Do you own the Dangerous Book for Boys?

[MSilvia]

The American Boys Handibook is really good too, although about 200 years old. It has cool stuff like how to make your own ice sailboat, and how to make a hot air balloon out of tissue paper and rig it with roman candle flares.

Looks like it's unavailable on Amazon, but MAKE magazine has it in their book store: http://store.makezine.com/ProductDet...ctCode=MKABHBK

[RECDiver]

I've never heard of the book.

[RoadRacer1978]

Never heard of it, but after watching the trailer I might get one. Could have some fun projects for me and my boys to do together.

[DUnder]

I have not heard of it before, looks like I will put it on my must read list. Thanks for the info.

[Clanggedin]

Thanks for the link! I just ordered one for my son who turns 9 in Nov. I don't know if I can wait that long though.

[Iceman]

Almost made me cry to think that things that were just part of my childhood everyday world now are so lost that someone has to write a teaching book about them.

[BuzzF117]

Get your sons involved with the BSA and they will do almost all of those things and more....I have even heard that scuba is taught during Boy Scouts


nuf said
Buzz

[fire diver]

Originally Posted by Iceman

Almost made me cry to think that things that were just part of my childhood everyday world now are so lost that someone has to write a teaching book about them.

Just do YOUR part to teach the new generation.

[Clanggedin]

Originally Posted by BuzzF117

Get your sons involved with the BSA and they will do almost all of those things and more....I have even heard that scuba is taught during Boy Scouts


nuf said
Buzz

You have to be at least 16 before you can learn Scuba under BSA rules... A small percentage of what is in that book is allowed by the BSA.

[Doug B]

Originally Posted by BuzzF117

Get your sons involved with the BSA and they will do almost all of those things and more....I have even heard that scuba is taught during Boy Scouts


nuf said
Buzz

My son was in BSA for two years. Well, I guess not Boy Scouts.. but the first two years of scouting, whatever they're called.

After a couple of den (pack?) meetings where they were given crayons and a photocopied sheet to color.... uh...... and the other where they played frisbee for the whole meeting..... uh...... and kids running around in total chaos during the other meetings..... uh....what a joke.

Don't forget to sell thousands of dollars in popcorn!

I was never in scouts as a kid, hope it was better "back then" than it was just a couple of years ago. I wasn't impressed at all.