Every Friday five posts from Scoutmaster worth reviewing. This week the subject is Books;
Nessmuk
' We do not go to the green woods and crystal waters to rough it we go to smooth it. We have it rough enough at home...'
' The temptation is to buy this or that bit of indispensable camp kit has been too strong and we have gone to the blessed woods handicapped with a load fit for a pack mule. That is not how to do it.
Go light, and the lighter the better so that you have the simplest material for health comfort and enjoyment. '
Camping's Top Secrets
Twenty five years of
camping on the average of once a month and I got a lot out of this
book.
Wildwoods Wisdom
Ellsworth Jaeger wrote several books about outdoor living in the 1940's. My favorite is Wildwoods Wisdom
AMC Guide to Outdoor Leadership
Scout leaders may not routinely lead expeditions to Nepal or outings
requiring extensive specialized skills but the information in the AMC
Guide to Outdoor Leadership remains a vital resource. Competent leaders
should have a grasp of group dynamics, risk assessment, effective
decision making and planning.
An Axe to Grind
The druidical science of axemanship is glossed over in scouting
literature. Wielding an axe expertly is more than meets the eye. Can
you properly 'hang' an axe? Are you able to detect hidden flaws when
choosing a new axe handle?
A good selection of materials. Wildwood wisdom is great for ideas for projects.
In the same vein, although a diary format, is "Cache Lake Country" one of my all-time favourites.
There's also Horace Kephart's "Woodcraft and Camping".
I've linked your blog from mine, hope to be checking in regularly!
Posted by: sam_acw | January 18, 2009 at 02:55 PM