Fig. 1: Pionee-E2-Front
- Cloth: Khaki right twill
- Embroidery: Cotton lock stitch
Fig. 2: Pionee-E2-Reverse
- Back: Plain NO imprint with starch
Fig. 3: Pionee-E2-mve1-front
- Minor variation: Wide light border
Fig. 4: Pionee-E2-mve1-reverse
- Back: Plain NO imprint with starch
Item Name: Pioneering 1947 - 1960
Item ID: Pionee-E2
Collector Rating: 1
Pamphlets Used to Earn this Badge
Requirements January 1942 until June 1953
1. Hand coil length of rope. Describe (a) kinds of rope, (b) care of rope, (c) weakening effect of knots.
2. Tie quickly 12 knots and hitches and explain their specific use in Pioneering.
3. Make a long, a short, and an eye splice.
4. Lash spars together properly using square, diagonal and sheer lashings.
5. (a) Build, without the use of nails, spikes or wire, a bridge or derrick (capable of supporting two hundred pounds in weight) or other practical pioneering project such as signal tower, monkey bridge, gateway; OR
(b) Build a shack of one kind or another suitable for three occupants. OR
(c) Using lashings only, make a model bridge at least 18 inches long, and explain the principles involved in its construction.
Requirements June 1953 until September 1963
1. Hand coil length of rope. Describe (a) kinds of rope; (b) care of rope; (c) weakening effect of knots.
2. Tie quickly twelve knots and hitches and explain their specific use in pioneering.
3. Make a long, a short, and an eye splice.
4. Lash spars together properly using square, diagonal, and sheer lashings.
5. (a) Build, without the use of nails, spikes, or wire, a bridge or derrick (capable of supporting two hundred pounds in weight) or other practical pioneering project such as signal tower, monkey bridge, gateway. or (b) Build a shack of one kind or another suitable for three occupants. or (c) Using lashings only, make a model bridge at least 18 inches long and explain the principles involved in its construction.
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” A Second Class Scout must first qualify for First Class Scoutcraft Requirement 3 (see page 112).
3. LIVE IN CAMP
a. CAMP MAKING--Sharpen an axe and use it for cutting light wood into tent pegs. Locate a tent site and pitch a tent, fastening the guy lines with taut-line hitches. Prepare a comfortable ground bed. Make a piece of camp equipment requiring lashings.
b. CAMP HEALTH--Explain methods used in camp for care of food and drinking water, fire protection, and waste disposal.
c. WOOD LORE--Find ten kinds of wild trees or shrubs. Tell what they are and explain their uses.