seldomseensmith
WKR
My 7 year old is hell bent on taking hunter safety. I love the idea of it but have decided to come up with prerequisites. My plan is to build a program of modules that he will complete. The modules will be more about mountain safety than hunting. Modules I have come up with are (not in any particular order at this point)
1. Fire Building
2. First Aide (cuts and scrapes)
3. Map and Compass. Very basic.
4. Food and water. Understanding basic nutrition and packing smart foods. Importance of clean water and how to get it.
From there I would like to work towards building a kit and preparing a pack and finish with something along the lines of:
Prepare for and complete a 4 mile hike.
and possibly:
Prepare for and complete an overnight trip.
He does a lot of hiking and has done a few overnight trips so these things he is familiar with. The idea would be to move him into a more active role.
So I'm asking for input. I know there is a ton of back country experience here. Any ideas for other modules? I intentionally stayed away from hunting specific topics btw. Also looking for good reference material? Books, webpages so on. Also general thoughts?
I'm looking to slow cook this idea and would like to have the entire thing take the rest of this year. Seems fun to me. I've never been involved in BoyScouts but I imagine it would be similar in nature.
Anyway thanks in advance and something I've wanted to get off my chest since joining this site just a few months ago contrary to popular opinion... Starbucks Via Sucks!!!! And one more thing, Sawyer squeeze filters are WAY OVER RATED.
Thanks again.
1. Fire Building
2. First Aide (cuts and scrapes)
3. Map and Compass. Very basic.
4. Food and water. Understanding basic nutrition and packing smart foods. Importance of clean water and how to get it.
From there I would like to work towards building a kit and preparing a pack and finish with something along the lines of:
Prepare for and complete a 4 mile hike.
and possibly:
Prepare for and complete an overnight trip.
He does a lot of hiking and has done a few overnight trips so these things he is familiar with. The idea would be to move him into a more active role.
So I'm asking for input. I know there is a ton of back country experience here. Any ideas for other modules? I intentionally stayed away from hunting specific topics btw. Also looking for good reference material? Books, webpages so on. Also general thoughts?
I'm looking to slow cook this idea and would like to have the entire thing take the rest of this year. Seems fun to me. I've never been involved in BoyScouts but I imagine it would be similar in nature.
Anyway thanks in advance and something I've wanted to get off my chest since joining this site just a few months ago contrary to popular opinion... Starbucks Via Sucks!!!! And one more thing, Sawyer squeeze filters are WAY OVER RATED.
Thanks again.