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Learning the Ropes on the Swing Boat Getting the Hang of Swinging Situated adjacent to the catapults , like a giant, rope-propelled see-saw, the swing boat up on Garden Ground Mountain repeatedly attracted Scouts and Venturers. The pull rope on each side allowed the riders to raise themselves up and back as high as they wanted…
After their hike up to Garden Ground Mountain, members of a Venture Crew take a ride. The carousel has been a mainstay for the past several jamborees. It was located at the entrance to Peschke Field just beyond the Indian Village, and was one of the most popular attractions in the pioneering area.
Yellow wins! Two Scouts strike a pose after their game of tic-tac-toe. Playing Tic-Tac-Toe Just like the game where X’s and O’s are drawn on a piece of paper, this game is played by tossing large, weighted monkey fists through 2′ x 2′ areas formed in a vertical Tic-Tac-Toe board built by lashing together four…
Those Scouts and Venturers visiting Garden Ground Mountain could make a mallet, perfectly-sized for driving in large tent and dining fly stakes and strong enough to even handle small pioneering stakes. Making Their Very Own Customized Wooden Mallet The process consisted of: selecting a mallet head and handle boring a hole in the head shaving…
Getting Ready For the Toss Tying that Sheep Shank Those visiting the Pioneering Area on Garden Ground Mountain had an opportunity to find out how well and how fast they could lift a log off the ground by coiling a rope and tossing it over a crossbar, tying a Timber Hitch around a log on…
Helping Control the Swing Derrick When building their log cabins, how did the old pioneers lift and position those very heavy logs? Derricks. Those visiting Garden Ground Mountain had a chance to check them out. A Gin Pole could be placed at a fixed point at each corner, a Boom Derrick could be positioned on…
The Rope Climbing Area in Peschke Field Climbing with Prusik Knots Climbing with the Aid of Wooden Discs The Rope Climbing Area in Peschke Field featured three varied rope-climbing challenges for Garden Ground Mountain visitors. Scouts and Venturers could: 1) Climb a rope by learning to adjust the position of prusik knots , using them as…
Atomic Pile Team Building Challenge From left to right: Corner Rope Handler, 2 Observers, Signal Caller This activity is so named because it’s supposed to simulate the manipulation of radioactive graphite discs in an atomic pile. Like all good team building challenges, it requires concentration, cooperation, and strict attention to the Scout who’s calling the…
This Area Saw Plenty of Action During the building process , an area adjacent to the Hourglass Tower saw a lot of action for whipping rope and sharpening pioneering stakes. During the jamboree, it was set up for rope making, for hitching and lashing instruction, and as a display of camp gadgets.
Peschke Field featured a wide range of interactive pioneering structures and projects. In addition to bridges, towers, catapults and the camp gadget/skills area, Scouts and Venturers could experience the following Pioneering Games and Activity Stations: CHALLENGING FUN Atomic Pile Like all good team building challenges, the “Atomic Pile” requires concentration, cooperation, and strict attention to…
Soldiers play with the “giant” Catapult Before the Pioneering Area catapults were all completed and positioned in readiness for the thousands of jamboree participants who would be hiking up to Garden Ground Mountain, a little change of pace occurred which translated into a memorable moment.
3 Display Towers Small Towers, Large FUN! Three signal towers (14′ Double Ladder, Hourglass, and Stilt Tower) were presented in what was referred to as “Tower Town” in the pioneering area up on Garden Ground Mountain during the 2013 national jamboree.
From left to right: 14′ Double Ladder Signal Tower, Hourglass Tower, Stilt Tower, AT&T “Signal” Tower, 4′ x 4′ x 5-1/2′ Climbing Tower, 5-1/2′ x 5-1/2′ x 4-1/2′ Climbing Tower Six towers were featured in Peschke Field . Four were for display and two were for climbing.
After a supply of bamboo was used for the gateway to Peschke Field up on Garden Ground Mountain, a team of Pioneering staff received the inspiration to use most of what was left over to comically copy one of AT&T’s nearby cell towers.
Stilt Tower Display in the Pioneering Area on Garden Ground Mountain Pioneering Staff Member Surveys the Progress around Peschke Field Of the four display towers featured in Peschke Field at the 2013 National Jamboree, the Stilt Tower was the second to be constructed, hoisted, and anchored.
Hourglass a.k.a. Pyramid Tower, erected next to the Camp Gadget / Skills Instruction area. Hourglass Tower Display: Rope Ladder Side The Hourglass Tower in the 2013 National Jamboree Pioneering Area was set up as one of four tower displays. “The Hourglass Tower is something of a classic for Scout pioneering.
