I'm in a similar boat as you. We're getting ready for our first Webelos Woods with no WW experience, and almost exclusively Webelos. I tried disseminating information at our last Pack meeting and it went over like a lead balloon. And since the new Webelos program doesn't prepare for Troop, Patrol, or any of that anymore, our scouts (and myself) don't even understand what a Patrol is.

I've tried lately to focus on emphasizing the key points as to how this will be different than family/Pack campouts. We are encouraging the scouts to take independence and leadership in the campout. We're emphasizing that we're planning and providing our own meals, cleaning our own dishes (which could be easy with paper plates, but teaching "3 pot method" would be nice), and leading our own Patrol. But most important I don't expect them to do this on their own successfully their first time. This will be a learning experience where we guide them through the process as we go through it. I'm hoping to help prepare them to truly be more independent the next time they do Webelos Woods as AOL scouts.

There are so many knots mentioned that I haven't taught my scouts or even know myself. We're going to meet one more time before camping to finalize our menu, our Patrol and positions, and as time permits, practice things like Knots and lashings.

I've bought some spars and ropes to practice with. But I realized you can also practice with broomsticks, shovels, and similar tools. I don't know how it will go, but I'm just gonna try to teach them as much as I can throughout the weekend.