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…
Category: Scouts
One of the very best organizations to help you raise successful boys is the Boys Scouts of America (BSA).
Campfire Bacon and Eggs
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 9V Battery and Steel Wool
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.
Make a Scissors Lift (Woodworking Plans)
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…
Be Prepared! – Make or Buy a “Bug Out Bag”
In the light of the recent events, we have been reminded how important the old scout motto is. I keep a list in my camping first-aid kit of things I would absolutely not want to be without for more than…
How Fast Can You Set Up a Tent?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TQHz6mCI-4 See a video of a one-legged man setting this tent up in less than a minute. I would love to see a whole scout troop or pack setting up a line of tents in seconds. Never hassle with setting…
How to Tie a Striped Crown Stennet
The Striped Crown Sinnet is the flipside of the Corkscrew Crown Sinnet. Although visually very different, the Stripped Crown Sinnet is merely the alternating form of the Corkscrew Crown Sinnet, as the following video shows. Video production by JD of…