Buy copies for your fellow leaders in the Pack, Troop or Crew! Your purchase is sent directly from the publisher, so I can’t offer autographed copies for group sales. You can receive an autographed copy by becoming a Scoutmastercg Backer. Looking for individual copies? So Far So Good, The Scouting Journey, and Thoughts on Scouting can be purchased from Amazon.com So Far, So Good!A new Scoutmaster’s Story PRICES INCLUDE STANDARD SHIPPING TO CONTINENTAL U....
Outfitting yourself or your Scout can be bewildering! There are so many choices! What works best for Scouts? How do I choose? Over the past three decades, I’ve helped hundreds of Scouts and their parents find practical, useful, durable gear. I’ve evaluated, researched, and tested gear for our active Scout Troop’s monthly camping and annual high adventure trips. I can help you select and invest in proven gear that has stood the test of time....
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The ‘best’ gear has the best set of features for the best price. What does a Scout really need? A Scout needs a few basics to enjoy camping with his Troop and patrol. George W. Sears authored the first widely read camping “how-to” book, Camping and Woodcraft, in 1884. Well over a century later his advice is still relevant: The temptation is to buy this or that bit of indispensable camp kit has been too strong and we have gone to the blessed woods handicapped with a load fit for a pack mule....
More coming soon! Tarps For many years I used a ‘standard’ coated nylon tarp as a dining fly until I discovered “Tundra Tarps” made by Cooke’s Custom Sewing. Grommets are the weakest point of the ‘standard’ tarps I have used. Tundra tarps feature bomb-proof nylon loops at each corner and every 20-24″ along the outer edges and all seams. The 3/4 inch nylon webbing tape also reinforces the outer edge of the tarps....
On returning from his service in the Second Boer War Baden-Powell was surprised to learn his book Aids to Scouting (1899) had became popular with many youth groups and teachers in Britain. Aids to Scouting explained military scouting and self-reliance skills Baden-Powell had learned from Frederick Russell Burnham, the British Army Chief of Scouts In 1906, Ernest Thompson Seton, who later became the Chief Scout of the Boy Scouts of America, discussed youth training ideas with Baden-Powell and shared a copy of his book *The Birch Bark Roll of the Woodcraft Indians....
Dozens of Scouting resources (infographics and other helpful documents in PDF format) you can print and use. The PDF package is available as a compressed folder featuring over 50 infographics and helpful PDF documents including: Fifteen Minute Patrol Leader Training Ideas for Strengthening the patrol system Six great Games for Scouts Pioneering resources Knots you won’t find in the handbook. Program Ideas Fire Building Tips (even in the rain) Scouter Training ideas Top Ten Fire Starters Youth leader training ideas Get the compressed folder and support the creation of these resources with a one-time payment of $5....
Hello and Welcome Back! Just when you think everything is going well, and you pat yourself on the back for being such an effective Scouter, you are confronted with a behavior problem. Oh for Pete’s sake! Not again! Yes, again… and again, and again. We get disappointed, then angry, then sad. There are times it all feels like we are pushing water uphill. You probably know what I am … [Read More…] about ScoutmasterCG Newsletter Number 6 – Behavior Problems
Hello and Welcome Back! Just when you think everything is going well, and you pat yourself on the back for being such an effective Scouter, you are confronted with a behavior problem. Oh for Pete’s sake! Not again! Yes, again… and again, and again. We get disappointed, then angry, then sad. There are times it all feels like we are pushing water uphill. You probably know what I am … [Read More…] about ScoutmasterCG Newsletter Number 6 – Behavior Problems
Hello and Welcome Back! Just when you think everything is going well, and you pat yourself on the back for being such an effective Scouter, you are confronted with a behavior problem. Oh for Pete’s sake! Not again! Yes, again… and again, and again. We get disappointed, then angry, then sad. There are times it all feels like we are pushing water uphill. You probably know what I am … [Read More…] about ScoutmasterCG Newsletter Number 6 – Behavior Problems
