HATS® is for Dads & Daughters and Dads & Sons, in the 4th – 9th grades, who want to:

• Learn to communicate with each other.
• Develop outdoor skills involving hiking, ropes courses, canoeing, rock-climbing, kayaking, backpacking, orienteering, gun safety and photography.
• Learn lifelong skills in safety and first aid in dealing with outdoor activities.
• Meet other Dads & Daughters and Dads & Sons with similar interests and goals.
• Learn how to form a relationship with each other that is based on working together.
• Learn to let your daughter or son lead.
• Learn lessons about responsibility and reliance.
• Learn lessons about being accountable for your actions.

The mission of HATS® is to use all of these outdoor activities to put dads & daughters and dads & sons into situations where they must talk to one another… learn to communicate… trust and respect each other… and work together as a team. These are skills they will use for the rest of their lives!

• A better, stronger, more meaningful and spiritual relationship with your Daughter or Son or Dad.
• The opportunity for Dad & Daughter and Dad & Son teams to spend some time alone to discuss topics that might not come up in everyday conversation.
• Daughters and Sons can interact with other like-minded Dads who set a good example for how women and men should be treated.
• Daughters and Sons will make new friends and strengthen their connection with old friends.
• Create a lifetime of priceless memories.
• Learn many life lessons in a situation where you can talk about them.
• Learn to embrace your inner wildwoman or wildman.

• A Daughter or Son that is in the 4th – 9th grade.
• A Dad & Daughter and Dad & Son team that is interested in spending quality time together.
• No prior knowledge of camping or outdoor life is required.

• Annual dues are $125 per Dad & Daughter and Dad & Son team (dues reductions for multiple daughters/sons).
• The investment in your daughter or son is about $247 per campout. Kayaking campout are $365 – 395.