Scouts, Why Knot? Merricks, Victoria, Australia
By wallyhunt on Friday 1 January 2010. Waypoint GA1747

One of the things that Scouts are best known for, is their ability to tie knots.

This cache has the following aims:

• To help educate people about correct knot tying methods.
• To raise awareness of Scouting and Scout activities.
• To be hidden at or near Scout premises. (eg. Scout Hall, Scout Campsite, Scout Association Offices etc.)
• To visit as many Scout activities as possible, including the 2010 and 2013 Jamborees, and eventually return to Melbourne.

An intermediate goal for this cache, will be to visit a "Stradbroke Cup" event over Easter 2010.

Every cacher is eligible to find the cache, but to qualify to move it, you must:

• Tie and upload photos of the knots you have tied using the materials included in the cache.  The four knots required are four of the six standard Scout knots.  (Warranted Scout Leaders moving this cahce are exempt from the photo requirement)
• The cache may be "found" while in the possession of the person holding it for the purpose of a move.  In that case, log as found, and add the co-ords of the place where you actually were when you made the find.

The required knots are:

• Reef Knot
• Sheet Bend
• Bowline
• Clove Hitch

The following things belong in the cache:

• One red cord
• One thin white cord
• One piece of green wooden rod
• Photos of correctly completed knots
• One 1GB USB Stick (If you feel inclined, please store on the stick, photos of Scouts having the time of their lives.)

This cache started its travels at the 17th Essendon Scout Hall in Melbourne, a place well known to SamCarter.

If you need any help to learn the above knots, follow the links below for instruction on tying.

Reef Knot

Sheet Bend

Clove Hitch

Another way to do Clove Hitch

Bowline