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Here are some ideas to put outdoor skills into action at Scout meetings

October 24, 2019 2

Outdoor skills aren’t just for the monthly campout. There are plenty of ways your Scouts can hone their outdoor skills on a regular basis.

Camp Hacks

Here’s a simple way of setting up a dining fly in an open field

October 17, 2019 10

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?

Camp Hacks

Here’s how to complete a square lashing in half the time

October 10, 2019 13

Making tight wraps and fraps when tying a square lashing can take some time, but not with this method.

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Here’s a tip to help your Scouts remember how to tie a clove hitch

October 3, 2019 5

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

Camp Hacks

Always tie a square knot correctly with this tip

September 26, 2019 11

Tying a square knot might be confusing for Scouts. “Right-over-left” or was it “left-over-right?” Here’s how to help them.

Camp Hacks

Try this easy technique next time you need to whip a rope

September 19, 2019 11

Whipping a rope can be a little tricky. If your Scout is struggling with the traditional method, you can teach them another way, called “West Country whipping.”

Camp Hacks

Teach Scouts to identify essential knots by making this cool Knot Recognition Game

February 7, 2019 27

When this assistant Scoutmaster brings his Knot Recognition Game to summer camp or a district camporee, volunteers from other troops take notice.

Camp Hacks

In ‘SOS: How to Survive’ on The Weather Channel, Eagle Scout shares camp hacks that could save your life

August 13, 2018 15

Creek Stewart, the Eagle Scout who once offered his survival secrets for free in a Boys’ Life ad, has a new prime-time show: “SOS: How to Survive.”

Camp Hacks

Leaders invent homemade inflatable gaga ball pit

June 27, 2018 57

Can you make your own gaga ball pit? Absolutely. With half a roll of duct tape and a dozen pool rafts, this group of leaders in South Carolina built a pit for this unofficial sport of Scouting.

Camp Hacks

Backcountry Bingo cards encourage Scouts to pay attention to the world around them

June 15, 2018 20

A Scouter in California has created Backcountry Bingo Hunt cards to encourage his Scouts to pay attention to the details around them. He’s made them available to any fellow Scouters for free.

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