Keep Your Cool in the Scout Camp Summer Heat

Even the Weather Channel’s Wake Up with Al (that’s Al Roker) turns to Scouters for advice on how to thrive in the outdoors – which is why correspondent Dave Malkoff caught up with the Atlanta Area Council’s Bert Adams Scout Camp staff member Samantha Grinstead for the show’s Hot Jobs series.

The bustling camp is about an hour outside of Atlanta, where it’s been 90 degrees and hotter for a third of this month. As the refreshing water Scouts splash in beckons to Grinstead, she stays on the sidelines as a lifeguard, ensuring they’re safe.

Check out the feature below to hear from Grinstead on how she handles the heat, and check out tips from Safe Scouting and Youth Protection Development Director Jason Baldridge on how you and your Scouts can battle the heat.