by brian | Aug 12, 2019 | Trail Skills
Description: Trail Life Handbook (First Printing) Trail Life Handbook (Second Printing) Resource: 1. Trail Ethics a. Explain how being a good steward and observing the low impact camping method applies to Trail Skills. pp. 139-142, 163 The Trailman's Oath:...
by brian | Aug 12, 2019 | Trail Skills
The Watch Method The Watch Method is one of the easier methods to use because it does not require anything except the watch on your hand. The Watch Method is shown with an analog watch (the one with hands!). It can, however, also be done with a digital watch, since...
by brian | Aug 12, 2019 | Trail Skills
On a cloudless night, drive a stick into the ground until the tip of it is at your eye level. Behind it, plant a taller stick such that the tips of the sticks line up on a bright star, as you look at them. After a few minutes, the star will appear to have moved (but...
by brian | Aug 12, 2019 | Trail Skills
This technique is beautifully simple and extremely quick. Although not perfectly accurate, it can be an excellent guide for getting your general bearings. The ‘crescent method’ works as follows: Mentally draw a line that connects the horns of a crescent moon and then...
by brian | Aug 12, 2019 | Trail Skills
Finding the North Star, also known as Polaris, is one of the ways you can get your bearings if you need directions and are without a compass. God gave us a blessing in supplying with some visual aid that: Nearly everyone can use Doesn't move with the Earth's...
