annual scout survival skills badge course (dead rabbit pic)

[sargey]

here's a few selected pics rom the scouts survival course last weekend.

two scouts and a scanty lean-to
http://outdoors.free.fr/images/sargey_home-sweet-home.jpg

scouts will be scouts, i'm afraid this lot ate their mascot
http://outdoors.free.fr/images/sargey_scouts-will-be-scouts.jpg

if you can't burn stuff, you can bang stuff. this scout is applying lessons learnt on how to do big jobs with a small knife. in this case splitting a log bigger than my little lapp puukko. notice the handle sticking out on the right hand side, and the chisel/drift sticking out of the top. he could also have used a wedge. but the chisel is quick and easy for a one off task. these guys are on the advanced course. they have to perform tricks andmake things to barter for food.
http://outdoors.free.fr/images/sargey_small-knife-big-job.jpg

this guy demonstrates where not to do it
http://outdoors.free.fr/images/sargey_bowl-banging.jpg

and how to do it with no crooked knife.
http://outdoors.free.fr/images/sargey_what-no-crooked-knife.jpg

my own compact residence for the weekend, also doubles up as a snug classroom. we use the star fire to teach fire management. the stuff on the ponchos is a load of natural and artificial tinders, fire lighters, various stages of kindling and so on.
http://outdoors.free.fr/images/sargey_sargey%5C%27s-big-tarp.jpg

all in all a great if very tiring weekend.

cheers, and.

[Womble]

Older scouts/ Explorers?

[Adi007]

I would have never though of using a rabbit when I'd run out of paracord!!!!
:rolmao: :rolmao:

[Ed]

Good one sargey :biggthump They all look like they are having fun :-)

Ed

[jamesdevine]

I am afraid I can't see the picks on the machine here in work but I'll have look over the weekend.

But I'm curious.

Can you tell me more? Is this a district or national event and does it play a part in your national badge work scheme.

We're revamping everything here since the merger Uniforms, Badge work and Leader training etc.

I would love to see a proper programme for backwoods training both for leaders and scouts/ventures a like.

James

[sargey]

nominally it's a county badge course. in practical terms we have scouts, explorers and leaders from all over. there's a 36 hour exercise, which is a pererequisite to the 48hr exercise. and an instructors badge. next year we'll be upping the skill level on the 48 hr exercise. adopting the DofE bushcraft/survival syllabus/standard, at least that's the plan, sort of.

check out the DofE website. the bases on the training day are:

1. Fires and burning qualities of wood
2. Backwoods cooking
3. Edible plants and fruit
4. Search & rescue
5. Direction finding
6. Sharp Objects
7. Personal Hygiene


cheers, and.

[jamesdevine]

Thanks for the info sargey.

Thats given me some really good ideas.

James

[Womble]

Cheers for the breakdown, Sargy; as James said - lots of ideas there!

[JimFSC]

Cheers fella some good work youre doing there! :-D Incidentally does anyone have additional insurance against accidents/ injuries etc. as I've recently been doing D of E work and it seems the teaching unions don't approve but say if you are involved you should be covering yourself- especially the first aid/ expedition side of things. Any thoughts :?:

Blue Sky, Jim.

[Ed]

Incidentally does anyone have additional insurance against accidents/ injuries etc
Additional to what? Public liabiity?

:-?
Ed

[JimFSC]

Sorry, no idea about how any of this stuff works just trying to work out what protection I can get in case things ever go :z: .

Any information on public liability and other areas would be most welcome.

Blue Sky, Jim.