Kevin Devin
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This is a site about the Devin family. Explore the blog to follow their adventures as scouts.
Kevin Devin
1y ago
If it isn´t fun, it isn´t scouting. A quote from B.P himself we all should learn from. What he meant was obvious. Scouting should be fun for participants and if it isn´t then something has gone wrong. Excessive sweating is not fun but for some scouts it is a reality. It is a condition known ..read more
Kevin Devin
1y ago
A thermos is a boy scouts best friend. It can keep you beverages warm on cold days, and cold on warm days and you can actually keep food in them aswell. Soup or sausages are two popular thermos foods among scouts all over the world. But there are better ways to keep your food and ..read more
Kevin Devin
1y ago
All people are well off knowing how to tie some basic knots. It's not just for scouts and sailors! There are seven basic knots to start with and anyone who knows how to tie them have a very good knot base knowledge. I believe that it's easier to learn to tie these knots by watching ..read more
Kevin Devin
1y ago
Each boy scout needs his gear, that's for sure. There are definately lots to learn about making your way in the wild without any gear, but there is also a basic set up of stuff that are extremely handy to carry with you. New boy scouts are encouraged to get the basics when they start ..read more
Kevin Devin
1y ago
We took the big leap to fix up our bathroom recently. It was a long time coming project as the old bathroom was from the 70's. We had green tiles in there, and there were cracks in almost all of them. The bathtub was miscoloured and the sink had definitely seen better days. It is ..read more
Kevin Devin
1y ago
World Scout Jamboree is a meeting, where scouts all over the world get together. Camping is most often arranged at the unit level, such as one Scout troop, but there are periodic camps (known in the US as "camporees") and "jamborees”. Since 1920 it has been a Jamboree every forth year, held over different places ..read more
Kevin Devin
1y ago
Sure, it's still just the beginning of the summer, but every serious ski enthusiast is already planning for next winter's skiing adventures, right? The number one best thing about the winter is snow and skiing/snowboarding, or possibly hiking through white forests... If you love the nature winter is a magical time because it looks as ..read more
Kevin Devin
1y ago
In 1906 and 1907 Robert Baden-Powell, a lieutenant general in the British Army, wrote a book for boys about reconnaissance and scouting. Baden-Powell wrote Scouting for Boys (London, 1908), based on his earlier books about military scouting, with influence and support of Frederick Russell Burnham (Chief of Scouts in British Africa), Ernest Thompson Seton of ..read more
Kevin Devin
2y ago
If it isn´t fun, it isn´t scouting. A quote from B.P himself we all should learn from. What he meant was obvious. Scouting should be fun for participants and if it isn´t then something has gone wrong. Excessive sweating is not fun but for some scouts it is a reality. It is a condition known ..read more
Kevin Devin
2y ago
A thermos is a boy scouts best friend. It can keep you beverages warm on cold days, and cold on warm days and you can actually keep food in them aswell. Soup or sausages are two popular thermos foods among scouts all over the world. But there are better ways to keep your food and ..read more