If you're a scout you are required to make something using pioneering skills, if not, then you might just want to show off some skills and turn your patch of dirt into a "high-end" campsite.
Flag Pole: This is a common gadget and also an easy one to make. First, find two poles you want to use as your pole. Lay them so that they overlap roughly 3-5 feet, you want them to run parallel to each other for a longer distance if the poles are heavy. On either end of where the poles meet, do a Round Lashing or Shear Lashing. While someone is digging a hole to put the pole in, have someone set up a halyard to raise your flag on. You can do this by using Square Knots to join pieces of rope around the top of the pole and attaching a pulley or just a string that makes it so the halyard moves freely. Cross: If you are going to be out and want to put on a religious service and would like a cross, all you need are two lashings. First, make a tripod which will serve as the base. Next, make a cross using a Square Lashing. Finally, tie the cross onto the tripod so that it stands straight.
Kitchen: While out camping, you may want a simple kitchen set up to add to the space you don't have.
Drying Rack-If you have two trees relatively close together, simply use Square Lashings to attach a pole at least 3ft off the ground. If you don't have 2 trees or only 1 tree, you can plant a pole into the ground to lash to.
Hanging Pot-Step 1, tie a tripod. Step 2, hang a string strong enough to hold your filled pot to the tripod joint. Be sure that the poles you use are strong enough, you don't want them to snap and lose both your stew and your fire. To make this even better, you can make a grill with green limbs so they don't burn as easily by tying them together with Square Lashings and attaching a cord to each corner to hang from.
Gateway: Everyone wants their site to be welcoming, and maybe you want a special place to put your group's flags or sign, why not make a gateway? This is a simple task and requires no digging. Start by making two large tripods (large enough that people, or vehicles) can travel under. Next, stand up your tripods and lay a beam across the top to make the gateway the size you want. For extra strength, use Square Lashings to attach support beams around the tripods so they don't slide.Latrine: A simple item, that must be built right and may get a fair amount of use over the course of a weekend, as the saying in Jurassic Park went, "If you gotta go, you gotta go."
By looking at the image to the right, you will have to ground the four main poles into the ground. You will then use Square Lashings to join the 4 base poles, and then Square Lashings again to the other beams to hold them in place. Dig a trench underneath the project (at least 3ft deep) and leave the dirt to the side with a shovel. As the latrine is used, an individual should add a little bit of dirt back to the trench. Remember, latrines should be set up at least 100ft from where you eat and sleep
These are all simple Camp Gadget projects. Each of these can be expanded upon to make them bigger or more magnificent. Tomorrow we'll talk about getting projects off of the ground.
Fuse it, Lash it, Tie on!
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