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All images used in this booklet, including the one on the cover, have been obtained from theInternet, a majority being obtained from http://www.hurricanedistrict.org/pioneering.htm. Thisis a wonderful resource, and I encourage you to check it out. I also would like to express mygratitude to the Hurricane District for putting such a fantastic resource onto the Internet. Othersdid the hard work; I simply collected the fruits of their labors and put them into a centralresource. I am indebted to all of them, for this is really their work and not mine.I compiled these drawings into this booklet because it seems that there is less of an emphasis onpioneering now than there was before. The Pioneering Merit Badge Pamphlet, while it containssome information on projects, mostly concerns itself with the basics, and therefore does notprovide much project information, in terms of plans. It’s almost impossible to obtain a copy ofSweet’s Scout Pioneering in the United States (though the Canadian Scout Association publishesthe book – I got my copy from them), and the Fieldbook and Handbook are also lacking when itcomes to Pioneering. The only real resource is the Boy Scout Roundtable Guide, which has someillustrations in them. But besides utilizing these few resources, those who are interested are leftto fend for themselves, so it seems. Those who wish to do pioneering projects are often left totheir own imaginations for designs, a problem for those who, like me, have small amounts ofcreativity that must be used judiciously.The immediate reason for my compiling this work is that, when I was named Scoutcraft Directorof the Bert Adams Scout Reservation in Covington, Ga., I was informed that there would be apioneering competition, with prizes. Not wanting to have the troops only construct monkeybridges, I searched for other possible projects, which culminated in the creation of this booklet.As far as I can ascertain, all of the images in this book are in the public domain. If this is not thecase, please let me know and I will remove the copyrighted, non-public domain material fromthis collection. It is certainly not my intention to infringe upon anyone’s copyright.I hope you find this collection useful. I welcome any comments, criticisms, suggestions, and,most especially, new pioneering projects, for this is always a work in progress.Yours in Scouting,Andrew J. Millermcs@bigfoot.comNote: This collection may not be used for commercial gain. You are free to copy and distributeit (indeed, I encourage you to do so), but no profit is to be made from the distribution of thiscollection. Think of it as your daily good turn.2

Table of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS 3ALPHABETICAL TABLE OF C ONTENTS 4BRIDGES 7MONKEY B RIDGE 8S INGLE LOCK B RIDGE 8S INGLE TRESTLE B RIDGE 9Detail for Single Trestle Bridge 10DRAW B RIDGE 12S USPENSION B RIDGE 12F RICTION B RIDGE 13TROOP 185 DRAW B RIDGE 13CATAPULTS / BALLISTAS 15TWO P ERSON C ATAPULT 16TROOP 10 CATAPULT 17B ALLISTA 18TOWERS AND GATEWAYS 19P FOX TOWER 20S IGNAL TOWER 21B RYNBACH TOWER 22HOURGLASS S IGNAL TOWER 23TRIANGULAR S IGNAL TOWER 24TEN MINUTE TOWER 25S TILT TOWER 26TROOP 850 GATEWAY 27C OVERED GATEWAY 28S IMPLE GATEWAY 29TROOP 16 GATEWAY 30Troop 16 Gateway Roof Detail 31LIFTING GATEWAY 32S WINGING GATE 33GATEWAY WITH DOORBELL 34R OTATING GATE / TURNSTILE GATE 35B ASIC ‘FREE S TANDING’ GATEWAY 36C OVERED GATEWAY WITH S WINGING GATE 37TWO DOOR GATEWAY 38“WEIRD LOOKING ” GATEWAY 39EASY ‘FREE S TANDING’ GATEWAY 40‘IN GROUND’ GATEWAY WITH S WINGING GATE 41S IMPLE ‘I N GROUND’ GATEWAY 42S ERIOUSLY LARGE C OVERED GATEWAY 43CAMP TOOLS / GADGETS 45F IRE B UCKET HOLDERS 46C LOTHESLINE 47B ULLETIN B OARD 48LANTERN HOLDER 49TOOL R ACK 50B EAR B AG 51VARIOUS C AMP TOOLS 52KITCHEN WORK TABLE 54GARBAGE B AG HOLDER 55WASH B ASIN 563

