Knots for Scouts The Essential Knot Tying Book for Camping, Hiking, and Outdoor Adventure - Couverture souple

Dusk, Clara

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798192891605

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

Every scout remembers two knots: the one that held, and the one that didn't. Which memory will your next campout leave you with?
This is not a knot encyclopedia. It is a knot-earning system built from twenty-five essential ties, arranged in the exact order a scout needs them—from the first overhand to the four lashings that turn poles into camp engineering.
• Trailhead Basics (Knots 1–8): The small, fast, everyday knots that fix bootlaces, hang clotheslines, and bundle gear before the first overnight.
• Campcraft Knots (Knots 9–16): The bowline, taut-line hitch, and bends that keep tents guitar-string tight and make younger scouts say "whoa, show me that."
• Pioneer Skills (Knots 17–25): The timber hitch, trucker's hitch, constrictor, and four lashings that build gateways, washstands, and patrol projects.
Each level borrows from the one before. The two half hitches at Knot 3 become the finish of the round turn at Knot 11. The clove hitch at Knot 7 starts the square lashing at Knot 22. Skip ahead, and you will keep meeting knots you should have learned already.
The back of this book holds relay races, blindfold challenges, and three full patrol projects—because knots are a team sport wearing a solo disguise.
Pick up your rope. Tie the first knot. By the time you reach the trucker's hitch, your hands will know what your eyes never could.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798192891605
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 115
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