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Re:U.S. teens are spending less time with their friends in p... by roganartu on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @08:51AM (#19500305)
The wording of their comment suggests heavily to me that they are from Australia. I participated in scouts in Australia about the same amount of time ago as we did somewhat similar things, going on camps where there was a reasonable amount of independence and I would have described it as arts and craftsy.

You mention concern about liability these days, but it's important to remember not everywhere is America. I can't speak to the rest of the world, but Australia is definitely nowhere near as litigious as the US. I could definitely see something like what they described still happening in Australia today.

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Re:U.S. teens are spending less time with their friends in p... by mises on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @08:55AM (#19500330)
I was a Boy Scout in America; we did the same thing. It was a great experience.
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Re:U.S. teens are spending less time with their friends in p... by ghaff on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @09:43AM (#19500713)
The US is a very large and diverse country. There are lots of outdoor adventure sort of activities in much of the country.
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Re:U.S. teens are spending less time with their friends in p... by ams6110 on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @10:23AM (#19501026)
Very much so. Camping, hiking, fishing are very popular in a lot of places. There are still many areas where it's not uncommon for a boy to get a rifle or shotgun at around age 10 and start learning to hunt. This modern super-protective cocoon life is largely a suburban thing.
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