Japanese Mark II Square Lashing
Lashing on the Underspar to a Bridge Walkway Easier to Lash from any Vantage Point James Keller, Director of the Pioneering Action Center for the 2013 National Jamboree, related a story about the...
View ArticleIntroduction to Pioneering
The following text is by Adolph E. Peschke as presented in the 1998 printing of the 1993 edition of the Pioneering Merit Badge Pamphlet: Pioneering is the knowledge and skill of using simple materials...
View ArticleScout Meeting Challenge: Indoor Ladder Race
It’s a race, but, you got to tie ‘em tight! The square lashing is the basic type of lashing for most pioneering projects. The more a Scout ties them, the more they become like second nature. That...
View ArticleMaking a Trestle
Lashing together a Trestle from Bamboo Spars (note the friction tape) The following text is by Adolph E. Peschke as presented in the 1998 printing of the 1993 edition of the Pioneering Merit Badge...
View ArticleSingle A-Frame Bridges at the Jamboree
A Triumphant Success—posing on their Single A-Frame Bridge In the Pioneering Area of the 2013 national jamboree, we put together a couple of Single A-Frame Bridge kits, so Scouts and Venturers could...
View ArticleJamboree Pioneering Area: Camp Gadgets, Rope Making & Instruction
This Area Saw Plenty of Action During the building process, an area adjacent to the Hourglass Tower saw a lot of action for whipping rope and sharpening pioneering stakes. During the jamboree, it was...
View ArticlePioneering Program Curriculum IV: Square Lashing!
This is the fourth post in a series that will eventually comprise an activity-based, unit pioneering program curriculum. IV. Simply speaking, Pioneering can be seen as building structures by lashing...
View ArticleConsistency, anyone?
This short commentary is one part surmise and three parts observation. It’s composed of a series of events with a predictable outcome. Except to those familiar with Scout Pioneering, and Scout...
View ArticleSquare Lashing as presented in Bryan on Scouting
As presented in Bryan on Scouting: Always tie a square knot correctly with this tip September 26, 2019 Michael Freeman Camp Hacks, Camping, Video 11 Comments Tying a square knot might be confusing for...
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