Troop 221 at the 2010 Big Lick District Fall Camporee -- Pumpkin Chunkin Trebuchets

For this year's Fall Camporee, Troop 221 built two trebuchets measuring 6x8x6 feet and took them to Camp Bethel for a competition in which we took first and second place. We designed and built these machines entirely ourselves and did not use any purchased parts aside from standard lumber and building materials. Our best throw for a medium-sized pumpkin (~5 pounds) was about 250 feet. We also threw a small pumpkin (about one pound) closer to 300 feet. Thanks to the scouts and adults from Troop 221 for making this possible!

Any Troop 221 adults interested in borrowing the trebuchets should see Mr. Wanner or Mr. Sutherland for more information. This video was originally presented at the Troop Meeting on November 15th, 2010. For more information on Troop 221, see http://troop221bsa.org/

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Science & Technology

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• scouting
• boy scouts
• trebuchet
• Big Lick District
• camping
• pumpkin chunkin
• Troop 221
• BSA
• ballastics