Like the tilting mast tower , this is from the Dutch JOTA-JOTI handbook CD, originally in Dutch and published in English here for the first ...

In rainy weather (and KonTiki frequently brings rainy weather), it can be a good idea to get your tent up out of the mud. Bush Hill Scout...

KonTiki 2017 took place recently, and was the coldest  and one of the stormiest KonTiki weekends in some time. In spite of the rain, wind...

There were several interesting gateways at KonTiki 2014 , and I'll post some more info about those in the coming weeks. Here are a few l...

The theme at KonTiki this year was the Wild West, and my troop, Ninth Benoni , decided to lean towards Indians rather than Cowboys. ...

From The April 3 1952 edition of The Scout, p 549. Drawn by Les Saward

Kontiki 2012 is underway, 36 teams are busy building their rafts down at the waterfront at Arrowe Park , and will be launching on Saturda...

Today is Freedom Day in South Africa, a commemoration of our first inclusive elections in 1994. Here's a classic flag pole flying the...

From THE SCOUT annual, August 19 1948 - page 27: This novel "Kitchen Sideboard" was erected by the 37th Dumfriesshire (Method...

Copyright Gavin Penkin This exhibition stand at the annual Hobby-X expo at the Coca-Cola dome in Johannesburg was built by a team of S...

Clarke Green from Pennsylvania runs a fantastic resource for adult leaders at Scoutmastercg.com . I recently spoke to him about my trip to...

Main gateway at the 22nd World Scout Jamboree, Rinkaby, Sweden As mentioned in the last post , I recently returned from the 22nd World S...

8th Pretoria Saint Alban's built this Swingboat earlier this year at Gauteng Kontiki . Total construction time was around 4 hours, with ...

This beautifully drawn and well explained project is modelled after the Millenium Dome in London. The instructions explain the whole proce...

GO BOKKE!

This gateway was designed by the Patrol Leader who designed the portcullis gateway featured as one of the first projects on this blog. The ...

I have uploaded a collection of camping gadgets from posts on this blog (the couch , friction lock table , small kitchen table and portcull...

This is the kind of pioneering we don't see enough of : the Sherroes ( senior Scouts ) from Scouting de Veste Hasselt in the Netherland...

'Hypars' (hyperboloids) are a type of structure that have been used in pioneering since the 1960s. They are based on a type of light...

I like to keep my eye on the scouting and boy scouts categories at SketchUp 's 3d warehouse, and I picked up this gateway there today:...