The weather got the better of us, so instead of practising pitching tents on a very blustery Butts Close, we pitched tents inside Christchurch and used duct tape instead of tent pegs. Cubs learnt the golden rules of tent-pitching: check for stones and sticks before laying out the tent; always push the poles, never pull; shoes off inside the inner tent and use your pole bag to check the canvas will fit back in the bag.