tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post5187800572852655983..comments2024-03-28T11:58:42.109-07:00Comments on Raconteur Report: Boy Scout's HandbookAesophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-72456604128943049892017-05-17T06:08:48.575-07:002017-05-17T06:08:48.575-07:00The older scout manuals are excellent. I used one...The older scout manuals are excellent. I used one of my own as a resource for low level readers when teaching ecological concepts like communities.<br /><br />Other good older texts on Scoutcraft/Bushcraft/Woodsmanship would be the Complete Book of Outdoor Lore (https://www.amazon.com/Outdoor-Life-Complete-Book-Lore/dp/B00005VNRM/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1495026163&sr=8-5&keywords=Camping+and+Outdoor+Lore ) and Townsend Wheeler's and Brad Angiers book 'On Your Own in the Wilderness' (https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_15?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=on+your+own+in+the+wilderness+1964&sprefix=On+Your+Own+IN+%2Caps%2C240&crid=JU80KIVA4O2D )Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00807254915366340491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-83049775315634126802017-05-13T05:40:18.630-07:002017-05-13T05:40:18.630-07:00It's true! These older scout manuals are rich...It's true! These older scout manuals are rich with useful information! When teaching others survival and being asked the inevitable question, "Which survival manual should I get first?" and the requester is new to training, I always recommend a Boy Scout manual from the late 40's or earlier if they can find a decent one. I like the '46 through '55 versions, as these were most likely edited by WWII and Korean War vets in what works and what should be left out.<br /><br />I found in my own scouting days, the dads who were the best instructors were the vets from those two wars, because they would go beyond the text and teach us the tricks of the trade, so to speak.<br /><br />Excellent recommendation and post!DTBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-75793275761105665622017-05-12T18:18:05.110-07:002017-05-12T18:18:05.110-07:00If an old Boy Scout Handbook is your cup of tea, l...If an old Boy Scout Handbook is your cup of tea, let me also suggest a Boy Scout Field book from the mid-eighties or earlier. There''s lots of practical old-school bushcraft in those books.Tenringzennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-41907304489888969922017-05-12T17:07:36.956-07:002017-05-12T17:07:36.956-07:00Amen. As a Scoutmaster and Campmaster in the 90...Amen. As a Scoutmaster and Campmaster in the 90's I heartily concur. We've almost lost 2 generations.Old Graftonnoreply@blogger.com