STRONG Bridge! For information, contact: Albert Crowsky, 847-809-4593 Sound engineering, deliberations, and a dose of creative improvisation entered into the picture during the building process. The finished bridge is decorated with pennants. JAMBOREE PIONEERING AREA: BRIDGES JAMBOREE PIONEERING AREA: MAIN PAGE
Left to Right: Crossing Single A-Frame Bridge / Building Single A-Frame Bridge / Crossing Prestressed Triple Walkway Bridge / Crossing Double A-Frame Monkey Bridge The bridges featured in the pioneering area of the 2013 National Jamboree were a modified Double A-Frame Monkey Bridge , a specially designed pre-stressed triple walkway bridge, and two Single A-Frame Bridge s that Scouts…
The Crew on their Pre-stressed Triple Walkway Bridge After the spars were skinned and the initial supply of ropes were cut and whipped, there were about three days to build the pioneering area and batten down the hatches in readiness for the first troops to take the hike up to Garden Ground.
Modified Double A-Frame Monkey Bridge For those familiar with the traditional Double A-Frame Monkey Bridge design , a couple of noticeable modifications will be apparent from the outset. (Click on the photos for larger views.) Scout engineering is a fluid undertaking, and frequently variations are necessary.
Our Inimitable Quarter Master: Benny Poedjono waits on RIck Strong. Ropes . For thirty different pioneering projects and structures, plenty of rope had to be measured, cut, and whipped for lashings, anchors, and guy lines. We had plenty of manila and appropriate synthetic fiber rope in a variety of diameters on hand, and thanks to a…
The Single A-Frame Bridge is made up of three subassemblies. Please refer to Bridge Walkways as a point of reference for two of the three of these subassemblies. The following photos will enliven the text and instructions featured in Adolph Peschke’s informative, older pioneering merit badge pamphlet .
The Pioneering Area was named Peschke Field after Adolph Peschke , who through the years had motivated and inspired so many with his high standards, creativity, and pioneering know-how. The following layout is a depiction of the pioneering projects and activities featured at the 2013 national jamboree up on Garden Ground Mountain at the Summit Bechtel…
A Triumphant Success—posing on their Single A-Frame Bridge In the Pioneering Area of the 2013 national jamboree, we put together a couple of Single A-Frame Bridge kits, so Scouts and Venturers could build this simple crossing bridge during their visit to Garden Ground Mountain.
Premise: When Scouting is WELL-PROMOTED in its true and irresistible light, as a value-based movement providing experiences found nowhere else , there will be a manifold increase in membership comprised of those families who not only want to get involved, but who will knock on the doors of individual Scout units and their local councils to…
FACT The purpose of the Boy Scouts of America, incorporated on February 8, 1910, and chartered by Congress in 1916, is to provide an educational program for boys and young adults to build character, to train in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and to develop personal fitness.
Camp Coker Pioneering Merit Badge Class: Single Trestle Bridge Over a Shallow Creek CLICK HERE FOR SINGLE TRESTLE BRIDGE PROCEDURE, MATERIALS, AND INFORMATION. Positioning the Trestle and Lashing both Walkway Underpars to the Trestle Transom Driving in the Pioneering Stakes / Lashing the Walkways to the Stakes Lashing the Handrails to the Trestle Legs Single Trestle…
Single Lock Bridge, Camp Coker, Society Hill This fundamental trestle bridge design yields a solid structure. With Adolph Peschke’s text as the main point of reference, there are some guidelines that will help in its successful construction, under the following photos: Building the Trestles and Walkways Lashing on the Walkway Underspar and Plank Transporting the…
The following text is by Adolph E. Peschke as presented in the 1998 printing of the 1993 edition of the Pioneering Merit Badge Pamphlet: Bridges are very popular pioneering projects. Essentially, a bridge consists of one or more trestles that support some sort of walkway.
The Barrel (Bucket) Hitch One never knows when this specialized hitch might be needed. The barrel hitch can come in handy for hoisting up or suspending a bucket or other container that has no attached bail or handle. Forming the hitch is a very easy operation stemming from the tying of a simple overhand knot.
