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I took these pictures on October 5, 2009. The pictures of the Las Vgeas Strip and Downtown were taking from a vantage point about 12 miles from the strip. The other picture is of a place called "The Wetlands Tail". All these pictures were taking on a Oylumpus D-5000 digital SLR. Please feel free to offer suggestions on how I can improve my photography skills. ... [More]
By: Scott Robertson On: 2009-10-15Kamp Kitchen – Packing It all Up
It is strange I am saddened writing this post, as it brings to an end a 16 part mini-series I titled “Kamp Kitchen”. Yet I am writing this before I have even posted the first post of this series onto the website. I hope you have enjoyed this mini-series and found it helpful.This last post will be short it is just to show you, as you can see, my entire kitchen fits into one box... [More]
By: Scott Robertson On: 2009-10-12Kamp Kitchen – Patrol Boxes
There are many names for these boxes including Grub Box and Patrol Box. The important part is these are usually wood or plastic boxes that are used to store all of your kitchen gear in. Thes boxes can be complicated and well designed, or just a simple rubber maid box.A big factor I need to point out... make sure the box is of a size and weight that the Scouts can manage it.One of InsaneScouter... [More]
By: Scott Robertson On: 2009-10-12Kamp Kitchen - Ice Chests
There are many different types and sizes of coolers. For most of our campouts ones that plug into the car will be to small, and not practical for extended stays. I also find the cheap foam throw away ones not the best option for campout after campout. I also believe they are also harder on the environment. Most of us will use the standard plastic re-usable ice chests.Obviously the primary function of a camp cooler... [More]
By: Scott Robertson On: 2009-10-12Kamp Kitchen - First Aid Kit
Personally I believe it is a good idea to always have a first aid kit in the kitchen. First aid kits and what it contains can very wildly. The one I have pictured is a smaller on I carry hiking and camping as my personal kit. I also have a large group kit that I made from scratch, in a large fishing tackle box. Regardless of what first aid kit you use make sure you... [More]
By: Scott Robertson On: 2009-10-12interview Director of 759: Boy Scouts of Harlem
I recently had the chance to interview Jake Boritt the Director of 759: Boy Scouts of Harlem. Hope you enjoy. What was the motivation, the drive behind making the film? I had recently moved to Harlem and was fascinated by the neighborhood. I was exploring angles to make a film about Harlem. I was just finished my film Budapest to Gettysburg when Justin returned from an 18 month trip around the world looking to get... [More]
By: Scott Robertson On: 2009-10-03Kamp Kitchen – Tables
When in camp, what kind of tables do you use? I bet this is a silly question for many of you, as you go to established camp sites and use the existing panic tables. What do you do if you camp in a place with no tables, or not enough tables?What I like to use are six-foot bi-fold folding tables. The tables I use came from a local store for $45 each. The packaging claims... [More]
By: Scott Robertson On: 2009-10-03Murphy's scouts laws
This was posted on a Scout mailing list and thought it was radically accurate so I am sharing. The other is unknown, but if anyone does not the author or source to credit it to, I would be happy to do so. Murphy's scouts laws The child with the fewest clean clothes will invariably be the first to get wet The easier the rules of the game the fewer will want to play If it... [More]
By: Scott Robertson On: 2009-10-03Kamp Kitchen – Portable Water
A lot of the campouts I did with the Scouts were to places that have no facilities, no water, tables, bathroom... nothing. This meant we had to bring everything in and take everything out. In this brief post just wanted to point out different kind of containers for transporting water from home to the campsite.My favorite types of water containers are like the navy blue one in the picture. It holds 5 gallons of water... [More]
By: Scott Robertson On: 2009-09-28Fuzzy and Scout Sept 28
Hi All,Fuzzy and Scout here, we hope you all have had nice summer holidays and are all back at Scouts / Cubs whatever again. We have had our first cubby meetings and it was real fun, although not everyone was happy to go back to school. As we are bears we have to go to forest school, which is always real fun as we do things like salmon hunting, berry foraging and all other fun... [More]
By: Scott Robertson On: 2009-09-28