Hi Mark,
> Fani. Wow I am inpressed by this report. You all are actually teaching
> and doing. What a test. Was it done out in the country? 5 miles...
> where did you take they guys where they could roam for such a distance?
Yes, it was done out in the country. At least what would be called out in
the country here as we don't have the free space some of your states do
have. But as were are living next to the Black Forest our area is still very
rural. Last year we have done a similar (but harder) tour into the black
forest. This year we went to the other direction.
> Each group had a leader?
Yes. All of our groups except one had an adult leader. The other one had a
junior leader.
> Do you have any info on the bivacs that you could share with the rest of
us?
I don't kow if you still know those army ponchos. We are using them in
german rangers. Each of the participants brought his own as you can get them
at a low price at army shops. They are an ideal ranger material as you can
use them for almost everything. You can use them against rain or you can
build a hand-barrow with on or two of them. You can also use them as a mat
under your sleeping bag to isolate you and to keep the sleeping bag dry. And
last but not least you can build a bivac with them.
If you are alone you would probably lash it to four trees falling down to
the side the wind is blowing from so that it would form a primitive shelter
against wind and rain.
Two people would build what we call a 'Toblerone' (Do you know Toblerone
chocolate from Switzerland? They have the same form). They would button
their two ponchos one to the other. Then you would lash them to two trees so
that one forms the 'roof' and the other one the 'floor' of a tent which is
open on two sides.
Allzeit bereit f�r Jesus,
Fani
Pioneer-Cmdr
OP #78 M�tzingen/Germany
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