Doing knots blindfold, knot racing, blanket toss (over the rafters), british bulldogs, first aid practice (handy after blanket toss and bulldogs
) practise lighting primus stoves and make a brew, tug of war, compare kit lists, practise doing lashings and frapping turns, practise packing a rucksack, study maps, learn theory basics of map and compass, look at samples of rocks and minerals, make french arrows etc etc; these were the sort of things we did C1975