Eagle007

Thanks Bdweller. You're awesome. I will definitely contact you.

It has been my experience that the looks on people's faces are amazing when they see a troop of scouts/scouters police the areas they have been. One of those experiences included national park law enforcement. After a the adventure of a 50+ mile canoe trip we had a gazillion oyster bags full of trash that we had picked up along the way. Included in the findings was an abandoned canoe that had been stuck in the trees in the middle of the river after it had flooded its banks. We had actually called the canoe rental owners and they had the park law enforcement to pick it up for them

All this talk of using the old dutch oven is making me hungry and wanting to get out in the cold air and fire one up with some good recipies.

Help! I just fell out of my chair from laughing so hard at this post. And by the way, my name is Eagle007 and I'm an addict, too.

Bdweller: my apologies if what I said has easily offended you. That's not what I meant. I tried not to use first person - "the use of I" in this forum. So let me explain. I also wear a cpap and my question was one asked out of self-consciousness for sounding like a friggin bear vs. diesel engine when I don't wear it. I did a search on here and found several good suggestions "dealing" with cpap issues that I may have such as the battery issue while at summer camp or hiking. That is where I was coming from. And you nor anyone else wants me to camp with them without my cpap; that I can pr

In today's world of fast food I think we could all stand to give up some yardage on the old belt. Ha, ha. Thanks.

Without breaking the rules of confidentiality, has anyone dealt with scouts or scouters that must wear a CPAP mask/machine? What do they do with respects to overnight camping?

I think that these forums are a great tool to help make scouting all that it can be.

Scoutfish, I totally agree with everything you said. I am going to participate and do everything in my power to have an awesome time even on boring subjects. I'm very optimistic and enthusiastic. I am fully aware of the numbers game and the sales pitches but all in all I want and need input to help make scouting in my troop all it can be. Networking is great and this Scouter.com proves it.

I forgot to mention the fact that it is around $100. This may be a little pricey for a 14 year old but you get what you pay for.

I like my Ken Onion Kershaw Tanto Blur. Here are the specs according to kershaw website: Steel: Sandvik 14C28N stainless steel Handle: Sandvik 14C28N stainless steel, DLC coating Blade: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm) Closed: 4 1/2 in. (11.3 cm) Overall: N/A Weight: 4.2 oz. What I like about it is the locking blade and skateboard grips when hands are wet or cold. The additional feature of a pocket clip is nice, too.

I'm actually ashamed to admit this but I have been to only one roundtable meeting offered by our district. Although it has been several months ago, what I remember about it is this: 1) I had never heard of such a creature and was ignorant in a good sense as to what was involved. I wanted to find out so I decided to go. 2) When I asked another ASM in our troop to go along with me it, was as if I were pulling hen's teeth. I'm not sure what was going on there; i.e., if the troop didn't like the roundtables or what. 3) The topics of the meeting revolved around popcorn sales, s

I believe the mid-term votes and the change of command in the HOR show the will of the people isn't behind the previous two years. If the right doesn't go through with a promised vote to repeal the healthcare bill, though, the will of the people my shift back to the other side. I'll be able to give a more informed opinion on the aforementioned topic when I see who will actually declare a run in the primaries. Until then it's all purely speculation. Now as far as to what side of the fence I am leaning on is up to each one's imagination. But I'll give you a little hint. It's not th

Please allow me to set the record straight. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that minors can and will give in to the desires of the flesh no matter time or place. Give me a little credit for I didn't just fall off of the turnip truck. It is a personal issue that I have as far as overnight co-ed camping. It's my personal feelings and convictions and I don't expect anyone else to see it from my point of view. And again, no offense or disrespect intended to anyone. Thank you.

I would like to formally apologize to anyone who may have taken offense with anything I have said in this forum or any others that I have posted on. Nothing that I post is meant in any offensive manner or meant as harm toward anyone, especially a scout. On this particular discussion I'm simply giving my opinion as a concerned parent with my children and me playing a hypothetical role. And as we all know opinions are like noses - everybody has one. And sometimes it's better to agree to disagree on sticky subjects as these and everyone remain civil. I do wish the young lady

"I'm no Xpert on Venturing ---- aren't they supposed to decide issues like this rather than the parents? If they are, how should they do it? Should parents expect to accept the decisions the Crew leaders decide? Interesting point that the pregnant girl is a Venturing leader. Is it reasonable that should give parents pause about her being in the Crew? Suppose the Crew decided that they have a duty to support the pregnant Crew member and decide that aiding and supporting her during her pregnancy and after the child is born should be one of their major projects." I will preface my respon

BrentAllen, you make some very valid comments concerning a family with a daughter who are visiting a crew such as this. Have we all pretty much seen unwed minor females become pregnant in the public school system or even in the church we attend - ABSOLUTELY. And do the parents of the other students/minor church members remove their children from these institutions - rarely and most of the time not, at least in my experience. But, because this is such a small and specialized group in our world, the impregnated girl seems to stick out like the proverbial sore thumb. If I were part of that v

In my humble opinion, if the crew isn't negatively impacted then she stays. I always try to keep an open mind in all matters. But until we have walked two miles in that particular crew's shoes and those of its leaders/parents and have been in that particular situation then it is hard to speculate.

Amen Brother Beavah. That sums it up in a nutshell.

Just for the record, I don't recall my SM wearing or not wearing any knots on his uniform when I was a scout many moons ago. He may have and I just don't recall because that was not a point of scouting that he emphasized. What I do recall is that he wore one of the olive drab scouting uniforms. I also recall that he had the MOST EXCELLENT program bar none. There were no ASMs and it was strickly a boy lead troop. Times have changes because of the two deep and I can understand why. Don't get me wrong. We had parent volunteers (meaning the parents were around here and there) who bought equ

I agree with Beavah - enough with the drama. Get over it and move on for everyone's sakes involved. It sounds as if there will never be a solution to any of your family's problems with this troop. Sometimes it may be better to agree to disagree and go separate ways. And sometimes there are just no solutions to the problem that can be agreed upon by all parties that are involved.

If Eagle projects required scouts to be in FULL UNIFORM every time I think the parents in our troop would pitch an absolute fit. The resoning behind my statement is that most of our scouts only have one uniform and 99.9% of the project that our guys come up with involve things that would utterly destroy a uniform at the very least, i.e. painting and maintenance type of projects.

pinkpooj it is obvious by your own admission that you are not a scout or scouter nor are you interested in scouting so go away. You have nothing to gain by bashing what we are accomplishing with this website.

The program at summer camp is awesome, but I seriously doubt that it takes doubling this years fees for what is being provided or not provided. All scouts provide their own tents, latrines for sanitation, cold water only for showers, and no electricity except in the mess hall and commissary. I guess since the fees for summer camp have not increased since I was a scout I just find it hard to believe that they could or would increase. The camp appears to have no overhead. And maybe other camps just blow this one out of the water as was suggested. Our troop has just never explored going to an

Something has really been bothering me since our meeting this Monday night and I wanted some opinions. A couple of meetings ago I thought I misunderstood that our summer camp expense to be around $225 per scout and dismissed it to bad hearing. This Monday night it was brought to our attention that the total number of scouts for this year's summer camp, all five weeks, will be 300 scouts vs. 300 per week as in years past. When I asked what in the world has happened I was just given a blank stare and told that the council has doubled the price of summer camp this year and that must be the pro