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DRAW BRIDGE
demonstrations, covering skills that will be needed for
camp-out activities.
• Practice knots and lashings, if equipment is available.
• Hold a junior leader training session on "Counseling"
(Scoutmaster Handbook).
INTERPATROL ACTIVITIES
Reactor Transporter.
Equipment: For each patrol, six Scout staves or saplings about
six feet long, four six-foot lengths of cord, 20 feet of binder
twine or light cord, one No. 10 can, and one nut for a 1/2-inch
bolt.
Action: On signal each patrol builds transporter by lashing a
three-sided frame with three staves and then lashing on a
tripod from the three corners of the frame. The tin can is
suspended from the top of the tripod. Nut is also hung from
the top of the tripod. It hangs down in the can, but does not
touch the bottom or the sides.
When finished, three patrol members pick up the tripod by
the corners and carry it to a finish line 100 feet away. If nut
swings and hits side of can, patrol must return to starting
line and start carry again. Object is to transport reactor so
gently and evenly that it is not jarred.
Scoring: First patrol across the line wins.
Roman Chariot Race.
Equipment: For each patrol six Scout staves, nine pieces of
sash cord about six to eight feet long for lashings.
Action: Equipment is placed in piles opposite patrols. On
signal, patrols run and lash a "chariot." This is done by
making a trestle frame, as for a bridge. Four staves form a
square, the fifth and sixth staves are lashed diagonally to two
opposite sides and where they cross. When frame is finished,
two Scouts pull "chariot" and rider down the field around a
marker and back to finish line.
Scoring: First patrol to finish with "chariot" intact wins.
Flagpole Raising.
Equipment: For each patrol: five Scout staves, one patrol flag,
eight pieces of sash cord six to eight feet long to tie four
double lashings, three wooden stakes, one mallet for driving
stakes, and three guy ropes about 18 feet long.
Action: Patrol lines up with four Scout staves and the patrol
flag attached to the fifth stave. On signal, the Scouts lash the
five staves together with double shear lashings omitting frap-
pings. Next, they attach three guylines about two-thirds of
the way to the top, raise the pole, and stake down the guy
lines so the pole stands vertically. When finished, patrol
forms single line at base of pole and comes to attention.
Scoring: First patrol finished wins. Give extra points for tal-
lest pole.
MECHANICS OUTING
Mechanics can be done with metal, plastic, wood, or other
substances. In Scouting, mechanics is sometimes required
for pioneering projects. Mechanics can also be done with
bicycles, lawn mowers, auto engines, and other items. If the
more experienced Scouts can get hold of a lawn mower en-
gine and rebuild it, they may invent something that could
prove useful to the troop, either on a camp-out or at some
other function.
Younger Scouts can work on the mechanics of building
pioneering projects that are fun and useful. Some examples
are listed below.
The Rocker Bridge. This is a simple, single-lock, trestle
bridge with the footway in constant imbalance so that when
weight is removed it returns automatically to the take-off
side. If necessary, the take-off end can be weighted with an
extra log.
For obvious reasons, handrails are essential. The problem
here is to keep the posts rigid. One idea might be to use Scout
staves as posts, with overhead crossbars between them and
guy lines from the top corners. The extension of the treads on
each side of the footway would still be necessary, but at the
moment we see no easy way of avoiding this. Do you?
Heave the Heavyweight
Equipment for each patrol:
• Three 10-foot poles • 30 feet of 1/2-inch heaving rope
• One 3/8- or 1/2-inch rope, 20 feet long
MECHANICS 3 1991
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