Old fashioned values stand firm in a high tech world

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Source: Village Voice Balmain
Author: Nicole Hasham
Posted: Mon 6 Aug, 2007

In an era when pitching a tent generally means clipping plastic poles
to a dome-shaped piece of nylon, knowing how to tie a knot may seem a
little quaint.

But for the young members of the Leichhardt 1st Scouts group, knowing
how to square lash two wooden poles can mean the difference between a
good night's sleep and a face full of canvas.

"When we camp we use old army tents like they used in World War II,"
Leichhardt Cub Scouts leader Claudia Gittens said.

"They're quite hard to put up, and all the scouts have to be able to
do all the knotting, which is pretty skillful stuff".