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U.S. Metropolitan Area Emergency Preparedness E-Mail Groups   AND On The Same Page   The Old Scouts' On-Line Shopping Mall   America's Best Source for Essential Equipment and Supplies *   * (Note:  Contents may take      a few moments to load.)

 
OLD SCOUTS' ASSOCIATION, AND LINKS
OF RELATED INTEREST:
 
01.  A Boy Scouts' Patrol Song -- Rudyand Kipling, 1913

02.  Standing Orders of Rogers' Rangers, 1759

03.  S-U-R-V-I-V-A-L  Courtesy, U.S.M.C. Jungle Warfare School

04.  Leave No Trace: Outdoor Ethics & Skills For Outdoor Users

05.  Ultralight Backpacking Resources

06.  First Aid, Health, & Safety:

A.  Travelers' Health Maintenance, First Aid, and Medical Care Links

B.  First Aid & Emergency Medical Care -- Some Selected Links

>>>  Cautionary Notes:  (1)  Some websites listed above cover
advanced, professional-level First Aid procedures.  Readers
of this material are cautioned against attempting any type of
treatment beyond the scope of their training and certification.
(2)  Inappropriate or erroneous use of First Aid information
may result in adverse consequences for the patient, the spread
of infectious organisms, and/or serious legal liability for persons
attempting to function as caregivers.  (3)  Inclusion of these
sites does *NOT* imply affirmation that the material they contain
is accurate, complete, safe, or effective.  (4)  These links have
been provided:  (a)  for their general edcational value,  (b)  to serve
as "review & refresher" information for certified personnel, and
(c)  as an encouragement for laypersons who may wish to seek
out and undergo appropriate training to become qualified First
Aid practitioners.

07.  Water Purification and Supplies for Outdoor Adventure
and Emergency Preparedness

08.  Precision Ground Navigation:

A.  Map Reading and Land Navigation -- U.S. Army Field Manual 3-25.26

B.  USCGS Finding Your Way with Map and Compass

C.  Learn Orienteering!

D.  U.S Orienteering Federation

E.  Finding Your Direction When Lost

09.  Knots & Ropework:

A.  Knots on the Web

B.  Ropers Knots Page

10.  Pioneering Projects
 
11.  Fire Without Matches:

A.  Primitive Firemaking Techniques

B.  Fire Starting With Flint & Steel

C.  "Matchless" Fire Starting With Bow & Drill

D.  Aussie Fire Bow

E.  The Fire Piston: Ancient Firemaking Machine

F.  Fire Lighting

12.  Home Made Backpackers' Stoves -- The Wings Archive  (Outstanding !!)

13.  The Hobo Stove
 
14.  Outdoor Cooking:

A.  Cooking On An Open Fire

B.  Food -- Recipes, Tips, and Techniques

C.  Ol' Buffalo Outdoor Cooking Page

D.  Jim Speirs' "Camping Recipes" Page

E.  WAGGGS-L Cyber Cookbook

15.  Edible Wild Plants -- "Dining on the Wilds Home Page"
 
16.  Wildlife -- Critical Encounters:

A.  Black Bear Manners: Getting Along in the Backcountry -- Courtesy
of the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club

B.  Alaska's Bears -- Essentials for Traveling in Bear Country

C.  Bear Safety

D.  Cougars in the Appalachian Mountains -- Courtesy of the Potomac
Appalachian Trail Club

E.  Dangerous Insects and Arachnids

F.  Poisonous Snakes and Lizards

G.  Dangerous Fish and Mollusks

17.  Wilderness Survival:

A.  Survival -- U.S. Army Field Manual 21-76-1
*(PDF Format.)

B.  AirCav's Survival Briefing Room

C.  Equipped to Survive

D.  Wildwood Survival

E.  Survival I.Q.

F.  Wilderness Survival

G.  Wilderness Survival Guide

H.  Ranger Rick's

I.  Ol' Buffalo's Preparedness Page

18.  Native Ways and Survival Skills  --  Additional Botanical & Herbal Resources

19.  Weather, Climate, & Terrain -- Coping with Extremes:

A.  Winter Camping & Hypothermia

B.  Snow Camping Primer

C.  Winter Camping Manual -- Scouting in Canada

D.  Cold Weather Clothing

E.  Cold Weather Sleeping

F.  Outdoor Action's Winter Activities Page -- Winter Travel Links

G.  How to Build Igloos and Snow Caves:

(1)  Igloo -- the Traditional Arctic Snow Dome

(2)  Building an Igloo

(3)  Igloo Builders Guide

(4)  How to Build a Quinzee

H.  Basic Cold Weather Manual -- U.S. Army Field Manual 31-70

I.   Northern Operations -- U.S. Army Field Manual 31-71

J.  Soldier's Handbook for Individual Operations and Survival
in Cold-Weather Areas -- U.S Army Training Circular 21-3
*(No longer available to the public.)

K.  Mountain Operations -- U.S. Army Field Manual 3-97.6

L.  Military Mountaineering -- U.S. Army Field Manual 3-97.61

M.  Desert Operations -- U.S. Army Field Manual 90-3

N.  Desert Survival Primer

O.  Desert Survival

P.  Surviving in the Desert Southwest

Q.  Jungle Operations -- U.S. Army Field Manual 90-5

R.  Water Survival Training -- U.S. Army Training Circular 21-21
*(No longer available to the public.)

S.  Tropical Sea and Island Survival

T.  Sea Survival -- Courtesy of Wilderness Survival Net,
Based on U.S. Army Field Manual 21-76

U.  Life Aboard a Trans-Pacific Sailing Canoe --
Courtesy of the Polynesian Voyaging Society

20.  Old School Scouting -- Now see how it was done in the "Olden Days !!"
These wonderful sites are "works in progress;" many links appear yet to be
completed.

A.  The Inquiry Net

B.  The Birch Bark Roll of the Woodcraft League of America, Inc.,
by Ernest Thompson Seton

C.  The Book of Woodcraft, by Ernest Thompson Seton,
1st 1912 Edition

21.  The Rucksack -- The Wilderness Tripper's Portal

22.  Selected Civil Preparedness & Emergency Response Links

23.  Test Yourself Quizzes:

A.  Emergency & Protective Preparedness Exam Series

B.  Sergeant Safari's Survival Quiz