How many Scouts can you get in a tipi???

[stovie]

Spent a fun weekend with the scouts, doing the usual bushcraft activities, like shelter building, preparing game, cooking etc. but this time it was a little colder, and at times a lot wetter...but not too bad..

Here's two of the boys harvesting pigeon breasts. the lad on the right was doing it for the first time, and on the left is an "old hand" showing him the ropes...

Game stew broiling away...Venison, rabbit and pigeon with potatoes and veg....went down a treat...

One of the selters

Roast rabbit

Showing them how it's done...

what's all the fuss about

Game stew scout style

In the tipi while outside hail and thunder

Myself and two other leaders spent the night in the tipi, while the scouts bivvied down in their own shelters

Great fun weekend...and keen to get out again soon.....

 

[JonnyP]

Nice one Stovie, great work your doing there mate.....

 

[leon-b]

great mate, your scout group sounds really good
leon

 

[weaver]

I consider that a great investment in our future, Stovie! Great work there!

 

[spamel]

Another bunch of great photos!! I'm getting spoilt tonight! Stovie, good work there, I love the way your coffee pot is always in your shots, you seriously get your moneys worth out of that little coffee pot!

 

[Ahjno]

Excellent stuff Stovie!
Great to see these youngsters out in the woods and enjoying themselves / feeling comfortable. :You_Rock_

Like those blurred pics ... Very SAS-ish :theyareon

 

[Spikey DaPikey]

Cool pic's One's not pixelated tho....

 

[British Red]

Fantastic picture as always Stovie you are a constant source of inspiration mate. Would really love to come and play one day...

Red

 

[chrisanson]

nice one m8, good to see there are still some real scouts!
chris

 

[Mr_Rimps]

very impressed with the female scout skining skills. It pus my female explorers to shame.

The scouts love this sort of stuff. If they dont get this sort of activity as a scout IMHO its really tough to get them interested whne they become explorers. Keep up the great work Stovie!

 

[Culicoidis]

I wish I had had the same opportunities when I was a scout. Keep up the inspirational work, a group of children who have been given a great start in bush craft.

 

[Klenchblaize]

Inspirational stuff.

Now, just how do I get my daughter to realise that actually she does like camo clothing and in something other than GAP pink!

Cheers

 

[falcon]

Top stuff Stovie..... :You_Rock_

 

[Kane]

Blimey my old Boys Brigade camp was nothing like that!!!! Nice job, how did their night in the home made shelters go? and why weren't the adults in a home made bivi to lol

 

[stovie]

Thanks everyone. They certainly are a great bunch of scouts. They're asking about the next camp already....

Here's the next RM

 

[stovie]

Blimey my old Boys Brigade camp was nothing like that!!!! Nice job, how did their night in the home made shelters go? and why weren't the adults in a home made bivi to lol

They all slept really well in their shelters...dry and warm and were not up until 0700.

as for the adults, we DID sleep in a home-made bivi...the tipi

 

[Kane]

LOL ok I suppose that counts

 

[ship]

top work stovie n excellent photos, but jeez those "kids" put me to shame :You_Rock_
BTW, do all scout troops do this sort of thing? little ship,s 9yrs and would love it, i was never in the scouts so wouldn,t know (got kicked out the boys brigade twice tho )

ship

 

[stovie]

top work stovie n excellent photos, but jeez those "kids" put me to shame :You_Rock_
BTW, do all scout troops do this sort of thing? little ship,s 9yrs and would love it, i was never in the scouts so wouldn,t know (got kicked out the boys brigade twice tho )

ship

Interestin you're in the NE ship. I too am from thereabouts (Alnwick to be precise...ish)...andf I too never got involved in any formal scout movement, just spent my childhood fishing, camping, snaring and dodging those that knew better...

Unfortunately, for all the possibilities, it appears that putting the "out" into scout is still a rare commodity, and it all depends on your local leaders, and what they perceive scouting to mean...or what they are comfortable with.

It's a difficult call, but I know what my scouts want (cos I ask them ) and I do my best to deliver....

But I guess in answer to your question, NO, all scouts dont do this kind of thing...More's the pity

 

[Tutchi]

Hi Stovie
Grandson has just joined the cubs. Must see if I can run off some of these pics to show his leaders if you have no objection. Would love if they took it on-board and took his troop out for the odd weekends.

Rgds
Tutchi