Tentage

D3TH · Post by **D3TH** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 2:02 am

i am a duke of Edinburgh instructor and i seen them pretty big.....

Golem · Post by **Golem** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 2:16 am

Hey Wuff, what about us guys who don't want to put up with the SnoreMaster Tournaments?

Pru · Post by **Pru** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:30 am

D3TH wrote:i am a duke of Edinburgh instructor and i seen them pretty big.....

You allow peeps to use pop up tents? wish you were my d of e instructor..... putting up dome tents in the rain isnt fun

Post by **Kanonfodda** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:03 am

Golem wrote:Ah that reminds me, after your report on such things last time. Was thinking of buying another can of Acclaim flea spray and getting there far earlier to kill the little smegs.

add it to the checklist

D3TH · Post by **D3TH** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:58 am

Pru.... i done all my Duke of Edinburgh's and now that i don't have to do them i can live in comfort on the weekend trips, air mattress, pop up tents, takeaways, decent meals, no walking lol

:P

Pru · Post by **Pru** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:35 pm

i hate you! I still have my silver and gold to do, half way throughmy bronze (got 2 sections done, one section about to start, and the physical rec section to work out what im doing)
I do my silver expedition this year, its going to kill me!

D3TH · Post by **D3TH** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:46 pm

WHERE you goin for your silver expeditions???

Wufflez · Post by **Wufflez** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:41 am

I'm curious about this, and I acknowledge that I may not want to know the full answer to this question, but what is this duke of edinburgh that you speaketh of?

Is it cake in different coloured wrapping papers?

Pru · Post by **Pru** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:02 am

I'll let D3TH explain it, id rabbit on for ages

I think for the silver im going to the peak district, my brother did it last year.

D3TH · Post by **D3TH** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:40 am

The duke of Edinburgh award scheme is "A award scheme" with 4 different sections involved (5 in gold) you work your way through each one (bronze/silver/gold)

the 4 sections are Physical reaction, Skill, Service, expedation
you complete all 4 section you get your reward presneted to you by a important person..... but gold is the "dgos bolloxs of awards" employees take this one seriously, it was used to be used as ucas points aswell.... it is very hard to get, i did it last year and got it now i am doing my "BELA" award and my mate is doing his mountain leader course (i ain't fit enough to do that one)

Wufflez · Post by **Wufflez** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 4:29 pm

Got a link to a webby, and can anyone do it?

D3TH · Post by **D3TH** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 4:43 pm

you have to be between the ages of 14 - 21ish here is the link

http://www.theaward.org/youth/flash.html

Pru · Post by **Pru** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 4:44 pm

i think you have to be between 13 and 25, im still 17 so i've got plenty of time to do all the sections. Once i get my expeditions out the way it shouldnt be too hard (although im not so sure about the residential project in the gold)

(edit: my brother is 24 and is still allowed to do it, but this is his last year)

Wufflez · Post by **Wufflez** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:01 pm

Damn, sounds like a really cool thing to do, and I'm too old to participate!

Ageist I tells thee! =/

D3TH · Post by **D3TH** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:02 pm

but it got to be finish by 25.... EVERYTHING including all sections, sending paperwork to Windsor so they say you need 2-3 years to do gold if no rushing, i did mine in 1 year soo