Cooking over something other than a wood fire is a relatively new development for the human race. A recent study showed that 43 percent, or some 3 billion members, of the world’s population rely on wood Read More →
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Andrew Skurka guides us through his 4,700-mile, six-month trek around Alaska and the Yukon. Interview with Andrew Skurka on Scoutmaster Podcast 111 My review of Andrew’s The Ultimate Hiker’s Gear Guide Andrew Skurka’s Website Ultimate Hiker’s Gear Guide available Read More →
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My first backpacking trip was a hike to a trail shelter in Shenandoah National Park in the early seventies. My brother and I carried frame-less canvas backpacks with webbing shoulder straps that my dad padded with upholstery foam. I don’t recall the Read More →
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Read about the book Natural Navigation at The Next Challenge blog by Tim Moss. Tim took a course with Tristan Gooley the author of Natural Navigation: On an east-west running path in the northern hemisphere, you’ll find more puddles Read More →
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Here’s some of the books that have helped me as a Scout leader and outdoorsman. This collection has helped me learn practical skills, history, outdoor lore, the Scouting program and provided inspiration for many years. Read More →
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Taking notice a few books – new and some now published in Kindle format. I have a Kindle reader (free) on my computer that enables me to read Kindle books without having the actual Kindle Read More →
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In offering this collection of yarns, I do not suggest that these are anything more than further illustrations of the steps already schemed in Scouting for Boys for self-education in character and good citizenship. But Read More →
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Ellsworth Jaeger wrote several books about outdoor living in the 1940′s. My favorite is Wildwoods Wisdom.
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Interview with Mark Ray; author of the Scoutmaster’s Other Handbook and The Eagle Court of Honor Book. The Scoutmaster’s Other Handbook on Amazon The Eagle Court of Honor Book on Amazon Mark Ray’s Website Eagle Read More →
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Good administrative skills go just so far when leading a group in an extended outdoor experience. What works at a Troop meeting or in the boardroom does not always translate well on a week-long backpacking or Read More →
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‘ I am on my mountain in a tree home that people have passed without ever knowing that I am here. The house is a hemlock tree six feet in diameter, and must be as Read More →
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Years ago I tuned into the new ‘reality’ show Survivor thinking that it would offer some kind of practical advice on the subject, or at least provide an honest depiction of what happens in a Read More →
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Medicine for the Outdoors Paul S. Auerbach MD There is nothing in this book that you don’t need to know. I don’t think you have to memorize this book but I would encourage you to Read More →
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