One of the very best organizations to help you raise successful boys is the Boys Scouts of America (BSA).
Build the Pinewood Derby® Legend: The Flying Wedge The instructions given on this webpage are intended to convey general information about building the car. Guards have been removed from equipment in many illustrations for clarity. Always read and follow manufacturer’s instructions for specific equipment. Under no circumstances should minors operate a band saw...
Adam from raisinggeeks.com (a great site to check out) designed and built a completely awesome photo finish instant reply as part of his inventing merit badge. A big thanks to Adam and his dad for putting this on YouTube and their killer blog.
Reggie’s Outdoor has a great video about how to build a snare trap. This is a simple trap that can be easily built in survival situations.
If you check these out on YouTube you will see that there are about a million videos on “soda can” or “penny can” stoves. After watching about an hour of these, I decided this is the one I will try to make. This would make a great scout project, too. Don’t burn down the...
The Professor demonstrates frying bacon and eggs using coals from the campfire and the small cast iron skillet from his Common Man’s Cook Kit inspired by David Wendell of BushcraftOnFire.
How to start a fire with a 9 volt battery and steel wool. A good alternative for starting fires in an Urban or Suburban survival situation.
Here is a fun project that can put your son’s power drill to work. It does require an adult to rip the scissors legs to width, and to saw the pieces to length. With the pieces sawn to length ahead of time, this would make a great den meeting project. Here is what you...
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