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Long overdue for videos that are accurate and revealing, what follows are the first nineteen. In addition to YouTube, they’re on Vimeo, which is bereft of the distracting clutter, advertisements, and irrelevant links: PIONEERING KNOTS How to Tie a BUTTERFLY KNOT How to Tie a CARRICK BEND How to Tie a CLOVE HITCH and HALF…
Long overdue for videos that are accurate and revealing, what follows are the first sixteen. In addition to YouTube, they’re on Vimeo, which is bereft of the distracting clutter, advertisements, and irrelevant links: HOW-TO VIDEOS How to Tie a BUTTERFLY KNOT How to Tie a CARRICK BEND How to Tie a CLOVE HITCH and HALF…
Laced in and through Scouting’s multifarious opportunities is the nurturing of good character, the development of cooperative leadership, and citizen training. Of course, there are also numerous adventures and experiences that are uniquely fun and contribute to a host of treasured memories that last a lifetime.
Long overdue for videos that are accurate and revealing, what follows are the first fifteen. In addition to YouTube, they’re on Vimeo, which is bereft of the distracting clutter, advertisements, and irrelevant links: HOW-TO VIDEOS How to Tie a BUTTERFLY KNOT How to Tie a CARRICK BEND How to Tie a CLOVE HITCH and HALF…
Long overdue for videos that are accurate and revealing, what follows are the first twelve. In addition to YouTube, they’re on Vimeo, which is bereft of the distracting clutter, advertisements, and irrelevant links: HOW-TO VIDEOS How to Tie a BUTTERFLY KNOT How to Tie a CLOVE HITCH and HALF HITCHES How to Tie a DOUBLE…
If you’re interested in being a part of the outstanding Pioneering Staff at the 2017 National Jamboree, you can reach the director of the Pioneering Area, James Keller, by sending us an email . Please include your contact information and someone will get in touch with you with further information. 2013 National Jamboree Pioneering Staff
Traditional Diagonal Lashing When putting crossed braces on a structure to keep it from racking (as used when making a trestle), the most important lashing is the Diagonal Lashing, which gets its name from the fact that the wrapping turns cross the poles diagonally.
I know I’m a hopeless romantic, and I’m aware that I shouldn’t let what I think and feel be the empirical measure for the thoughts and feelings of others. But, I love to share, and the memories of my Den Chief, and much of Scouting, are embodied in Norman Rockwell’s paintings.
YouTube Version (if Vimeo is malfunctioning) Striking a pose after their successful run, this knew how to work together! A Scoutmaster had the pleasure of witnessing one of the patrols in his troop out-perform 50 others at a council camporee.
CAMPCRAFT CHALLENGES Related to Scout Pioneering are a variety of campcraft challenges that can be incorporated into the troop meeting agenda. A relevant upside is, these activities require putting into action skills gained during instructional sessions. Appropriately, these skills come into play in a way that is challenging and fun.
A Bundle of Scout Staves For those interested in starting a pioneering program in their unit, one of the first things often suggested is to procure a supply of Scout Staves. The BSA Supply Division’s Scout Hiking Staff is still the best deal on the market for Scout Staves.
This is the tenth post in a series that will eventually comprise an activity-based, unit pioneering program curriculum. Double Floor Lashing Floor Spars and Platform Supports X. This lashing is useful when building any kind of raised surface for a: platform, deck, raft, table, bench, chair, or Chippewa kitchen.
In the ever-important pursuit to pair each knotting and lashing instructional session with a fun activity that puts the newly-acquired skill into action, here’s a simple one that can be used as an entertaining culmination in conjunction with learning the Double Floor Lashing .
CAMP SEESAW INSRUCTIONS With limited space for their exhibit at the 35th annual Aynor Harvest Ho-Down, Boy Scout Troop 818 erected this seesaw. ScoutingNews.org Boy Scout Troop 888 builds a seesaw as an attraction at a District Webeloree. Lots of See-Sawing at a district event for Webelos Scouts
This is the ninth post in a series that will eventually comprise an activity-based, unit pioneering program curriculum. Trestles are often used to support bridge walkways. IX A. The Diagonal Lashing gets its name because the wraps form a diagonal where they cross the spars.
