Who wants to help me out with project for Scouts

[Cgrutt]

Wrote about this before but now it's official, as part of my "Woodbadge" goals, I want to put together a PDF for Scouts focused on primitive vs modern day survival skills. The main idea is mankind has been surviving for tens of thousands of years without the benefit of "modern-day" materials, equipment and methods and I'd like to document various fundamental survival skills that will hopefully be beneficial to Scouts. The goal has a diversity element to it as well, so I want to cover various customs, traditions, superstitions and beliefs of various primitive cultures as it relates to survival and compare and contrast that to modern-day approaches. I want to focus on both Native American and Australian aboriginal (i.e., "Bushcraft") cultures but the door is wide open for inclusion of any others (e.g., African, South/Central American, Asian, Norse, Cave-man, whatever...) so long as it pertains to core survival skills that can be used by modern day Scouts. Figured this might be a good way to generate some content on site as well. Topics are wide open and I'd appreciate your contributions. Basics themes to include Cultural differences, Shelters, Knife & tool making, Fire making, Water, Cordage and containers, Hunting & trapping, wild and natural foods/medicines and Navigation. Open to other ideas and suggestions as well.

I'll set up a new forum section if there is enough interest. I might do it anyway and just post stuff as I go along. Have about 15 months or so to complete project, but would prefer to get it done within next 6 months.

Thanks in advance!

CG

[masterswimmer]

I've always wanted to learn how to flint knapp. LMK when you get to that sub topic.

[Cgrutt]

Just post it up! Thanks.

[masterswimmer]

Been wanting to do it for a long time. Don't know how yet. Would like to learn. I'll check out some sites and see what's out there for tutorials.

[24Pink14Stink]

I'm in. I'll post some stuff up. bow drill maybe.

try searching YouTube for a channel called Primitive Technology .

[Cgrutt]

Thanks, appreciate it! Project also entails trying out some things with the Scouts during outdoor events (e.g., camping overnight, hiking outing, etc) and compare and contrast with modern methods. Bow Drill was one that I had in mind. Some sort of shelter is another. Open to suggestions.