FIrst of all, the square knot (reef knot) is primarily a binding knot. That is, it’s used to secure a rope or line around an object. In pioneering, its most basic function is to commonly finish off a strop lashing , Japanese square lashing , Filipino diagonal lashing , West Country shear lashing , and both the West Country…
FULL CAMPCRAFT REVISIONS HERE Page 304 , Tarps, top right drawing — INCORRECT: Use a pair of actual photos illustrating a double half hitch at the grommet and a correctly illustrated double half hitch to secure the stone! (These photos are accurate): TOOLS Chapter 12, Page 378 , improve the illustrations — I’ve got excellent action photos that are…
Highwayman’s Hitch This is a neat quick-release knot that can hold a considerable strain. It’s also known as the fireman’s hitch and the highwayman’s hitch. Though there is no verifiable evidence that it was ever used by robbers on horseback to unhitch their horses for a quick getaway, it is ideal for reliably securing a…
The following text and diagrams are by Adolph E. Peschke as presented in the 1998 printing of the 1993 edition of the Pioneering Merit Badge Pamphlet: Making rope out of plant fibers is still done today in remote parts of the world.
Put it together, lift it up, and tie it down! Several Scoutcraft skills come into play in order to successfully complete this Simple Flagpole challenge. Each patrol flies their patrol flag from a 14′ flagpole they construct using the following materials: 4 Scout Staves (or 3 Scout Staves if their patrol flag is already tied…
Though there have been some changes and modifications through the years, in most respects, pioneering in the Boy Scouts remains constant. Why Pioneering! The following text has been extracted from the Introduction to the 1981 Printing of the 1974 Revision of the BSA Pioneering Merit Badge Pamphlet.
Patch from Schiff Back in the spring of 1976, while walking through the Mortimer L. Schiff Scout Reservation , then the BSA National Training Center, there was a memorable encounter with a tall man. Seeing the young Scouter, the tall man figuratively embraced him with a smile, warmly acknowledging the younger man like they were lifelong…
Scaffold Hitch rigged with a Bowline Bundles of 4′ Spars The scaffold hitch is a superb knot, and in pioneering easily serves a dual purpose. Primary Role : This is a seriously good knot to use in the construction of a pioneering project bosun’s chair ( boatswain’s chair ) for a small, straight aerial runway adaptation or a…
Because it’s FUN! As John Thurman so succinctly states: “Why Pioneering? To me the overriding reason for presenting Pioneering is that boys like it.” We know with certainty that the majority of Scouts do like pioneering, and the better they get at it, the more they like it.
New Market Ballista Interpatrol Activity Assembling their Ballista First of all, let’s acknowledge what appears to be the source for this easy-to-execute design, the website for: Scouts South Africa where you can download a pdf of the design and directions.
Timeless Attraction. The Mission and Purpose of the Boy Scouts of America are and shall forever remain unchanged. By the same token, the contribution that our heritage of outdoor skills makes to the richness of the Scouting experience is also unchangeable.
In the campsite it’s easy to fly the colors by simply tying them directly to the top of the simple flagpole with a couple of short cords. But, on a taller pole that’s going to stay standing , and when you want to raise and lower the flag(s), of course you need a halyard.
Water Knot The following text is by Adolph E. Peschke as presented in the 1998 printing of the 1993 edition of the Pioneering Merit Badge Pamphlet: Water Knot What could be simpler than tying two overhand knots to form a water knot?
Scanned from the 1976 Printing of the 1967 Edition of the Boy Scout Fieldbook
At most Scouting events, there isn’t a permanently-installed, tall, metal pole for raising and lowering the colors. During opening ceremonies at these Scout gatherings, a tall flagpole made by joining long spars together can impress and inspire. Opening Ceremony at a District Camporee What is meant by tall?
Gateway to the Boy Scout Camp Pioneering Area Using the 14′ Double Ladder Signal Tower as a point of reference, here are the plans for a very tall campsite gateway that stands out (and up) and serves as an impressive feat of Scout engineering.
Double Platform Monkey Bridge It’s a pretty safe to say most Scouts love to climb things. So, it makes sense that if a monkey bridge is combined with something to climb on, it will be even more fun. The challenge in constructing a project like this is to assure the structure can safely support not…
The pipe hitch has a variety of uses, but it really comes in handy for pulling out those pioneering stakes that were driven in deeply to maximize the holding power of the anchors. Using the pipe hitch for this purpose can eliminate a good deal of straining, banging, and possible damage when it comes time…
Simple 1-1 Anchor with rope tackle We apply a rope tackle, (also known as the trucker’s hitch, lineman’s hitch, load binder, and harvester hitch) where the guy lines meet the anchors for pretty much all our pioneering projects. For safety reasons, taut-line hitches should never be used in any pioneering work, because if the tension…
Ah, the clove hitch. It’s a simple way to attach a rope to a pole, it’s side-to-side adjustable and is frequently used to start and finish a variety of lashings. Some folks don’t like it because in various applications, it’s not the most secure or reliable choice.
