Sheath knives, I believe this started as a discussion about rules prohibiting sheath knives. When I was a scout the BSA supply division sold some very nice sheath knives. I do not recall any scouts in the troop that I was a member of having them. We all had the folding scout knife that had a can opener and bottle opener.
When I became active again as a scouter a few years ago I was told that sheath knives are not permitted in scouting, a BSA rule. Upon reading the guide to safe scouting I interpret the guide to mean that there may be better tools to use than a large sheath knife for t