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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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Teach your Scouts how to build a monkey bridge Scouting founder Robert Baden-Powell believed every Scout should know how to build bridges. From designing the structure to gathering materials and putting it all together, bridge construction combines technology, teamwork and enthusiasm to complete a span that is memorable and useful.
Here’s a simple way of setting up a dining fly in an open field A dining fly is one of the first structures you should put up at camp. But what if you’re in an area away from trees, how do you secure one?
Here’s a tip to help your Scouts remember how to tie a clove hitch Did you know a clove hitch is essentially two simple knots? When your Scout is tying lashings, all they need to know to create a clove hitch is how to tie a half-hitch.
As presented in Bryan on Scouting: Always tie a square knot correctly with this tip Tying a square knot might be confusing for Scouts. “Right-over-left” or was it “left-over-right?” For the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing some camp hacks that the BSA’s national camping subcommittee has shared with us.
Making tight wraps and fraps when tying a square lashing can take some time, but not with this method. For the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing some camp hacks that the BSA’s national camping subcommittee has shared with us.
Did you know a clove hitch is essentially two simple knots? When your Scout is tying lashings, all they need to know to create a clove hitch is how to tie a half-hitch. For the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing some camp hacks that the BSA’s national camping subcommittee has shared with us.
Tom Mahany wanted to challenge his Scouts to learn and identify essential Scouting knots. So the assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 165, part of the Coastal Georgia Council, invented a brilliant solution. It’s called the Knot Recognition Game. Mahany’s invention is equal parts work of art and practical teaching tool.
