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| (adapted from "Troop Program Resources") |
| Equipment: For each patrol, three 8-foot spars (staves or saplings), one 8-foot length of lashing rope, and one 6-foot length of rope for suspension |
| Procedure: On signal, the patrol members lash the three spars into a tripod, using the tripod lashing shown in the Boy Scout Handbook. When finished, they set up the tripod, tie a bowline knot in one end of the short rope, and place the bowline loop over the top of the tripod. Then they tie a bowline knot in the free end - high enough that the loop cannot touch the ground. One Scout steps up into the bowline loop and stands there, holding his balance by hanging onto the line coming down from the top of the tripod. |
| Scoring: The first patrol with a Scout standing in the bowline loop with the tripod supporting his weight wins. |
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| Last revised 2/21/06 |
| John D. McCarthy |