Scoutcraft Links

Animal Tracks

Animal Tracks

Astronomy

Starry Night

BACKPACKING

Backpacker Magazine*

COLD WEATHER

Guide to Hypothermia and Cold Weather Injuries *

Winter Camping and Fun

Making Snowshoes

Another Snowshoe Page

CLOTHING

Indentifind*
For garment labels. Labels will be shipped back to you within 48 hours of receipt of your order.

Fire Building

Firewood Comparison Table*

Firewood Song*

FIRST AID

Outdoor Action Program Home Page *

HIKING & CAMPING

Appalachian Trail*

Compass Information - Large Demo Compasses*

Nations Trails*

Poisonous Plants - Cornell Data Base*

Snake Bite Information*

KNOTS

The Knotting Dictionary of Kannet*

Get Knotted! Animated Knots for Scouts*
Provided by the 42nd BRIGHTON (Saltdean) Scout Group, East Sussex, UK

Make a Fish Net*

Netknots.com! Great site for Illustrated Knots!*

 

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Knots on the Web*

 

 

 

 

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Animated Knots

MAPS

Delorme Maps *

Ordering USGS Maps*

USGS Mapping Information: USGS Maps on the Internet * 

NO TRACE CAMPING

Leave No Trace*

OUTDOOR PROGRAMS (General)

Outdoor Action Program (Princeton University)*
This is an excellent collection of outdoor information including the following topics:
Equipment; Places to go; First Aid; Minimal Impact Camping; Natural History; Rock Climbing; Paddling; Weather; Winter Camping; Bear bags; Wilderness Safety; Trip Planning; River Trips; Heat Index; Wind Chill; & Backcountry Horse Use.

Leave No Trace (LNT) Master Network*

National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)*

Sign Language

Silent Scout Signals

Survival Skills

SSRsi - the Survival & Self-Reliance Studies Institute*

Weather

Thunderstorms and Camping*

THE BEAUFORT WIND SCALE*

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*These sites, though informative in nature, are not officially recognized or sanctioned by the National Council, Boy Scouts of America nor by the Buckskin Council, Boy Scouts of America.