Author: The Busy Scouter
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Ropes – Kernmantel or Hawser Lay ?
Which type of rope should you use – especially for climbing? We compare the pros and cons of the two main types.
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Bucket Cricket
Although the game is called bucket cricket, playing with a round or square metal drum that stands about 14 inches high and 9 inches across is more satisfying. Use a bat of a piece of wood approximately 20 inches long and 2.5 inches wide. We’re using a tennis ball or a rubber ball of a…
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One Hundred Scouts
This is a lovely article that could be used for recruitment. It may be out of date now and I do not have the original source. The Busy Scouter Of any 100 children who become Scouts, it is highly probable that 30 will drop out in their first year. Perhaps this may be regarded as…
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Smart USB Charging Station for 8 Devices
I have previously written about our move to rechargeable LED lights. Since buying and trying a single lamp we have added four more as well as having other devices using USB ports to charge. This unit allows charging of multiple devices and intelligently switches off as devices reach capacity which stops overcharging. Whilst it is…
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Payments in 2024 – by card, no less!
Most of us volunteering for charity do so as a hobby, to give back. We don’t often consider the cost and rarely claim back what we have spent enjoying our hobby. I was like that, then life changed, and I couldn’t afford to do anything. Let alone give more of my weekends camping, not if…
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What help do you need?
This is a simple statement that we are all guilty of racing past! Who would volunteer to be a “Leader” or “Committee Member” without any more explanation? Not many people. If you can answer those clearly and positively, you’ve got the basis for an excellent advert.
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4 Pack of CE Certified Karabiners
We made tree swings with the Scouts and used these clips to quickly attached the swings to the rope. As darkness fell, the Scouts managed to lose one of my devices in the long grass, so sought a quick delivery from Amazon so the second troop session two days later could use the same activity.…
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Scout Record Card
Every once in a while I need to produce a record card for a Scout’s Challenge badge progress. Many moons ago, someone created a clever spreadsheet to take OSM data and do just that. I lost that years ago, but today I created a new one. If this proves useful to you, please let me…
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Too Many Volunteers
Hang on; this is a post on the recruitment topic. How can he write “Too many volunteers?” Simple. Each and every volunteer you recruit needs to feel cherished and valuable. I have seen (on too many occasions) a line of volunteers along the side of a hall with nothing today and looking fed up. How…
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3 Person Expedition Tent For Scouts
As a group, we’ve used Eurohike tents for some while and had six of the forerunner to this tent so we knew what to expect. This tent went beyond these expectations