One of the skills that the scouts of Simsbury Boy Scout Troop 175 all know is how to build a fire with flint and steel. If you need to survive in the woods and your matches are wet, you are going to be cold. With flint and steel, you have a chance to build a fire and stay warm.
TJ Nicholson, an Eagle Scout with Troop 175, was recently appeared as one of the stars of “Men Vs Women Survive The Wilderness For $500,000”
Troop 175 had an exciting summer camp experience at Camp Mattatuck in Plymouth, CT, from July 6 through July 12. Scouts participated in a variety
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We are an “All Weather” Troop. We have camped and biked on Block Island; Bobsledded with the US Olympic team in Lake Placid (camping in snow caves that night),learned to scuba dive in Honduras and explored survival camping at our annual “Deep Freeze” survival shelter trip.
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