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Resources
National BSA
Sites:
Sam Houston Area
Council:
Other Scouting-related and Outdoor sites:
- Adventure
Network -
is the ultimate online
resource for outdoor, adventure and fitness enthusiasts. Experts and a wealth
of free information right at your fingertips
- Canoe Training -
Website of Venturing Crew #479, Rick Ales' crew, that teaches various Canoe
safety courses (including FOC, Canoeing merit badge, and Basic River).
- Houston Museum of Natural Science - This will take you
to the latest schedule for the HMNS all-inclusive Merit Badges classes
- Merit Badges Online - Unofficial, but very handy requirements
pages for every merit badge and rank advancement in Scouting, with links for
resources and information with every badge.
- Lone Star Dutch Oven
Society -
Texas organization of
Dutch-oven enthusiasts. Website has recipes and tips on cooking and care of
our Dutch oven. The Houston area chapter is called the Saltgrass Chapter and
their page has a calendar of upcoming DOGs (Dutch Oven Gatherings).
- Philmont
Info Site - This site, operated by Troop 764, from Georgia, claims to
have "everything you need to know about Philmont" and they probably do!
- Scouter
Interactive
- Huge selection of Scouting
links from campfire and fundraising ideas to service projects, clipart and
advancement
- Seldon's High Adventure Links - This guy has put
together a fantastic page of High Adventure camping links, including Philmont
(official AND unofficial), the Northern Tier canoe bases and many other Scout
camp websites, plus links to journals and photos from people who've been there
- The US Scouting Service
Project -
Vast site with tremendous
resources for all Scouters from clip-art to discussion
groups
Area Scout Camps:
- Animated Knot-tying for Scouts -
All the basic knots, and then some, with animated GIFs to help you
see how the knot is tied.
- Roper's
Knots - Great site showing hundreds of knots
- Lashings- Superbly
illustrated, and clearly explained page (in PDF format) showing how to do a Square
Lashing . Check out these also Diagonal
Lashing and Tripod (sheer)
Lashing .
- GeoCaching.com - Learn about the fun
sport of GeoCaching, a modern version of treasure-hunting using a GPS to track
down the prize. Enter your zip code and find the nearest caches to your
location, then get hunting. But remember, if you take something, you gotta
leave something!
- Heavens-Above - Super website for
the stargazer. Print out exact sky-charts for any location and any time. Find
satellite predictions (including the Hubble Space Telescope and the Int'l
Space Station), Iridium flare forecasts, plus facts, links and information on
many other astronomy interests.
- Poison Ivy, Sumac &
Oak Information Center - Everything you could possibly want to know
about these itchy devils that are so common in the areas that we like to camp.
- How Stuff Works -
My favorite! Find out how nearly everything works...from cell phones to
computer mice. From food preservation to lasers.
- Texas Hiking - A website
dedicated to hiking in Texas. Lists trails with descriptions, ratings,
comments, etc
- US Flag -
Everything you ever wanted to know about the US flag...its history,
development, etiquette, etc, all at
USFlag.org
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