It’s nice to see training and a survival mindset pay off. Three Boy Scouts used their training to turn a potentially dangerous situation into an inconvenient night out! BREVARD, N.C. – Three local Boy Scouts who were stranded in the woods for 21 hours returned home Sunday night. The boys were on a camping trip in [...]
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Scouts Practice Emergency Overnight Wilderness Survival Skills
The thought was to take a quick stroll before dinner, and the plan was to be gone about 45 minutes. But now you’re lost, and the safest course of action is to stay put and spend the night. Luckily, you have your Ten Essentials, and whatever food you packed, but no tent, sleeping bag [...]
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It seems like spring will never get here in Oregon! But cold, nasty weather has never been a reason for Troop 18 of Bend, OR, to cut short or cancel an outing. After all, rainy, snowy weather is absolutely perfect for practical survival training! Last weekend, scouts and adult leader went to North Twin [...]
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Unfortunately, many people head out into the backcountry with no idea of the inherent danger, or how quickly they can end up in a potentially life-threatening situation.
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The circular motion used with a round whetstone seems safer to me. (And always wear sturdy leather gloves and eye protection when sharpening knives, axes, saws or other large cutting implements!)
Read the rest of this entry »Freezoree 2010 Teaches Boy Scout Skills, Preparedness
“The scouts learn the outdoor skills, but they also learn other mental skills, such as team-building, getting along with others, and working together. Both aspects are important. The character building that comes out all of this makes a better-rounded individual.”
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by Leon Pantenburg Bend, Or. – If you get caught in the woods in deep snow and a storm is headed toward you, there won’t be much time to take shelter. You will need to know where to get out of the wind, how to make or find a quick shelter and how to ensure [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Would You Survive? A scoutmaster gives advice on how to handle two scary seasonal accidents
By CRYSTAL SCHELLE, The Herald-Mail, Hagerstown, Maryland January 18, 2010 Although the Tri-State area has seen recent temperatures in the 50s, no matter what a certain groundhog decides next month we officially have several more weeks of winter. That’s why Scott Smoot, vice president of the Mason-Dixon Council of Boy Scouts of America, said it’s [...]
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