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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?

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

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

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

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.”