Camping

Some people talk of "roughing it" in camp. Well a "tenderfoot" may find it rough and uncomfortable. But there is no "roughing it" for a backwoodsman; he knows how to look after himself and make himself comfortable. If he has no tent, he doesn't sit down to shiver and grouse, but sets to work to rig up a shelter or hut for himself. He chooses a good spot for it, where he is not likely to be flooded out if a storm of rain were to come on. Then he lights a camp fire, and makes himself a soft mattress of ferns or straw.

A Scout is full of resource. He can find a way out of any difficulty or discomfort.

Author

Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell (Chief Scout, London, UK)

Date of Creation

1908

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