Hello and Welcome Back! Just when you think everything is going well, and you pat yourself on the back for being such an effective Scouter, you are confronted with a behavior problem. Oh for Pete’s sake! Not again! Yes, again… and again, and again. We get disappointed, then angry, then sad. There are times it all feels like we are pushing water uphill. You probably know what I am … [Read More…] about ScoutmasterCG Newsletter Number 6 – Behavior Problems
Hello and Welcome Back! Just when you think everything is going well, and you pat yourself on the back for being such an effective Scouter, you are confronted with a behavior problem. Oh for Pete’s sake! Not again! Yes, again… and again, and again. We get disappointed, then angry, then sad. There are times it all feels like we are pushing water uphill. You probably know what I am … [Read More…] about ScoutmasterCG Newsletter Number 6 – Behavior Problems
Hello and Welcome Back! Just when you think everything is going well, and you pat yourself on the back for being such an effective Scouter, you are confronted with a behavior problem. Oh for Pete’s sake! Not again! Yes, again… and again, and again. We get disappointed, then angry, then sad. There are times it all feels like we are pushing water uphill. You probably know what I am … [Read More…] about ScoutmasterCG Newsletter Number 6 – Behavior Problems
Hello and Welcome Back! Just when you think everything is going well, and you pat yourself on the back for being such an effective Scouter, you are confronted with a behavior problem. Oh for Pete’s sake! Not again! Yes, again… and again, and again. We get disappointed, then angry, then sad. There are times it all feels like we are pushing water uphill. You probably know what I am … [Read More…] about ScoutmasterCG Newsletter Number 6 – Behavior Problems
Hello and Welcome Back! Just when you think everything is going well, and you pat yourself on the back for being such an effective Scouter, you are confronted with a behavior problem. Oh for Pete’s sake! Not again! Yes, again… and again, and again. We get disappointed, then angry, then sad. There are times it all feels like we are pushing water uphill. You probably know what I am … [Read More…] about ScoutmasterCG Newsletter Number 6 – Behavior Problems
Hello and Welcome Back! Just when you think everything is going well, and you pat yourself on the back for being such an effective Scouter, you are confronted with a behavior problem. Oh for Pete’s sake! Not again! Yes, again… and again, and again. We get disappointed, then angry, then sad. There are times it all feels like we are pushing water uphill. You probably know what I am … [Read More…] about ScoutmasterCG Newsletter Number 6 – Behavior Problems
Hello and Welcome Back! Just when you think everything is going well, and you pat yourself on the back for being such an effective Scouter, you are confronted with a behavior problem. Oh for Pete’s sake! Not again! Yes, again… and again, and again. We get disappointed, then angry, then sad. There are times it all feels like we are pushing water uphill. You probably know what I am … [Read More…] about ScoutmasterCG Newsletter Number 6 – Behavior Problems
Hello and Welcome Back! Just when you think everything is going well, and you pat yourself on the back for being such an effective Scouter, you are confronted with a behavior problem. Oh for Pete’s sake! Not again! Yes, again… and again, and again. We get disappointed, then angry, then sad. There are times it all feels like we are pushing water uphill. You probably know what I am … [Read More…] about ScoutmasterCG Newsletter Number 6 – Behavior Problems
Hello and Welcome Back! Just when you think everything is going well, and you pat yourself on the back for being such an effective Scouter, you are confronted with a behavior problem. Oh for Pete’s sake! Not again! Yes, again… and again, and again. We get disappointed, then angry, then sad. There are times it all feels like we are pushing water uphill. You probably know what I am … [Read More…] about ScoutmasterCG Newsletter Number 6 – Behavior Problems
Hello and Welcome Back! Just when you think everything is going well, and you pat yourself on the back for being such an effective Scouter, you are confronted with a behavior problem. Oh for Pete’s sake! Not again! Yes, again… and again, and again. We get disappointed, then angry, then sad. There are times it all feels like we are pushing water uphill. You probably know what I am … [Read More…] about ScoutmasterCG Newsletter Number 6 – Behavior Problems