Camp See-Saw as a Festival Exhibit CAMP SEESAW VIDEO AND PHOTO MONTAGE UNDERWATER See-Saw We were introduced to and adapted this project thanks to the great Pioneering Made Easy website. It was inspired by Fun With Ropes and Spars by John Thurman who, with his inimitable approach to providing pioneering challenges and robust Scouting activities…
7:1 Rope Tackle Monkey Bridge Configuration We’ve seen how block and tackles and even commercial-grade come-alongs have been employed to tighten hand and foot ropes during the construction of various monkey bridge projects, especially those spanning longer distances and using larger diameter ropes.
The Drawing A design for this table has been on the drawing board for quite some time. Well, a day before the site was set up for a special Scout Campcraft program , it was decided to build one as a functional showpiece.
During Woodbadge Training at Gilwell: A Raft with a Sail and an Outrigger Raft Building rafts stands out as one of the most fun-filled Scout Pioneering activities. It incorporates all the planning, preparation, and Scout engineering that contribute to the richness of the pioneering experience, but when the structure can actually float and carry the…
Click on the above photo for a large view. For a description of the “Real Deal” Pioneering, Camp Cooking and Campcraft of this special Scouting program, proceed to the Frontier Days Website . Enjoying Eggs Francois for Breakfast at the Large Camp Table / Baking a Dump Cake on the Chippewa Kitchen Using the Hand Washing Station…
Single Fire Bucket Holder One of the essential mandates in the BSA’s Outdoor Code is: BE CAREFUL WITH FIRE. I will prevent wildfire. I will build my fires only where they are appropriate. When I have finished using a fire, I will make sure it is cold out.
A Swing Boat is a fairground ride in which pairs of riders pull ropes to swing back and forth. At the national jamboree, it’s one of the pioneering area’s favorite features. Click here for more information. This is a smaller, more boy-sized version, but still lots of fun.
Santee Lodge 116, Order of the Arrow hosted this year’s Dixie Fellowship at Camp Coker. With the input of the Dixie Design Team comprised of Pioneering Crews from Chicora, Iswa and Attakwa Chapters, Arrowmen erected a 24 foot six flag, banner gateway flying the American flag, the Order of the Arrow flag, the World Scout…
Suggested Materials 4 10′ x 3″ spars for corner uprights 4 12′ x 2″ spars for lateral supports 12 6″-diameter wooden discs, four of them painted with the numeral “5,” four with “10,” and four with “20″ 1 6″-diameter log, 20″ long with a large eye hook on one end and a flat, even surface…
Scout Stave Dish Washing Rack Background and History. Washing cooking and eating items on a camping trip can range from using paper plates (no washing) to “Philmont-style” (lick ‘em clean and sanitize in boiling water). Through the years, Scouting has come up with a variety of “dish washing assembly line” configurations.
The concept for this gateway originated from the bamboo version placed at one end of Peschke Field at the 2013 national jamboree. Just like the name describes, this gateway flies a banner in the middle surrounded on each side by three flags.
Arrowmen Setup and Man Various Pioneering an Team Building Stations Because they impressed the staff and participants at the previous year’s event, the Scouter heading up the program for the following Council-wide Scout Expo invited the Order of the Arrow to set up several pioneering-related exhibits.
I maintain, the MAJORITY of today’s Scouts love the kind of woodsy activities that provide old-fashioned, outdoor fun that’s involving and challenging. I further maintain MOST members of our organization feel camping and backpacking in the great outdoors are Scouting’s MAIN attraction.
Witnessing His Ideal Camp! “My ideal camp is where everyone is cheery and busy, where the patrols are kept intact under all circumstances, and where every patrol leader and Scout takes a genuine pride in his camp and his gadgets.”
Each of these four lashings can be used to join two spars together to make an extension. With each there are no frapping turns. The manner in which these lashings need to be applied results in the spars being in a position where they are already tightly touching.
An Opportunity Identified: Last spring, on April 12-14, a Scout Expo was held on the extensive grounds of the Myrtle Beach Speedway in Myrtle Beach, SC. for the purpose of increasing public awareness and celebrating Scouting throughout the eleven counties of the Pee Dee Area Council .
Getting those Hand and Foot Ropes Nice and Tight! This is the seventh post in a series that will eventually comprise an activity-based, unit pioneering program curriculum. VII. The rope tackle is a major player when there’s a need to add guy lines to stabilize a pioneering structure, or to increase the torque on a…
3-2-1 Anchor This is the eighth post in a series that will eventually comprise an activity-based, unit pioneering program curriculum. VIII. For a wide range of pioneering structures, anchors are crucial to their stability and safety. When nature doesn’t furnish natural anchors as in trees or boulders in just the right location, it becomes necessary…
Interpatrol FUN! New Market Ballista (top) Everyone on the Tripod (bottom) What makes a really good interpatrol competition? Depending on what’s involved, an interpatrol competition or challenge can be the highlight of the Scout meeting. Does it incorporate the use of relevant Scout skills?
