Congratulations to 6-year-old Zachary Christie on having his sentence lessened from 45 days in a snake pit to a 3–5-day suspension for the non-crime of bringing his Cub Scout camping knife-fork-spoon to school. Unfortunately, Zachary’s case isn’t an isolated incident. This one may even top it: A 17-year-old Eagle Scout in upstate New York has been barred from stepping foot on school grounds for 20 days — for keeping a 2-inch pocketknife locked in a survival kit in his car. Matthew Whale

Zachary Christie, very cute six-year-old boy, made the front page of the New York Times. He’s been suspended from first grade and sentenced to 45 days of reform school for bringing his Cub Scout camping tool, which includes a fork, spoon and knife, to his Delaware school. He wanted to use it to eat his lunch. . . . based on the code of conduct for the Christina School District, where Zachary is a first grader, school officials had no choice. They had to suspend him because, “regardless of p

Annals of zero tolerance: in Newark, Delaware, 6-year-old Zachary Christie took “a camping utensil that can serve as a knife, fork and spoon to school. He was so excited about recently joining the Cub Scouts that he wanted to use it at lunch. School officials concluded that he had violated their zero-tolerance policy on weapons, and Zachary was suspended and now faces 45 days in the district’s reform school.” In other Delaware cases, a school district “expelled a seventh-grade girl who had use

“I’m off to the picnic!”, exclaimed Dirty Dave in Ron’s last night. “The teddy bear’s picnic?”, said Jimmy. “No, don’t be silly. The Electrical Picnic in some place in the top-middley bit of Ireland that nobody would go to otherwise because there’s no point, is there?” “Trying to recreate your youth, are you? You haven’t been to a festival since the very first Feile and after what happened there with the girl from Deacon Blue and the coke bottle which got stuck in your-” “We said we’d ne

The 13 year old boy left this morning for a week of adventure including fishing, orienteering, rock climbing, wilderness survival, and canoeing at Boy Scout Camp Daniel Boone. The 7 year old girl left a few minutes ago for 3 days of adventure at Girl Scout Camp Tanasi. They are both thrilled. I wish I could be with them to see their happiness, watch them work through their fears and learning, hear their giggles, and to get some camping in myself. I know they will both have a fantastic time!

With one more night left in our camping trip we just finished a leaders meeting to deal with the two young bears that are now stalking the camp site. I’ m operating on about 2 hours sleep as we were alerted last night around 10 PM that a bear about 2 yrs old and standing well over 6 [...]

by Steve Thibeault There was a time when a bivvy referred to a military encampment, usually without too much protection or shelter. This camp was composed of a ramshackle collection of tents or makeshift shelters. Today, the bivvy bag has evolved into a solo or ultralight camping adventure accessory. Its function is to keep the user dry and warm by protecting a sleeping bag and it can help to raise the body temperature by up to 10 degrees. For someone who is inclined to travel off into the w

55DSL creative director Andrea Rosso and Dim Mak headman Steve Aoki approached famed camping items producer Ferrino to create a limited edition survival kit composed by a top-level 3 rooms Ferrino tent, a Dim Mak compilation CD and a 55DSL tee in an exclusive graphic package created by Andrea together with italian stallion/designer Turbokrapfen. ( via )

Be a happy (and stylish!) camper this summer with the 55DSL x Dim Mak x Ferrino Survival kit. Created in collaboration with Los Angeles-based record label and lifestyle brand Dim Mak, and renowned Italian tent manufacturer Ferrino, this ultra cool tent will make camping feel like the ultimate inspirational experience. With original packaging designed by Dim Mak’s own Turbokrapfen, the collaborative tent comes in a box along with a limited-edition 55DSL t-shirt and an exclusive Dim Mak

55DSL x Dim Mak x Ferrino has created the ultimate camping survival kit. Its not everyday you can camp in a tent as cool as this one. It features original art and comes in a limited edition Box with a limited 55 DSL t-shirt and a very exclusive Dim Mak, which was created by Steve Aoki, compilation CD. Camping is an underrated activity and nothing is cooler than those all day and night Rock Festivals. Bring this tent and stand out like Perez Hilton at a Black Eyed Peas concert. Too Soon