this email, but here is information provided by Lost Sea:
What to Wear?
The temperature in the cave is a constant 58 degrees Fahrenheit. When you are moving you won’t get cold, but while at the campsite a light jacket is advisable. Long pants, a warm, long-sleeved shirt and old shoes are ideal. You will get muddy, so be sure to bring a change of clothes. Long pants are required for this tour – no shorts.
What Equipment to Bring?
First of all, a good flashlight with extra batteries is required for each participant. Bringing your own drinking water is necessary since we do not have drinking water available in the cave. You will need a sleeping bag, ground cloth or mattress for sleeping. The cave is not a motel, as everything is relatively primitive inside. We do not have showers or wash basins (it is a good idea to bring wet wipes). Plan on being dirty until you leave the cave. We do have a toilet, however. You are responsible for your dirty clothes, so please do not leave them in the cave.
What Not to Bring
Do not bring excess baggage, as it is hard to carry into the cave. You will be going through the natural entrance and down over 100 steps to the campsite. Tents are not allowed inside the cave.
A special patch has been made for those who participate in the overnight cave adventure. The patch will be sold for $5 each to those who take this tour.
For more information about Lost Sea, visit http://thelostsea.com/.
Packing List:
Please let us know YES or NO if your Pathfinder plans to attend this event below.
The 5th through 8th graders will meet at 3:30 p.m. Sabbath, Feb. 17, in the Church parking lot to leave for Lost Sea in Sweetwater, TN. The tour includes the regular Lost Sea tour, boat ride, spelunking tour and overnight stay. We have to have final numbers Wednesday, Jan. 31. If you sign up to go and do not go the club will charge $40 to your account.
Permission Form.
Please send a sack lunch for your Pathfinder to eat once we get to Lost Sea. They should be wearing pants, long sleeved shirt, and old shoes that they don’t mind getting muddy. (There will not be time to change after we get there.) We will be spending the night in the cave and will leave Sunday morning around 8:00 to head to the Church where our wonderful cooks will have breakfast waiting for us. Please pick up your Pathfinder around 10:00 a.m. Sunday at the Church.
You will find a packing list at the end of this email, but here is information provided by Lost Sea:
What to Wear?
The temperature in the cave is a constant 58 degrees Fahrenheit. When you are moving you won’t get cold, but while at the campsite a light jacket is advisable. Long pants, a warm, long-sleeved shirt and old shoes are ideal. You will get muddy, so be sure to bring a change of clothes. Long pants are required for this tour – no shorts.
What Equipment to Bring?
First of all, a good flashlight with extra batteries is required for each participant. Bringing your own drinking water is necessary since we do not have drinking water available in the cave. You will need a sleeping bag, ground cloth or mattress for sleeping. The cave is not a motel, as everything is relatively primitive inside. We do not have showers or wash basins (it is a good idea to bring wet wipes). Plan on being dirty until you leave the cave. We do have a toilet, however. You are responsible for your dirty clothes, so please do not leave them in the cave.
What Not to Bring
Do not bring excess baggage, as it is hard to carry into the cave. You will be going through the natural entrance and down over 100 steps to the campsite. Tents are not allowed inside the cave.
A special patch has been made for those who participate in the overnight cave adventure. The patch will be sold for $5 each to those who take this tour.
For more information about Lost Sea, visit http://thelostsea.com/.
Packing List:
- Sack Supper
- Wear Long Pants (you don’t mind getting muddy)
- Wear Long Sleeved Shirt (you don’t mind getting muddy)
- Wear Old tennis shoes (you don’t mind getting muddy)
- Light weight jacket/sweatshirt
- Change of clothes to sleep in (consider sleeping in something you can wear the next day)
- Flashlight/headlamp
- Extra batteries for flashlight/headlamp
- Water bottle with drinking water
- Sleeping bag
- Sleeping pad (the club will provide plastic to sleep on)
- Wet wipes (to wash mud off your skin before crawling in your sleeping bag)
- Plastic bag to put your muddy clothes in
- Change of shoes
- Socks
- Underwear
- Personal toiletries
- Pack in an easy to carry bag since you have to carry it down and back up over 100 steps
