WOW, nice job Pete! It sounds like the girls had an excellent introduction to survival lesson.

Mike

Great job Pete!

Real great job, keep us up to date on any more you do. I'm in the process of becoming a Emergency Prep. merit badge counselor for our troop so any info people have is great to read up on.

I would be interested in seeing your powerpoint that you used for this training

Hi Amanda,

Just PM your e-mail address and I will send it out.

By the way: Welcome to the forums, hope you stay and participate, there are a lot of great folks from all over the world with a lot of knowledge and experience.

Pete

Hi Pete,

I just reread this post and am going to use your "wet clothing demo" in my youth "Intro to Survival" class this July. Thanks for sharing this excellent teaching technique.

Mike

Well, Pete, young ladies in 13 teams across the DC area are doing their pack checks and getting ready for a fun "Teens in the Timber" competition this Memorial Day weekend. Everyone, wish them luck and dry tinder!

Hi Tia,

Our family had a change in plans and decided not to go away for the weekend. So, we contacted Denise (the Project Coordinator) to see if they needed judges, which they did. My wife (Margaret) and I will be judging the outdoor survival station, which is somewhat a composite approach of several of the other stations. We will then later along with other judges, judge the cooking competition.

Having received information on the competition (no hints), I am very impressed with event and believe the girls will have their survival skills and mental agility challenged (8 different challenge stations).

I look forward to seeing you there and good luck to your girls.

Pete