Just a suggestion for parents of young boys. Joining the Boy Scouts of America is a great way to learn a lot of outdoor survival skills in a gentle and fun way

Just a suggestion for parents of young boys. Joining the Boy Scouts of America is a great way to learn a lot of outdoor survival skills in a gentle and fun way that will stay with them for the remainder of their lives. In one of the Summer Camps that I attended as an adult leader, many of the boys from my troop attended an overnight survival training in which all they could take was the clothes on their backs and their "10 Essentials". They had to go to a nearby location away from their normal campsite and make a shelter and sleeping arrangements with only the things that they could find or forage and stay the night. You would think you will meet a bunch of frustrated and unhappy boys the next day but what I found instead was a bunch of the happiest boys asking when they can do it again. I don't know what all they learnt but I was comfortable that they could survive at least one night in a national forest after that experience.