Six towers were featured in Peschke Field. Four were for display and two were for climbing. Follow the links for photos and information about each:
Jamboree Pioneering Area: Towers
Tag: Hourglass Tower
Hourglass Tower at the Jamboree and at Camp
The Hourglass Tower in the 2013 National Jamboree Pioneering Area was set up as one of four tower displays.
“The Hourglass Tower is something of a classic for Scout pioneering. John Sweet’s excellent book Scout Pioneering describes it, and since then many Scout troops have built one.” (Read: Erecting an Hourglass Tower in Ropes and Poles.)
“The tower is constructed from two large pyramids interlocked together.” (Read: Hourglass Tower in Poneering Made Easy.)
As an interesting side note: by employing rope tackles in each of the lines marrying the two tripods, effectively tightening the connections was very easy to accomplish.
| This Hourglass tower was built as an impressive display in a troop’s campsite at summer camp. |
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