Anyone venturing into the wilderness should leave a detailed tour plan with a reliable contact who will contact emergency services if they have not returned on schedule. Here’s a great idea – a free service Read More →
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Camping Skills
Splitting wood with a retaining chain and bungee cord: This video features a wicked-good looking splitting axe by Fiskars. It looks to me like their X series splitting axes that come in 17″, 23 1/2″, 28″ Read More →
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EveryTrail.com is a great resource for researching and sharing outing information. EveryTrail is free and useful for a variety of trips – including road trips, sight-seeing tours, sailing trips, hiking, cycling, flying, hang gliding, geocaching, skiing, kayaking trips and Read More →
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The National Outdoor Awards program recognizes Scouts for some above-average participation in challenging outdoor activities. A combination of merit badges, rank, and activities qualify Scouts for hiking, aquatics, camping, adventure and riding awards. Has anyone Read More →
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1. Go to bed Warm Jumping jacks, push ups or something similar – just enough to warm yourself up but before you start sweating. If you getin a sleeping bag when you are cold you’ll 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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I am sitting and watching a circle of Scouts (boys!) around a fire ring. Their fingers are black and gray from the ashes and soot and their knees are darkened from kneeling. They are staring Read More →
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JERMM’s Outside blog has some interesting posts for campers and backpackers. Here’s a couple of DIY projects: Soda Bottle Capsules The capsules are water and airtight allowing for several types of usage such as carrying Read More →
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Tom Managan offers this guide to simple outdoor photography with a digital camera: It’s not about the camera. It’s how you use it. Waiting for the right light, shooting only memorable scenes, avoiding shutter-induced blur, cropping Read More →
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I awoke slowly early Monday morning at Scout camp and enjoyed listening to the stream and the birds. A cool breeze coming through the open tent flap… what could be better? Suddenly the silence was Read More →
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Adult Leader Summer Camp Equipment List Stuff Personal Gear Tools/etc. First Aid Kit Pillow Hammer Paper Towels Hanging Kit(4) Pliers TP Shower Sandals Nails Hanging Light(1) Hangers(5) Tarp D Batteries Coffee Cup/Mug Rope AA Batteries Read More →
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A reader (who wishes to remain anonymous) asks; My son recently joined a Scout troop who, to my horror, burns almost all their trash in the campfire. Most leaders that do this either don’t think it’s a Read More →
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Do your Scouts like Camporees?
by Clarke Green on November 1, 2011 in Camping Skills,Commentary
Do your Scouts like Camporees? We attend a District or Council Camporee every three or four years because it takes that long for our Scouts to forget what the last Camporee was like. At every annual planning conference I Read More →
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