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Discussions dealing with equipment topics (tents, lights, packs, boots, stoves, etc.)

365 topics in this forum

  1. The Walking Sleeping Bag

    By sailingpj,
    • 7 replies
    • 787 views

  2. The Promised Land

    By Twocubdad,
    • 20 replies
    • 1610 views

  3. Mesh or storage bags for mess kits

    By Scoutfish,
    • 9 replies
    • 1375 views

  4. Moisture wicking undergarments / shorts

    By Scoutfish,
    • 13 replies
    • 920 views

  5. Kelty Comes Through...

    By OldGreyEagle,
    • 1 reply
    • 684 views

  6. Do Patrol Boxes Work?

    By resqman,
    • 41 replies
    • 4555 views

  7. Coleman lantern acting up for the first time.... help?

    By WestCoastScouter,
    • 10 replies
    • 3121 views

  8. Compression sacks/ bags

    By Scoutfish,
    • 15 replies
    • 919 views

  9. Internal frame versus extrenal frame packs?

    By Scoutfish,
    • 29 replies
    • 1525 views

  10. UVPaqlite - reuseable glow sticks

    By rkfrance,
    • 1 reply
    • 594 views

  11. Flashlights

    By Mountaineer,
    • 21 replies
    • 1550 views

  12. Chemical Stoves

    By TAHAWK,
    • 11 replies
    • 876 views

  13. Tents, what to look for

    By Basementdweller,
    • 6 replies
    • 838 views

  14. New Scout Tents

    By ZScout5,
    • 15 replies
    • 1962 views

  15. MSR Whisperlite stoves

    By AJR2305GDC,
    • 9 replies
    • 782 views

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    • MattR
      Sea Shell necklace

      By MattR · Posted

      I think it should depend on what you want to learn about. That said, I thought I knew what I wanted to learn about but I failed. My ticket was mostly a waste of time because I was clueless and my "advisor" couldn't be bothered. So I'd say the question is who should you talk with about your ticket.
    • fred8033
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      By fred8033 · Posted

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      By ArmyScout · Posted

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      By David CO · Posted

      I think, sometimes,  the beneficiary isn't really so keen on the project, but gives the scout the OK so that he can earn his eagle. They see themselves as helping out the scout rather than being the beneficiary of the scout's project. 
    • TAHAWK
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      By TAHAWK · Posted

      It's easy to get lost when you forget, or never knew, the destination.  Scouting is not about running a well-oiled machine.   Mistakenly believing that a well-oiled machine is the boal, as BSA  does from time to time, drives adult leadership.  The goal is the Scout learning to accept and carry out responsibility, with all the bumps in the road that such a goal entails.  The point is not that everyone "got the word" but that they were given the word, to whatever extent, by the leaders - youth not adults.  Sadly, training is no longer a BSA priority, and most employees of BSA and councils are weak on what Scouting is supposed to be.  So, noting that explaining the Patrol Method is now an advancement requirement (for "Scout"), I asked BSA for the answer.  It could not give the answer or refer me to a coherent statement of what it is - just to bits and pieces.  But they did want to help me with planning my estate. 😉

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