Hey Guys
Fonly
Yaaa,, it's been a long, long battle with him..He suffered a Major stroke last Friday and the outcome isn't good...
Thanks for the kind words...
I know what you mean about outdoors skills...
I have no control about what goes on with anything else,, however as far as Scouting goes,, I've got an opportunity to effect some change within Scouting.. I've opened up a few eyes,, one Major in our district and would like to see some changes made Nationwide...
Scouting at least in Canada has Mutated into almost day care like settings, where little if any Outdoorsman skills,, and I mean real skills are being taught... That's just Pitiful
And then on the flipside, they set in my mind some unrealistic goals for Ventures.. One of which being that they have to do a Winter camp, at least 1 night, Without a sleeping bag or Blanket .. WTF ??
There's No preperation before that,, so how do you jump from little training in Scouts for this sort of thing to sleeping in the wilderness in the Winter with No gear,,Given the fact that Scouts won't let you hack down a Spruce tree to use as shelter.. LMAO
Who comes up with this stuff,, it's unrealistic...
But then again,, it says a Winter Camp,, It's winter in Florida in Jan too !! Right...? Doesn't say it has to be cold.... LOL I'll do a 2 Week Winter Camp in Ft. Myers ...
Cool on the winter training Dude..
Get yourself some Swedish Wool pants and some Under Armour !! Awesome Shyte !!
As for Blade size with Scouting...
I really mix it up there dude..
There's really no set length I carry,,all depends on my mood ...
I carry anything from a Mora to my Battle Mistress...
If I know that a particular camp doesn't like big knives.. The Battle Mistress makes an appearance .. Blade length rules are Stupid ( a 9" knife isn't any more dangerous than a 4" knife ( Allot of that comes from misconceptions of blade length laws, which there are none of in Canada)..
I've successfully argued my Battle Mistress at Scout camps and then won't have a problem for awhile.. I'll even carry Shoulder rigs once and awhile..
However,, more times than not it's usually a 4-6" blade and a folder of some type...
One of my big peeves is going to church service on Sunday..
You're not allowed "weapons" at the church.. I tell my Ventures that if Anyone says "No weapons" to smile,, say "Ok" and keep walking right in..
They KNOW that their knives aren't weapons and if Anyone gives them a hassle that they forward them to me. I 'm not unstrapping for Anything or Anyone.. I usually don't go anymore simply because of that..
I know I'm sanding against the grain here, but there's a reason for it...I refuse to refer to my knives as weapons....
Ohhh LMAO,, just for kicks, I unloaded outside of the "church" with at least a half a dozen knives, as did two other leaders, and I posted one of the boys to guard the pile... LOL That included the knives I was wearing, SAK, Multitool, my bag Hideout and a keychain knife..
ttyle
Eric
O/ST
Well, for what its worth I truly hope he gets better, I just lost an uncle this spring to cancer, and its the worst feeling.
You know, I wonder what the scouts and things are like around here, we also have a thing called JC, or Junior Rangers. They do ALOT of camping things with kids, many outings, hunting skills, with rifles, traps, quading treks and all kinds of things, but it more of a northern canadian thing, thats a way of life for them, and its not really something that is frowned apon, which is nice. Its just so happens that some of the parents up here arn't into teaching their kids their "old ways" and its nice to see the Canadian military taking a step in and helping communities this far north.
If you get a chance, go to a local recruiting office, if you have one in the area, and talk with them about starting a Ranger Patrol there. If that would happen, then JC's would not be far behind, and there isnt any crap that goes with it about blade length, folding or not.