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Description

Create sedan chair in patrols (need poles) and run race, arena style round central barrier,

https://www.museumfacts.co.uk/the-sedan-chair/

Resources

Miniature/slim poles (3 or 4 per patrol). Needs some grip, so staves or small pioneering poles will be better than slippery broomsticks etc.
Appropriate thickness ropes, ideally natural fibre
Lightweight planks to make a deck area are optional
Something to make a course to race around
Starters whistle
Prize/winners certificates

Instructions

Review principal lashing knots with scouts.
Create a sedan chair using poles, ropes and suitable lashing knots.
Get each Patrol to demonstrate their creation and check robustness. Each Patrol gets one member to sit on it whilst the others are supporting the structure. They then transporting the scout a short distance.
If it falls apart or is floppy get them to rethink it whilst the others are being 'road tested'. May need a YL to help them!
For the game; create an arena to race round using a barrier down the middle of the room. A row of chairs is ideal. Two teams start opposite each other halfway down the room and race round once or twice (in the same direction) to see who wins. All patrols do this and winners race against each other until there is an overall winner.

Japanese square lashing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD9NaOsVbII
Traditional lashing https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=square+lashing+utube&ru=%2fsearch%3fq%3dsquare%2blashing%2butube%26qs%3dn%26form%3dQBRE%26sp%3d-1%26pq%3dsquare%2blashing%2butube%26sc%3d1-20%26sk%3d%26cvid%3d3151C2A9DFDD44C2B431E7E5FDE97462&view=detail&mid=A5979C2894687AF367E8A5979C2894687AF367E8&&mmscn=vwrc&FORM=VDRVRV

Tags

• chair
• chariot
• knots and lashings

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