Patrol Grubmaster FAQ

• Planning menu’s for all the meals on a campout
  • This is typically Saturday breakfast, Saturday Lunch, Saturday dinner, Sunday breakfast.
  • If you are cooking for a requirement you will need to follow the requirement fully. Requirements that can be fulfilled by the grubmaster if done properly:
    • First Class (FC-2A, FC-2B, FC-2C, FC-2D, FC-2E)
      • Coordinate your meal planning with your PASM BEFORE the campout
    • Cooking MB – Camp Cooking (Req #5)
      • Coordinate your meal planning with your Merit Badge Counselor BEFORE the campout
    • Cooking MB – Trail Cooking (Req #6)
      • Coordinate your meal planning with your Merit Badge Counselor BEFORE the campout
      • Must occur as part of a hiking or backpacking trip
• Considering any dietary restrictions of your patrol members and sourcing alternate food when possible
• Purchasing the food with the help of your parents
• Bringing to food to the campout in appropriate containers
  • Food that needs to stay cold needs to be in a cooler
  • Other food in a plastic bin or other container to protect form animals

All campout attendees are charged a grub fee when they register. This fee is typically $20/person for the weekend. This is your budget. Preliminary headcounts should be available at the Tuesday Troop Meeting before the Campout, and final headcounts will be sent to Patrol Leaders and PASMs by Wednesday.

Grubmasters can request reimbursement following the campout here: https://www.troop55htx.com/restricted/patrol-grubmaster-and-quartermaster-reimbursement/