Comments on: How to Get Ready for a Camping Trip Like an Old School Boy Scout http://www.artofmanliness.com/2010/11/15/how-to-get-ready-for-a-camping-trip-like-an-old-school-boy-scout/ Men's Interests and Lifestyle Thu, 23 May 2013 02:15:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Rick http://www.artofmanliness.com/2010/11/15/how-to-get-ready-for-a-camping-trip-like-an-old-school-boy-scout/comment-page-1/#comment-120599 Rick Sun, 28 Nov 2010 01:47:15 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=11609#comment-120599 A very interesting article. As a Scouter, I’m sure glad technolgy has made an adventure a little more comfortable. I’ll be at Winter Camp with my 12 yr. old the day after Christmas and I’m glad we have today’s version of the sleeping bag.
I’m gathering that whang strings are akin to what cowboys call piggin’ strings – I carry them around my waist like a belt – handy to have as leather is less apt to slip than synthetic rope, though it’s hard to get them longer than 60-70″.
The fly dope recipe is especially interesting – you’d have to be a REAL man to wear that stuff – creosote?

]]> By: Bill http://www.artofmanliness.com/2010/11/15/how-to-get-ready-for-a-camping-trip-like-an-old-school-boy-scout/comment-page-1/#comment-120522 Bill Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:57:04 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=11609#comment-120522 @Todd and @Roscoe

Thanks for the definitions. I was able to find a definition of noggin, but the whang strings eluded me.

]]> By: Todd http://www.artofmanliness.com/2010/11/15/how-to-get-ready-for-a-camping-trip-like-an-old-school-boy-scout/comment-page-1/#comment-120273 Todd Thu, 18 Nov 2010 03:41:10 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=11609#comment-120273 A noggin is a cup. Whang strings or saddle strings are strips of leather used to affix items to a saddle.

]]> By: NotoriousRoscoe http://www.artofmanliness.com/2010/11/15/how-to-get-ready-for-a-camping-trip-like-an-old-school-boy-scout/comment-page-1/#comment-120209 NotoriousRoscoe Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:52:45 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=11609#comment-120209 The “noggin carved from the burl of a tree” looks like a cup or bowl of wood. I’d love to know what some of the archaic terms are, that one in particular — and why they were considered necessary enough to load yourself down with them.

]]> By: Guy http://www.artofmanliness.com/2010/11/15/how-to-get-ready-for-a-camping-trip-like-an-old-school-boy-scout/comment-page-1/#comment-120190 Guy Wed, 17 Nov 2010 02:34:37 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=11609#comment-120190 Cool article….the highest tech instrument needed is a safety pin!

]]> By: Alex V http://www.artofmanliness.com/2010/11/15/how-to-get-ready-for-a-camping-trip-like-an-old-school-boy-scout/comment-page-1/#comment-120189 Alex V Wed, 17 Nov 2010 02:20:06 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=11609#comment-120189 As a boyscout, this is probably one of the coolest articles so far.

]]> By: Bill http://www.artofmanliness.com/2010/11/15/how-to-get-ready-for-a-camping-trip-like-an-old-school-boy-scout/comment-page-1/#comment-120178 Bill Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:02:11 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=11609#comment-120178 Great article, but it needs a glossary. Some of these terms are obscure (noggin, whang string).

Still, a very nice article.

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