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Yes we always prepare the area before and explain why we have done what we have done. We also get them to practice on sweet tin lids and make them clear there stuff up by tipping it into our barrel fire :)
Yeah I found the cubs where more scared of matches then ferro rods but we do matches lighting candles now and then as a time filler and it makes it easy to move on with fire lighting when we are ready.
Thanks for this document its full of lots of useful info :)
Hi thanks so far guys, we do get them all used to using matches and lighters on candles. But then move over to sets using carcloth, ferro rods and some other Tinder's for the cubs to make a fire with after a demo, but we want to be able to demo more including different tinders as well as bow...
Hello everyone
I am a cub leader and we are planning to put together a fire lighting teaching kit box. We normally just gather stuff we can find just before we do it and miss stuff, so we want to gather everything we need now so we can just top stuff up, and know we are covering all bases.
I...
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A while ago I had my first attempt at making a boat and ended up with my much loved coracle.
But I really want something bigger and often find myself in a modern canoe when we take the scouts out. So my next project I want to complete is to build myself a bigger boat (canoe size)...
cascamite for wood every time, I made my kitchen cupboards, coracle, string maker, shelving etc. With it nothings broke its easy to sand to keep everything neat, great product :)
Unfortunately not me being slow they are lost in the system :( I'm waiting for a call back from posty but if they have no answer, luckily I put them together so will just send some more off if needed. Don't worry uncleboob I will not let you miss out :)
Billy stick is https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/193810948/squirrel-cooker?ref=related-1
But squirrel spikes broken off by scout so just holds billy now
Its a maglite branded one steel hoop and fabric though
Firelighting kits vary slightly depending on what batch there from
All have ...
On offer from me
Campfire billy stick
A couple of my ''one'' fire kits I have made up for my scouts ( can make 5+fires a kit if u know what your doing)
Will have a rummage and add more if needed when I get back from winter camp with my scouts (Tuesday)
Barn owl sleeping bag is yours
Have just given it a wash as its been sat in my extras kit for if a cub ever needed it for a while now, never been used though.
PM me your details and ill post when its dry :)
if i have got the gas mask bag then ill be offering up one of the following
Stanley 12-in-1 Multi-Tool#
Snugpak Lightweight Jungle Sleeping Bag
or my old fire lighting kit (assortment of things filling a shoebox)
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