Boy Scouts Make Hammocks

**squidbilly** · 07-15-2016, 21:46

Originally Posted by miyanc

It wouldn't be the first time you helped a scout, I will be spending a week at summer camp with another boy you helped with just some $$. I would bet this is not the only 2 either...

Almost. I donated some unused gear to one other local group led by a forum member, but that is all!

Your scout was really done wrong. You were the one that decided to right that wrong. How could I not help? I had the other half of his tarp! (4 yards of the right color sil)

Monique has a couple of kids that want to backpack and are willing to DIY, but can't afford gear. She was willing to teach them to sew, so I gave them some material.

And I almost forgot: Happy Birthday Monique!

**scoutmaster405** · 07-16-2016, 20:48

Look at my avitar. There's a badge. It may not be official, however. Great Job

**biggiefrye45** · 07-17-2016, 10:15

Originally Posted by MoniqueWS

Sorry.

In BSA there is not a hammock camping merit badge.

This needs to be addressed at the next BSA meeting loll

**curlymaple42** · 07-18-2016, 07:47

Well I found that DIY tablecloth hammock idea and 3 min video and I showed it to my daughter and she wants to have her GS troop all make them! Lol! See what you started! What a beautiful thing...

**mountain_man_mike** · 07-18-2016, 14:14

Originally Posted by scoutmaster405

Look at my avitar. There's a badge. It may not be official, however. Great Job

It looks pretty cool on a merit badge sash too, along with a really unusual slide.

**MoniqueWS** · 08-06-2016, 21:35

Here is my setup at Boy Scout Camp Melakwa.
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Here is a photo of one of the boys hammock set up. Not the best photo but the hammock is nice. He likes to set up over brush and small trees.

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**tightwad** · 08-06-2016, 21:52

Nice! Our troop spent this summer making 20 hammocks with fronkey bug nets and sewing hex tarps out of brown walmart tarps. It took WAY longer than anticipated (like 2 months) but 12 of the boys and 3 adults spent the week of High Adventure in them. Looking forward to when the temps go down enough to sleep outdoors (95 and humid does not make for comfortable sleep)!

Keep up the good work, love seeing their skills grow.