WASH B ASIN WITH S HELF 57C AMP TABLE 58C AMP TABLE WITH S EATS 59C HIPPEWA C OOKING F IRE S TAND 60C AMP TABLE WITH B ENCH AND S EAT 61S HOWER 62LATRINE 63MISCELLANEOUS PROJECTS 65C LIMBING WALL 66Climbing Wall Components 67TEAM P ULLEY GAME 68S WINGING DERRICK/CRANE 68S CAFFOLD HITCH 69P IONEERING ANCHORS 70LADDER HITCH 71WASH B ASIN 73KIM’S GYM 74DUCKING S TOOL 74TROOP DISCIPLINE? 75C AMBRIDGE MERRY-G O-ROUND 76Alphabetical Table of ContentsALPHABETICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS 4BALLISTA 18BASIC ‘FREE STANDING’ GATEWAY 36BEAR BAG 51BRYNBACH TOWER 22BULLETIN BOARD 48CAMBRIDGE MERRY-GO-ROUND 76CAMP TABLE 58CAMP TABLE WITH BENCH AND SEAT 61CAMP TABLE WITH SEATS 59CHIPPEWA COOKING FIRE STAND 60CLIMBING WALL 66CLIMBING WALL COMPONENTS 67CLOTHESLINE 47COVERED GATEWAY 28COVERED GATEWAY WITH SWINGING GATE 37DETAIL FOR SINGLE TRESTLE BRIDGE 10DRAW BRIDGE 12DUCKING STOOL 74EASY ‘FREE STANDING’ GATEWAY 40FIRE BUCKET HOLDERS 46FRICTION BRIDGE 13GARBAGE BAG HOLDER 55GATEWAY WITH DOORBELL 34HOURGLASS SIGNAL TOWER 23IN GROUND GATEWAY WITH SWINGING GATE 41KIM’S GYM 74KITCHEN WORK TABLE 54LADDER HITCH 71LANTERN HOLDER 49LATRINE 63LIFTING GATEWAY 324

MONKEY BRIDGE 8PFOX TOWER 20PIONEERING ANCHORS 70ROTATING GATE / TURNSTILE GATE 35SCAFFOLD HITCH 69SERIOUSLY LARGE COVERED GATEWAY 43SHOWER 62SIGNAL TOWER 21SIMPLE ‘IN GROUND’ GATEWAY 42SIMPLE GATEWAY 29SINGLE LOCK BRIDGE 8SINGLE TRESTLE BRIDGE 9STILT TOWER 26SUSPENSION BRIDGE 12SWINGING DERRICK/CRANE 68SWINGING GATE 33TABLE OF CONTENTS 3TEAM PULLEY GAME 68TEN MINUTE TOWER 25TOOL RACK 50TRIANGULAR SIGNAL TOWER 24TROOP 10 CATAPULT 17TROOP 16 GATEWAY 30TROOP 16 GATEWAY ROOF DETAIL 31TROOP 185 DRAW BRIDGE 13TROOP 850 GATEWAY 27TROOP DISCIPLINE? 75TWO DOOR GATEWAY 38TWO PERSON CATAPULT 16VARIOUS CAMP TOOLS 52WASH BASIN 56WASH BASIN 73WASH BASIN WITH SHELF 57WEIRD LOOKING GATEWAY 395

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Bridges7

Monkey BridgeSingle Lock Bridge8

Single Trestle Bridge9

Detail for Single Trestle Bridge10

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Draw BridgeSuspension Bridge12

Friction BridgeTroop 185 Draw Bridge13

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Catapults / Ballistas15

Two Person Catapult16

Troop 10 Catapult17

Ballista18

Towers and Gateways19

Pfox Tower20

Signal Tower21

Brynbach Tower22

Hourglass Signal Tower23

Triangular Signal Tower24

Ten Minute Tower25

Stilt Tower26

Troop 850 Gateway27

Covered Gateway28

Simple Gateway29

Troop 16 Gateway30

Troop 16 Gateway Roof Detail31

Lifting Gateway32

Swinging Gate33

Gateway with Doorbell34

Rotating Gate / Turnstile Gate35

Basic ‘Free Standing’ gateway36

Covered Gateway with Swinging Gate37

Two Door Gateway38

“Weird Looking” Gateway39

Easy ‘Free Standing’ Gateway40

‘In Ground’ Gateway with Swinging Gate41

Simple ‘In Ground’ Gateway42

Seriously Large Covered Gateway43

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Camp Tools / Gadgets45

Fire Bucket Holders46

Clothesline47

Bulletin Board48

Lantern Holder49

Tool Rack50

Bear Bag51

Various Camp Tools52

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Kitchen Work Table54

Garbage Bag Holder55

Wash Basin56

Wash Basin with Shelf57

Camp Table58

Camp Table with Seats59

Chippewa Cooking Fire Stand60

Camp Table with Bench and Seat61

Shower62

Latrine63

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Miscellaneous Projects65

Climbing Wall66

Climbing Wall Components67

Team Pulley GameSwinging Derrick/Crane68

Scaffold Hitch69

Pioneering Anchors70

Ladder Hitch71

Camp Podium72

Wash Basin73

Kim’s GymDucking Stool74

Troop Discipline?75

Cambridge Merry-Go-Round76

The Pioneering Merit Badge Pamphlet, while it contains some information on projects, mostly concerns itself with the basics, and therefore does not provide much project information, in terms of plans. It's almost impossible to obtain a copy of Sweet's Scout Pioneering in the United States (though the Canadian Scout Association publishes