5 Minute blogs with tips on camping, the outdoors, and Scout Advancement.
1- I normally only think about Cloud-to-Ground lightning strikes when I am considering setting up camp. Lightning travels at the speed of light. But the associated thunder travels at the speed of sound. Sound travels through air at about 1,100 feet per second. To estimate the distance of the lightning strike is to count by … Read more
1- Lightning is a huge static electricity discharge. Which is hotter; the surface of the Sun or a Lightning Bolt? The surface of the sun runs about 11,000 deg. F. Lightning runs up to 50,000 deg. F. There are some estimates that say the voltage of a bolt of lightning runs as high as 120,000 … Read more
1- You may have noticed that these Sit. Rep.s have a lot of references to WEATHER. When we are at home, car, school, church, the gym, friend’s house… we are out of the weather and that is about as much as we think about it. Except when to go out into the weather we wear … Read more
Cycling, Biking, Bike Riding: 1- No matter what you call it you can pass off Cycling Merit Badge and have some fun. There are many similarities to hiking and backpacking. Review the two checklists called Pocket Stuff and a Day Hike List. These are both in Google Docs and are downloadable. Some initial safety … Read more
1- Nutrition in cold weather and in hot weather help your body cope with outdoor temperatures. Let us look at the winter conditions. Cold weather, medically speaking, starts at about 50 deg. F ( 10 deg. C ). In cold weather your body starts retreating your blood circulation to the inner workings of your body. … 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
1- Flag definitions: A- Band: is the strip of canvas on the flag pole side or staff side of the flag that holds the grommets that attach the flag to the halyard via the halyard clips. B- Canton: is the field in the upper left corner of the flag. The US Flag has a blue … 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- I am looking for an artist &/or photographer to help me design a logo. The website is using WordPress which I am learning bit-by-bit. I could use some pictures from campouts, campfires, Scouts in general. 2- Here are a couple of weather tips that I have learned over the years. When you hear a … Read more
1- In this July heat I think about winter camping. It seems to me that it is easier to warm up than to cool down. Unless you are camping beside a body of water that you can go sit in till the heat & sweat are more under control. Winter camping also has fewer bugs … Read more