Camp Craft

CAMP CRAFT SKILLS WE HAVE LEARNT IN 2014

Knots

1. Bowline
2. Butterfly knot (Stopper knot)
3. Fisherman's knot
4. Thumb knot
5. Half Hitch
6. Clove Hitch (Tie this using the Mickey Mouse)
7. Reef knot
8. Slip knot

Lashings

1. Sheer lashing

**Take note that the guy lines used in tent pitching consists of a slip knot, half hitches and a butterfly knot.


Tent pitching skills

1. Construct the skeleton
2. Tie bowlines on all 4 corner rings and 2 middle rings of the inner sheet
3. Pull and peg the 4 corners
4. Pull and secure the 4 corners
5. Pull and secure the 2 middle rings
6. Peg the 4 corner rings and 2 middle rings of the outer sheet
7. Pull and secure the 4 corners and 2 middle rings
8. Lay out the ground sheet
9. Roll and tie the 4 flaps tightly
10. Cut any excess twine and pick up the extra pegs

**Make sure that the tension is good when pulling and securing the inner and outer sheets

Please edit the above information is necessary, and insert your name in brackets) next to anything you are unsure of. Thank you :)

- Isha (Xin Yi added in some stuff after AC)

Drills

DRILLS WE HAVE LEARNT IN 2014

1. Sedia
2. Senang diri
3. Kekanan Lurus
4. Padan Kehadapan Pandang
5. Kekanan Pusing
6. Kekiri  Pusing
7. Kebelakang Pusing
8. Dalam Buka Barisan Kekanan Lurus
9. Dalam Tutup Barisan Kekanan Lurus
10. Dari kiri cepat jalan
11. Dari kanan cepat jalan
12. Behenti
13. Henta kaki, cepat hentak
14. Kebelakang Pusing (On March, On Hentak)
15. Berhenti (On March, On Hentak)
16. Ta'at Setia
17. Hormat Ke Hadapan Hormat 
18. Memberi Hormat Semasa Berjalan, Ke-Hadapan Hormat
19. Dari Kiri, Pandang Ke-Kiri Pandang
20. Dari Kanan, Pandang Ke-Kanan Pandang

* If you are unsure of any drill, please type your name (in brackets) next to the drill
** Please add in anything we may have left out. Thanks :)

-Isha (Xin Yi edit a bit according to what we learnt during AC)

Happy parade

So yesterday was a wonderful parade. We got Rachel confiscated BUT we claimed her back soon after =D AND, we pitched three full tents!!!!!! tho we exceeded timing, it was still ok as it was the first time we pitched the tents all by our own! Everyone was happy [i think] . Three cheers to sunflower seeds!!! Altho there were some imperfections in our various tents, at least we tried our best rite :) first aid was fun with the triangular bandages. Interesting :3 AP is coming soon and ma'ams said its gonna be very fun =D yay! excited and looking forward to it. and AC too! So many stuff to buy im gonna burn a big hole in my  pocket *creys* at least nxt yr buy lesser things yey. The sad side is tt i cant dance omg. Its just sooo hard. skit's ok , but i think i have to memorise all the lines and work on facial expressions. i hv to pull tt smile off my face o.o. Good luck to everybody and happy not so happy homework holidays. No dedications to hestia yet as thr is still one more mnth ;)

- kid

:(

so paper was pretty bad. all around c :( which is c or c+ . no b :( n to think tt i passed lit on the dot. haiz. all were borderline passes. except chinese woohooo. if i get like b for chi i wl cry. so many pple beat me eesh. sep was ok. archery was cool. but den the kpop dance i dun like. so now exams are over wat hv u guys been doing? i jus kinda get hooked onto rainbow loom . does tt count as a pun? ok nvm. den to stalking taylor swift yay.  didnt know a new song was out till weds oops. n den i download it n my fone went psycho playing it without stopping when i wasnt even playing bleh. n den my poor poor 22 got deleted aaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. den on the app i cldnt find it :( like its all instrumental. i creyyyy. i survived thru exam period without music tho wow. k bye
kid

Random blabbering

HiHiHiHi!! How was your papers guysss???? I did horribly for Geog and Chinese ahahaaahaha... Sorry I don't know what to say anymore ehehe. BTW, to those in IP, you guys might die from the Southern Ridges walk, so my advice is to:
Drink A LOT of water. Bring A LOT of food. Bring a mini fan because it will be vv hot.
I haven't eaten the gummy bears Ma'am gave us..... I'm waiting until tomorrow Parade.. I didn't even know there was a longer note in the folded paper until after Southern Ridges ahahahah OKOK I'm talking to myself again gahhhh... nvmind.. I sucessfully thought Val and Elizabeth "Berhenti on Hentak" but didnt have enough time to teach them Ke Belakang Pusing on Hentakkkk!!! Blegh I will teach them tomorrow.
Ok, to end of, I wanna remind you guys that there will be Parade tomorrow, don't pon horrrrr
ok whatever bb

IMPORTANT: AC PREPARATION BRIEFING

Hey Hestia, the title says it all. Please log onto our squad email and see the latest e-mail that I have sent. It contains an attached document about what the Astraia Ma'ams have briefed us about AC today. Please do ensure that you understand everything that is in the document clearly, and ensure that you do clarify with your squad mates if you are unsure of anything ASAP.
Thank you!

Rachel :)

First training after EOY :))))))))))

Ahahahaha I feel so guilty cos this is my first post and I'm probably the last person in the squad to post on this blog. I'M SORRY BUT I'M DUMB AROUND THE INTERNET( It took me like 15 min to find out how to create a new post) but on the bright side, at least I'd survive the longest if we were accidentally transported to the Stone Age (hopefully). Anyway, I was going through the blog and I realised that you guys are so easy to identify through the way you type. It's like your typing is shouting [insert squadmate name] ALERT . Tomorrow is our first drills training after EOY and hopefully ma'ams won't knock us down cos I forgot everything :D GOOD LUCK FOR TOMORROW, GUYS!!!!!! Meanwhile, I'll attempt to practice my drills

~ Apoorva