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Summary: AN ESSENTIAL BOOK !!!!
Review: I bought the Tenth edition. It has so much basic informtation on Campfires, Cooking, Ropes, Knots, Hiking, Backpacking, Cycling, Swimming, Safety Tips, Canoeing, Observing Nature, Physical Fitness, Ecology, Leadership Skills, and much, much more.Maybe there are more complete books out there, but this one is VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE IT IS WRITTEN SO THAT ANY 11-YEAR OLD BOY CAN UNDERSTAND IT... --George Stancliffe
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Summary: "I want a book about basic camping..." Duh!
Review: I had a friend who wanted to learn a few good knots.
Another friend on how to pick a campsite.
Yet another with questions on what to pack, choosing a tent... "How do I cook this?" "How did you get that fire going so
fast/ high/ hot?" "How the hell did you know *that*?" The Boy Scouts of America, folks. While what I learned was
largely experiential and through suffering trial-and-error, the
Boy Scout Handbook is *the* reference for what you need to know
about going out into the woods, by yourself, and coming back out well-fed and well-rested. Map reading skills. Tent site evaluation. Furniture building.
Cooking. Packing. Hiking. Camping, fishing, rowing, fire making, ax handling, first aid, moral rectitude, and common sense. Forget any other specialized book until you own this handbook and have committed it to memory. Until you can say you know every technique in here, you don't have the right to move on.
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Summary: "I want a book about basic camping..." Duh!
Review: I had a friend who wanted to learn a few good knots.
Another friend on how to pick a campsite.
Yet another with questions on what to pack, choosing a tent... "How do I cook this?" "How did you get that fire going so
fast/ high/ hot?" "How the hell did you know *that*?" The Boy Scouts of America, folks. While what I learned was
largely experiential and through suffering trial-and-error, the
Boy Scout Handbook is *the* reference for what you need to know
about going out into the woods, by yourself, and coming back out well-fed and well-rested. Map reading skills. Tent site evaluation. Furniture building.
Cooking. Packing. Hiking. Camping, fishing, rowing, fire making, ax handling, first aid, moral rectitude, and common sense. Forget any other specialized book until you own this handbook and have committed it to memory. Until you can say you know every technique in here, you don't have the right to move on.
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Summary: One of the Most Useful Books Ever Written
Review: I was a scout in the mid-to-late 1980s, and I never forgot the sheer usefulness of the Boy Scout Handbook. From knots to map-and-compass use; from general camping and wilderness survival skills to other 'survival' knowledge (e.g., the BSH is where I learned to tie a necktie), this modest book is a compendium of useful knowledge written in easily understandable prose. An essential book for ANY person interested in outdoor activity!
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Summary: One of the Most Useful Books Ever Written
Review: I was a scout in the mid-to-late 1980s, and I never forgot the sheer usefulness of the Boy Scout Handbook. From knots to map-and-compass use; from general camping and wilderness survival skills to other 'survival' knowledge (e.g., the BSH is where I learned to tie a necktie), this modest book is a compendium of useful knowledge written in easily understandable prose. An essential book for ANY person interested in outdoor activity!
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Summary: Good for Scouts and parents!
Review: I was never a Scout, though my father was one. Well, now my son is a Boy Scout, and wanting to support him in that, I have become a committeeman, but what is Boy Scouting exactly? Well, the best place to start is right here in the Boy Scout Handbook. The book explains the ranks, skills and opportunities of Boy Scouting. It also tells you what is required and even a quick history of Scouting.
Are you interested in getting your son into Scouting? Well, this book is a good place for you to start on your quest to understand Scouting. It's written for the young ones, but informative for us parents as well. I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: A great book for a Boy Scout, and a handy book for anyone.
Review: If you're a Boy Scout, you have to buy this book. Period. It has everything a scout will need to know contained in it. If you're not a Boy Scout, it's a handy book to have around. Any time you need to know a good knot or hitch, advice on hiking, camping, or outdoor cooking, or the best first aid instruction, you can find it in this book.
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Summary: A Must have for any Scout, or any Outdoor enthusiast
Review: It is a xtremely complete book, it has an ease understanding language, and it covers a lot of aspects of the outdoor world; knots, packing, wild animals, wild plants, outdoors hazards, map interpretation, orientation, cooking, axe and knife use, first aids, wilderness survival, and and many other important topics. It is a must have for scouts, specially starting ones, and will serve for any outdoor enthusiast as a good guide for the outdoors, even if you are an experienced one.
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Summary: Review for the official Boy Scout Handbook
Review: This book would have to be one of the most usefull books i have ever owned. If you are a boy in Scouts this book is the key to success. This book shows everything from tying knots to how to survive in the wilderness. This book is definately essential for a scout striving for his Eagle Scout honor. It has helped me on my path to eagle. I would definately reccomend this book to others to read and most definately to boys in scouting.
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Summary: Review for the official Boy Scout Handbook
Review: This book would have to be one of the most usefull books i have ever owned. If you are a boy in Scouts this book is the key to success. This book shows everything from tying knots to how to survive in the wilderness. This book is definately essential for a scout striving for his Eagle Scout honor. It has helped me on my path to eagle. I would definately reccomend this book to others to read and most definately to boys in scouting.
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