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| Req. | Sub. | Description: | Trail Life Handbook
(First Printing) |
Trail Life Handbook
(Second Printing) |
Resource: |
| 1. | Explain how being a good steward and observing the low impact camping method applies to Ropework. | ||||
| 2. | Whipping and fusing: | ||||
| a. | Demonstrate whipping the ends of a natural fiber rope. | ||||
| b. | Demonstrate fusing the ends of a synthetic rope. | ||||
| 3. | Tie the following knots and describe their usefulness: | ||||
| a. | square knot | pg. 184 | pg. 160 | ||
| b. | bowline | pg. 182 | pg. 158 | ||
| c. | two half-hitches | pg. 181 | pg. 157 | ||
| d. | taut line hitch | pg. 182 | pg. 158 | ||
| e. | clove hitch | pg. 185 | pg. 161 | ||
| f. | timber hitch | pg. 184 | pg. 160 | ||
| 4. | Lashing | ||||
| a. | Tie square, diagonal, shear, tripod, round, and floor lashings and describe their function. | pp. 186-194 | pp. 163-170 | ||
| b. | Lash the following trestles: X-Trestle, A-Trestle, and H-Trestle. | ||||
| c. | Make a useful structure for camp using at least three different types of lashings. |
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Resources for Download
- Lashings and Trestles - Pioneering Lashing (PDF)
- Lashings and Trestles - Lashing Techniques (PDF)