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  1. Philmont damaged by severe hail storm; Villa incurred major hits.

    By skeptic,
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    • 294 views

  2. Double dipping rank and merit badges, and how do you define "participate"? 1 2

    By Armymutt,
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  3. Scouts in Action - Scouts and Tsunami on the ocean. (HI)

    By RememberSchiff,   
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  4. Song "America; let me tell you how I feel" and Japanese Scouts?

    By skeptic,
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  5. Scouts in Action - Hurry up cardiac emergency (MI)

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  6. Troop 74 Rocketeers (NJ) are American Rocketry Challenge National Champs

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  7. Scouts in Action - Brothers on Philmont training hike rescue woman and her toddlers from heat exhaustion.

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  8. Northeast Georgia Council MOU with Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee

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  9. Eagle Certificates 1 2 3

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  10. First Scout week trip in 31 years

    By Armymutt,
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  11. How to save a rapidly dying Troop. 1 2

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  12. Youth Protection Question

    By PACAN,
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  13. I Think It Is Time to Shut Down the Troop

    By Eagle94-A1,
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  14. NYLT Presentation Materials

    By ramanous,
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  15. Girl troop numbering

    By Armymutt,
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      Adding Dining Flies to the inventory

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      Hammers?   Totin' Chip traditionally asks the Scout to MAKE a really good tent peg.  Hatchet(s)  part of a Scout's kit, yes?  Our Troop used to (I should check on this) make poles out of saplings and the tent pegs were kept for use and as examples for the next Scouts....  As for the tarp/ shelter, the Troop of my yoooth  made them out of 4 mill plastic and heavy duty duck tape and grommet sets.  Ten by ten,  made shelter tents and dining flies and such. Older Scouts took 'em to Philmont and Jamborees, said others ooo'ed and awww'ed at them...
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      Adding Dining Flies to the inventory

      By skeptic · Posted

      If my memory serves, when we did our first trek at Philmont, a fly was part of our gear, and we were specifically encouraged to put it up FIRST and put other gear beneath.  It is an important piece of any site, especially in areas subject to rain or mists.  In cases of drive-ins, a heavier-duty type can be useful, but packing works best with the lightweight ones.  And you do not need poles if you have trees and so on, though they make it easier.  
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      Adding Dining Flies to the inventory

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      We decided to add dining flies to our camping gear, partially as a team building exercise, partially as a Scout skill exercise, but mostly to help build patrol identities and provide shelter.  I used the instructions found here: https://troop279.us/patrol-dining-fly/ My wife and son helped hold the poles while I tied the knots for the adult fly so I could do a test set up.  Poles need straightened and we need to get hammers for the troop, but otherwise, it looks like it will work.  
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      I do not disagree, there are certainly savings to be found. However we can say that even louder for National HQ. 
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      While I tend to agree that much of the bureaucracy in local councils can be reduced, certain parts that include real people with real voices are critical, especially with confusion or disappointment.  We are fortunate to have a couple of office people that can carry that torch well, probably better than the few remaining actual executive types of which we have none that fit the traditional role.   But every council has issues, and money seems to be at the top for most.  Sadly, that affects the actual programming on council levels, but it also is forcing units to do more on their own which seems to often be better in the long run.  We will never be back to the original structures of even twenty years ago, but we can continue to work on putting our best feet forward and become again recognized positively in communities.  Chaallenges will continue, some totally un expected.  Having people work from home with local councils can be positive, but the big barrier continues to be aging gacilities and too much "top down" interference.  JMHO of course.  
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