Link to: Pioneering and Team Building CLICK ON PHOTOS FOR LARGER IMAGE Got the heads and appendages and more of the barrels! (Too bad they’re not in uniform!!!) Lizzie Gator Team Building Challenge Lizzie Gator Team Building Challenge
THESE SCOUTS WERE FULL-THROTTLE AWESOME! Team Building Opportunity. The challenge referred to as Crossing the Alligator Pit is an activity that requires 100% cooperation and teamwork. The Scout on the A-Frame “walker” is totally reliant on his fellow Scouts to keep him aloft and facilitate his forward progress.
Tripod Lashing With Plain Turns This is the sixth post in a series that will eventually comprise an activity-based, unit pioneering program curriculum. VI. The tripod is the most simple and most easy to erect self-standing pioneering structure. It frequently comes into play in the construction of simple camp gadgets as in providing a stand…
This is the fifth post in a series that will eventually comprise an activity-based, unit pioneering program curriculum. V. With the square lashing under their belts, Scouts can start to actually build pioneering projects. Though the basic and oft-used A-frame can be readily completed using three square lashings, the Two-Spar Shear Lashing is most frequently…
Scouts Lash the Tops of Their Shear Legs with a SHEAR LASHING to Begin Their Single A-Frame Bridges DEFINITION: ambiguous |amˈbigyoōəs|adjective(of language) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning; unclear or inexact From the 1981 Printing of the Pioneering Merit Badge Pamphlet One Thing is NOT Ambiguous!
A Smaller Double Tripod Chippewa Kitchen for a Single Patrol Basically, this is a mini version of the full-sized Double Tripod Chippewa Kitchen . Same procedure, just scaled down, and a perfect fit for one patrol. The only things different here are the dimensions: 2 6′ x 2-1/2 to 3″ platform support spars 6 6′ x…
Scouts from Santee Lodge wave from a Single A-Frame Bridge built during OA Week at Camp Coker. A member of Santee Lodge, 116, Order of the Arrow, helps Webelos Scouts cross the monkey bridge his chapter built during a District “Webeloree.”
Wooden poles are the main ingredient in building a pioneering structure. Everyone knows what a pole is. Depending on the project at hand, we use them in all different lengths and diameters. But, what are all these references to spars?
This is the fourth post in a series that will eventually comprise an activity-based, unit pioneering program curriculum. IV. Simply speaking, Pioneering can be seen as building structures by lashing together spars. In most cases, the lashing that is used is the square lashing.
Getting Ready to Race Chariot races are fun and here’s about the easiest version around. Once Scouts are familiar with the two-spar shear lashing and square lashing , they can make an A-Frame to serve as a simple carrying structure (chariot).
Here are two videos that will reveal something of what went on in the Pioneering Area up on Garden Ground Mountain at the Summit. MUCH better when viewed in Full screen!
This is the third post in a series that will eventually comprise an activity-based, unit pioneering program curriculum. III. In the BSA, the square knot is commonly referred to as a joining knot and tying it is a requirement to earn the new member Scout Badge.
This is the second post in a series that will eventually comprise an activity-based, unit pioneering program curriculum. Two Half Hitches Over the Top of a Pole Forming a Clove Hitch II. In Pioneering, half hitches are everywhere! Two of them next to each other is a clove hitch , and that’s something we use time…
This is the first post in a series that will eventually comprise an activity-based, unit pioneering program curriculum. I. There are numerous terms pertaining to knots and working with rope, but the four presented here, along with some simple “moves” requiring a minimum amount of dexterity, will be useful when learning and applying some of…
The log is steadied on top of a corner block. The Atomic Pile as featured on Garden Ground Mountain in the pioneering area at the 2013 national jamboree inspired this smaller scale version which can be set up outdoors on a lawn for a troop meeting.
Positioning the Battering Ram to Knock Open the Gate Builders Proudly Display Big Green Fist Along with the AT&T Spoof “Signal” Tower , another exceedingly creative pioneering project provided a fun challenge for groups of Scouts and Venturers. The structure was designed and built completely out of wood—axles, wheels, the works—all lashed together.
