Thanks Deathwind. He's an adventure-seeking kid who he loves the outdoors. I figure, if his natural inclination is to be a wild child, we should probably teach him to do it safely - and what to do when things go South - as soon as possible. My Dad always said that practice makes perfect (actually, he said "perfect practice makes perfect" but that's an entirely different parenting conversation. LOL!) so when bacpacboy wanted to make a fort in the backyard, and keeps asking to try Cody's super shelter, what better opportunity for a little Hug-a-Tree practice. The key, for us, to teaching how to developing his skills and to use his survival gear is to keep it fun and who doesn't like fort building?!

As for his super shelter, we've had a lot of wind the last couple of weeks, and his frame is holding up just fine, but his plastic sheet is toast. Of course, that doesn't stop him. He wanted to eat dinner out there last night - in the pouring rain.

Looks like a great chance to teach some lashings, DS's troop is working with lashings right now, looks like you and bacpacboy are sure having a lot of fun