Keeping Cool, Water, Parade of Tents and a Mouse Trap

Aug 10, 2016

The 2016 Tifie Camp provided some great lessons about keeping cool, water, parade of tents and a mouse trap.  Keeping Cool At the July camp it was in the 90s every day. Most of the tents were in the sun all day long. Fortunately there was a breeze in the...

My Week at the BSA Philmont Training Center

Jul 17, 2016

I was “invited” to live in a tent city for a week. I was at Philmont Scout Ranch, New Mexico for a week of leadership training. I was there to learn how to be a more effective scout leader, but I also learned some more things about tent living. This...

The Sweet Spot of Prepping

Sep 02, 2015

For those of you who play golf, you understand that there is a sweet spot on your club face. When you hit the ball on that sweet spot, the ball goes straight and far. If you miss the sweet spot, the ball flies off at an unintended angle and doesn’t...

The Four Lists of Preparation

Apr 12, 2015

I presented two days on the topic, “Useful Camp Gear – How to Make a Tent a Home”.  I shared some of the things that I have learned about sanitation, sleeping comfort, space considerations, keeping clean, play and handy tools.  Then I talked about the four lists of effective preparation and how to prioritize.  Here is a link where you can view/download my presentation - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B379M2RVQQFaRkpVVGtXSE5jMTA/view?usp=sharing