Thoughts on Random Scouting Things

My thoughts on Scouting, the world of scouting, the outdoors and what I find good in the world

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Never Underestimate the Bolo Tie, Baby | The Art of Manliness

My family has roots in New Mexico going back for centuries. I have ancestors on my dad’s side of the family that immigrated to New Mexico from Spain back in the 1600s when the area was that country’s colony. Lots of Sanchez’s and Chavez’s in my lineage. Other ancestors of mine from Switzerland, France, and …

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7 Fishing First Aid Hazards (and What to Do)

Read our tested strategies for handling the first-aid hazards you’re most likely to see when you fish lakes, rivers, streams, or the ocean.

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Camp, sweet camp: There’s nothing quite like it

Even as the adult who drew the assignment of sticking with the new campers to make sure they didn’t get lost during their first year out, nine nights under canvas gave me a refreshing break from real life.

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The Story of the Lost Girl Rangers | Voice of Scouting

In October 2017, an announcement from the BSA stated that it would begin accepting girls as Cub and Eagle Scouts for the first time in its 107-year history. The media trumpeted that the gender barrier was falling, but Betsy Teter states: “I knew the Girl Rangers brought it down more than 48 years ago.” Teter was a …

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100 Essential Skills Every Backpacker Should Know

Avoid common mistakes with these tips and tricks for planning, hiking, and camping, and make your first—or next—trek problem-free.

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Boy Scouts are dropping the word 'boy' from the name of flagship program

The Boy Scouts of America has already started admitting girls into the Cub Scouts, and Scouts BSA begins accepting girls next year. The name change comes amid strained relations between the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts of America.

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Poncho Shelters (Tarp Shelters) - Geek Prepper

Military Ponchos are great for rain gear, but did you know they can be used as poncho shelters or tents? Multi-use gear saves space and lightens your load.

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Origin of the Buffalo @ YaNative.com

In the days of the grandfathers, buffaloes lived under the earth. In the olden times, they say, a man who was journeying came to a hill where there were many holes in the ground. He entered one of them. When he had gone inside he found buffalo chips and buffalo tracks on all sides.

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Wheel Bugs Are the Most Terrifying Thing Ever

To get bit by one is to experience something like a gunshot wound. And they’re multiplying.

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11 Creative Things To Make With 55 Gallon Plastic Barrels While you might not have a 55 gallon drum just laying around your home, they’re a perfect material to use on your homestead. you can get them online for next to nothing, You can use 55 gallon drums for feeding farm animals to storing water, raising fish,