H.A.C. -Pioneering Multi-Cache
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Pioneering
This is a straight forward two stage multi cache. You will find the
cords for the final at the posted cords. The cache is along a
section of the Sac & Fox trail. The trail is small gravel and
is great for a mountain bike, even horses are allowed on the trail.
Retrieving the final could be tricky for some and a piece of cake
for others. You will be hunting this cache at your own risk. The
first stage is a micro and the final a 30 cal ammo can. Cache
on!!
Pioneering—the
knowledge of ropes, knots, and splices along with the ability to
build rustic structures by lashing together poles and
spars—is among the oldest of Scouting's skills. Practicing
rope use and completing projects with lashings also allow Scouts to
connect with past generations, ancestors who used many of these
skills as they sailed the open seas and lived in America's forests
and prairies.
Requirements for the merit badge not the cache:
1. Show that you know first aid for injuries or illness that could
occur while working on pioneering projects, including minor cuts
and abrasions, bruises, rope burns, blisters, splinters, sprains,
heat and cold reactions, dehydration, and insect bites or
stings.
2. Do the following:
* Successfully complete Tenderfoot requirements 4a and 4b and First
Class requirements 7a, 7b, and 7c. (These are the rope-related
requirements.)
* Tie the following: square knot, bowline, sheepshank, sheet bend,
and roundturn with two half hitches.
* Demonstrate the following: tripod and round lashings.
3. Explain why it is useful to be able to throw a rope, then
demonstrate how to coil and throw a 40-foot length of 1/4- or
3/8-inch rope. Explain how to improve your throwing distance by
adding weight to the end of your rope.
4. Explain the differences between synthetic ropes and
natural-fiber ropes. Discuss which types of rope are suitable for
pioneering work and why. Include the following in your discussion:
breaking strength, safe working loads, and the care and storage of
rope.
5. Explain the uses for the back splice, eye splice, and short
splice. Using 1/4- or 3/8-inch three-stranded rope, demonstrate how
to form each splice.
6. Using a rope-making device or machine, make a rope at least 6
feet long consisting of three strands, each having three
yarns.
7. Build a scale model of a signal tower or a monkey bridge.
Correctly anchor the model using either the 1-1-1 anchoring system
or the log and stake anchoring method. Describe the design of your
project and explain how the anchoring system works.
8. Demonstrate the use of a rope tackle by lifting a weight of 25
pounds and pulling a log at least 6 inches in diameter and 6 feet
long with the tackle. Use the tackle to put tension on a line.
Explain the advantages and limitations of using a rope tackle. In
your explanation, describe the potential damage that friction can
do to a rope.
9. By yourself, build an A-trestle OR X-trestle OR H-trestle using
square and diagonal lashings. Explain the application of the
trestle you build. Demonstrate how to tie two spars together using
a shear lashing.
10. With a group of Scouts OR on your own, select a pioneering
project and get your counselor's approval before you begin
building. With your counselor's guidance, create a rough sketch of
the project. Make a list of the ropes and spars needed, then build
the project. (Note: This requirement may be done at summer camp, at
district or council events, or on a troop camp
outing.)
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