Posted by Jock on November 25, 2008 at 08:58:16 user Jock.
In Reply to: Re: Starting a fire posted by 3rdamazon on November 24, 2008 at 20:06:50:
AR encouraged the acquisition of skills that today would be taught as part of a survival course -
catching a trout with your bare hands, signalling with bird calls, laying secret marks and sailing.
I seem to remember from a TarBoard thread some time ago that he was on friendly terms with
the leader of one of the youth movements that promoted outdoor skills.