5 Minute blogs with tips on camping, the outdoors, and Scout Advancement.
1- My Troop holds the Cross Over Ceremony in the Spring of each year. We try to make sure that the new Scouts get to meet and are acquainted with the Troop, the Troop Leadership and methods, and with the Troop Adults. We have a specific camping trip to get the new Scouts thru the … Read more
US Flag: 1- The US Flag has certain standards when displayed over streets, roads, and highways. When the flag is displayed over a traffic lane/s or over a one-way street, the Union is flown to the flag’s upper right corner. That way the US Union is to the driver/observer’s upper left corner. It does not … Read more
Fire Building Tip: 1– I learned a new fire building tip this week. When lighting a fire, start your fire from the windward side of the fire lay. That way the heat of the fire will heat up the rest of the lay. If the wind is too strong for a diminutive flame, lie down … Read more
1- As fall approaches and Troops start becoming active after summer camp; I think of hiking & backpacking. The main purpose of my emails/blogs is to have a conversation around Scouting, Advancement, Leadership, & the Outdoors. This may seem elementary to some but I am going to start with some foundation information about preparing, surviving, … Read more
1– Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking did what they called “thought experiments.” They used this process to take physics to a higher level. Both are extremely fun to read about and study. But where I want to go is to do a thought explanation of the difference between heat & temperature. I had to figure … Read more
#1- Try sitting outside sometime during light to moderate shower. Watch the leaves drain the raindrops. What do you notice? I notice that the leaves drop the raindrops further to the outside of the tree away from the trunk. Each leaf migrates the drops toward the perimeter one drop at a time as the raindrops … Read more
1- I consider cooking a meal for someone else as an act of service. I practice my culinary skills and my hospitality skills. All-in-all it is also fun. It is a skill that I can learn, use & improve on for my entire life. (I won’t even mention that I get to eat well and … Read more
1- Food has always been one of my favorite topics and past times. Besides eating there are several reasons that Scouts have several opportunities to learn about food in their advancement. Our bodies take multitudes of chemicals to operate. Water, Minerals, Metals, Amino Acids, Sugars (both complex & simple), and Fiber. A- Water we … Read more
1- Please find this Youtube video: Bill Mason’s Path of the Paddle – White Water This video runs about an hour – it 2 combined 30 min shows. I have taken lots of notes from this video. He uses a few different terms: Listen for these: Hay Stack waves, Roller Coaster, Ledge, Chute, Ferry, … Read more
1- You may have heard the term “Black Swan” in the news. A black swan event or just black swan means an unpredictable event. It is an event beyond what is normally expected. It is outside of the normal day-to-day routine. This event is hard to predict and therefore causes instability. It is … Read more