A signature piece of cooking equipment for Boy Scouts is the Dutch Oven. Old Scouters claim that anything can be made in a Dutch Oven, even artificial hips. The key value of a Dutch Oven is when you need to carry out long, slow cooking. That's why you find so many recipes for roasts and stews using Dutch Ovens. But, for showing off, the Dutch Oven has reigned supreme for making cobblers, pies, and pastries.
Dutch ovens require special care in terms of seasoning and cleaning and storage. Lodge Manufacturing, a major producer of Dutch Ovens, offers use and care suggestions.
Troop 525 in Norcross, Georgia has an awesome web site with information on seasoning a Dutch oven, Dutch oven cooking tools, cooking areas, controlling the heat, and storing your Dutch oven.