The Complete Guide To Scouting Skills book

[Mang]

Anyone got a copy yet? I've only had a flick through having been away all day but it does seem, on first impressions, rather good. It covers a lot of different topics but I also purchased Living Wild-The Ultimate Guide To Scouting and Bushcraft by Bear Grylls which is also good but it inevitably covers a lot of the same stuff.

http://www.amazon.com/Scouting-Skil...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267650153&sr=1-1

 

[Fizzlebang]

I Have the Bear Grylls one so wouldn't have thought there was much more in that one to make it worth getting.

 

[sargey]

mrs sargey recently bought a copy. tbh, i wouldn't bother with it as a leader. in terms of language and reading level it is pitched nicely at a younger age, so might be useful for scouts themselves. the one or two gems of worthwhile info are offset by a few bits that are just plain wrong. please don't ask me to go back and read it again so i can cite actual examples.

always a worry when the credits read "compiled by" rather than written by....

the lady that "compiled" this'un needs to get out and try more of the skills for herself.

cheers, and.

 

[brancho]

i wouldn't bother with it as a leader. in terms of language and reading level it is pitched nicely at a younger age, so might be useful for scouts themselves. the one or two gems of worthwhile info are offset by a few bits that are just plain wrong. please don't ask me to go back and read it again so i can cite actual examples.

The book is far from perfect but I would recomend it to leaders who are lacking in the kind of skills shown.
Remember Scout Leaders need to learn this stuff too.