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Lashings, spars and the knots that hold everything together. Scouters built towers, bridges and camp gadgets, then shared the plans.
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Each month, this blog features one of the program elements that will be offered at the 2013 Jamboree. Last month, we talked about the "jamboree trek" to Garden Ground Mountain, as well as some information on Order of the Arrow Indian Village.
Round lashings seem to be tied with many different methods. According to the Dutch Scout wiki , this is how the Dutch speaking Scouts do it - with turns that run around the poles in both directions and are bound with a reef knot.
Main gateway at the 22nd World Scout Jamboree, Rinkaby, Sweden As mentioned in the last post , I recently returned from the 22nd World Scout Jamboree in Rinkaby, Sweden. I was travelling as the Troop Scouter of Drakensberg troop , in the South African contingent .
When you get to the top, hang onto your rope!" Those aren't the words you'll typically hear on a Ferris wheel. Then again, this isn't your typical Ferris wheel. This is the World Scout Jamboree version, a feat of pioneering that puts any monkey bridge I ever built to shame.
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Here is a really simple camp gadget I saw at a camporee a few years back. It was a simple gadget for scraping the mud off of the bottom of the boots.
These hooks are designed for untying stubborn lashings. I haven't used one myself yet, but they look pretty handy. Made by Ken Stanton, those of you in South Africa can pick one up for R25 from Bramley Scout Shop
The traditional lashing for extending poles is the round lashing . Recently I blogged about an alternative, the German round lashing . My troop did some tests to see which of the two works better. After teaching both knots to their patrols, the Patrol Leaders made two sets of round lashings, one with the shear lashing and…
This lashing, a simple whipping applied to two poles, is an alternative to the Round lashing . I found this on the German Scout Wiki (here in English for those who don't read German). My troop will be doing some experiments to see whether this knot performs as well (or better) than the round lashing The…
Mike Malone asks; ... we've been informed that, for safety reasons, Scouts are now not allowed to be on any handmade structure more than 3-4 feet off the ground. Is that the current rule? I checked the Guide to Safe Scouting and found two statements that may be applicable: An approved climbing helmet must be worn…
Pioneering Made Easy has a great collection of pioneering knowledge with down-loadable plans; worth a look!
