Sabattis Adventure Camp

Camp Office / Mexican House
The camp office is staffed from 9:00 am until 9:00 pm except during staff meal hours. If you need assistance outside of
those hours, emergency contact information is posted on the office door.
Health Lodge/Emergency Services
Our resident health officer lives at the health lodge and is available 24 hours a day to handle medical emergencies. In
addition, arrangements have been made with a local doctor in Long Lake, and the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac
Lake to be available for our campers at Sabattis. The Long Lake Rescue Squad and the local New York State Forest Ranger
are also available for on-site emergencies and transportation to the local doctor and hospitals.
Scouts or leaders, who require medical attention that cannot be provided at camp, will be taken to a local hospital/medical
center. The health officer must be notified when an ill or injured camper requires further attention. The Annual Health
and Medical Records are kept with the health officer while campers are in camp, and must accompany the camper if they
go for further treatment.
Scouts who are taking medications must meet with the health officer on Sunday to identify a plan for taking their
medications. In most cases the Scout will report to the health lodge at specified times each day.
Sick call is held daily at 9:00 am. Emergencies are handled at any time. Hours are posted on health lodge. If the health
officer is not in his office, a sign will indicate his current location. In an emergency, you can stop in the camp office to have
him contacted by radio. For nighttime emergencies, please knock loudly on his door on the first floor of the health lodge.
Sanitation
The Health and Safety Officer in camp is the health officer. This person is responsible for supervising the Sanitary Code of
Sabattis Adventure Camp. The New York State Department of Health and the BSA require that the three pot method of
washing be used at all times in all patrol sites. If your troop has inadequate containers to meet this requirement, see the
Camp Ranger for extra containers. Instruction sheets will be provided describing the three pot washing procedure. The
camp commissary will supply rinse sanitation tablets and instructions on how to use them. If you are out of camp and
have an occasion to drink water from a source other than the camp water system, please filter or chemically treat the
water.
Sabattis Bear Precautions
When you visit the Adirondacks, you are in black bear country. They feed off wild berries and fruits as part of the ecological
process and help scavenge edible refuse from the area. Our camp and tent sites are a part of the bear’s natural habitat.
Bears will generally avoid contact with humans, but have the need to eat, like all living things. It is exciting to be able to
see a bear in the wild, but it is also important to keep them away from your campsite. Bears are rarely a problem if you
keep a clean campsite and avoid practices that may attract bears. Here are some specifics:
• No food will be taken from the Trading Post to the campsites.
• Set up cooking, eating and supply areas away from your sleeping area.
• Store food and odorous items in the supplied bear box or your troop trailer. Keep the trailer locked.
• Remove all food from the campsite after every meal and return it to the commissary (no exceptions).
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Please return all unopened food to the commissary at the specified return time.
Please bring opened, unused food directly to the garbage container near the commissary immediately
after each meal.
• Wash your hands after cooking, eating or sacking garbage. Minimize odors.
• After every meal, clean up all cooking and eating areas with warm detergent water and police the area for dropped
food (table, patrol boxes, and ground).
• Clean grills, pots, pans, cooking utensils, and wash basins after each use.
• Strain food particles from dishwater using a fine mesh screen and store with garbage. Dump dishwater at least
200 feet from your sleeping area. Food odors may attract bears and other animals.
• Assign a responsible adult to inspect the site for any overlooked food.
• Use a diluted ammonia solution and wash down all eating areas before turning in each evening. Have an adult
actually do the washing or have an adult make up the solution and strictly supervise the operation.
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