102 Knots & Lashings

Learning Objectives

As a result of this experience, each participant should be able to:

• Complete advancement requirement F3abcd.
• Tie the timber hitch, clove hitch. (F3b)
• Use these knots in the square, shear, and diagonal lashings. (F3c)
  • Learn the Tripod Lashing
• Use these lashings in a real outdoor settings (F3d).

Materials Required

• 2 short stick for each participant and one for the instructor.
• 1 15 foot rope for each participant and one for the instructor.
• 4 5 foot poles.
• 2 seven foot poles

Discovery

Build an H trestle for the scouts to inspect with the five foot and seven foot poles. Let them notice how sturdy the structure is. Let the scouts take the structure apart.

Teaching-Learning

1. Show the scouts the following knots and allow them to tie them several times
   • Clove hitch
   • Timber hitch.
2. Show scouts these lashings and allow them to practice.
   • Square.
   • Sheer
   • Diagonal
   • Tripod

Application

For this meeting, have scouts build the H trestle and compete against their own time.

You may want to practice these skills more during the skills time of the next meeting. If so, scouts can make an X trestle or some other pioneering projects.

Have scouts make a simple camp gadget on this month’s outing to complete requirement F3b and F3c.

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