Scouting, Volume 14, Number 11, December 1926 Page: 5
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Winter Camping
Jill Wessel
Clothing should be
warm and substantial.
Mackinaw sweaters
and lumberjack shirts
afford good protection.
Avoid close-fitting
clothes and overcoats.
Several scout shirts
worn one
over the
other are a
good protec-
tion when
skating, or
skiing. They are also comfortable in driz-
zling rain. In bitter cold weather, mufflers
and wristlets are good insulation. Mittens
are considered by Northern woodsmen as
the most effective way of keeping hands
warm. Gauntlets are also effective in keep-
ing the wind from going up the arm sleeves.
First Aid
In bright sunshine, guard against snow
blindness when crossing snowy fields. This
is a painful affliction, which comes from
an undue amount of eyestrain in intense
light.
In most cases the winter-camper is a
pretty healthy individual. However, you
will want to make sure that no boy goes on
this trip suffering from a bad cold. Other
than that nothing else may be necessary
except bandages, antiseptics such as Mer-
curochrome, Iodine and the like to take care
of abrasions due to falls on frozen ground or
ice. Approved first-aid kits will be carried.
Cold air naturally invigorates and will
draw freely on the reserve energy of the
boys, without signs of fatigue. The reaction
of over-exertion is seen the following day in
dull, disinterested boys, who hover about
the fireside. Over-stuffing of food also has
some bearing on this condition. However,
food should be substantial and sufficient in
quantity. It may be desirable to take time
off for a fire and a'Jcup of hot beef tea with
possibly a cracker, a sweet cookie and a
piece of cheese, while en route. This gives
the less hardy boys a chance to rest up and
allows for adjustment of equipment.
Shelter
Do not attempt an overnight hike until
you have made several day hikes with your
boys. A splendid shelter can be improvised
with a number of tarpaulins or shelter-
halves, pitched to the lee of the wind in a
semi-circle, with a fire built in the center.
Leaves may be gathered and kept in place,
covered with ground sheets, held down by
foot logs. This is probably as warm a way
to sleep on the ground as is possible. Ex-
perienced campers prefer this to a cot in a
drafty cabin. It is advisable to sleep as
close to the floor ground as possible with
proper insulation, as cots allow for too much
ventilation from below. When sleeping on a
cot remember to use as much covering below
as above.
Axemanship
Make it a point to teach boys the proper
use of the axe. At least one long-handled
axe should be in the party for heavier wood.
Use dead timber and squaw wood as matter
of thrift and conservation. When there is
snow on the ground, the wood may be
placed on a sleigh and yarded for chopping
into firewood.
Activities
Each hike or encampement should have
some definite objective, as an occupation of
some kind will have a great deal to do with
overcoming physical hardships. The study
of trees in winter can be gone into with
considerable satisfaction. Competition
might be scheduled giving recognition to the
best drawings, and in identification of trees.
The tracking of animals is another fas-
cinating pastime, which develops a keen
sense of observation. Plaster casts can be
made of either mud or snow for permanent
record. Photographs of tracks are also
worth taking. These should be made from a
position almost vertical above the track,
else from a gentle tilt to record the mode of
locomotion.
Many of the grasses and weeds have any
number of galls and blisters caused by in-
sects and fungi. It requires special skill to
identify these. Possibly they may be picked
up along the hike and taken home foi
identification.
Bird-feeding is a real "Good Turn" tc
consider on a winter outing. When the
weather is too severe, be sure that handi-
craft projects, such as leather-working and
tincancraft are provided. The making of
various tin-can stoves will give boys a chance
to express their ingenuity in improvising
heating devices for winter-camp purposes.
When day is done and the boys sit about a
crackling fire, schedule such activities as
ice rescues, knot-tying contests while wear-
ing mittens, and initiations into an imagi-
nary Society of Winter-Campers.
A New Way of Putting Over
Old Ideas
THE drawings below illustrate a mov-
ing picture idea (not motion picture)
suggested by Scout Executive G. H.
Oberteuffer of Portland, Ore., by which
many of the activities of the Scouting Pro-
gram can be instructively and entertainingly
"put over" to the troop or to the public.
The first drawing describes the device itself,
which consists of two spindles, upon which
are rolled the "film," a strip of stout wrap-
ping paper or stout transparent paper, 18
inches wide and as long as you want it to be.
In using transparent paper, the room is
darkened and a strong light is placed behind
the "film."
The contrivance set up, one scout unrolls
the "film," while another, with some sense
of humor and intelligent knowledge of
Scouting, makes a little speech about the
different "features." You can get four to
six or more features on a reasonable strip of
film, lengthwise on the strip, as shown here,
or one picture under the other, as indicated
in the picture of the device itself.
The six pictures shown here represent one
such "feature," the others on this same film
cover other hazards. The making of the film
is a dandy patrol or troop project for the
artists of the troop. Other ways of prepar-
ing the pictures are with the aid of the pen-
tograph, shadograph, or post-card projector.
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