ScouterJoe

I hate to nag but... If there are no plans to get this fixed let everyone know so that we can move our sites elsewhere.

It's been three weeks now (six weeks total, at least) and hosting is still not working. By the way, Netroster and Compass are still not working either.

For the last three weeks I have not been able to connect to my troop's web site at http://troops.scouter.com. Also I cannot Connect to update my troop's site at http://www.scouter.com/hosting/logon.asp. Anyone else having this problem?

The domain troops.scouter.com seems to be down for over a week now. Has anyone else tried to visit their troop website at this domain? Several test sites such as http://www.upordown.net/ confirm that the site is down. I get an Error 400 message. Terry can you help us with this? Joe

I am having trouble with the http://troops.scouter.com domain. The message that I get while trying to view my troop's web site is: Bad Request - Invalid Hostname HTTP Error 400. The request hostname is invalid. Others in my troop have reported this to me too so it is from multiple users on various computers. It is not just my troop web site. Every troop from around the country that uses this domain gives the same message. Joe

83Eagle, Here is what I did a few years ago that worked very well; though it was all male elementary youth at that time. I showed up in full uniform with a backpack on and a spirit stick in hand. I removed the pack and mentioned that camping was a part of scouting. Then I explained the spirit stick, how it worked and let everyone yell for a bit using the stick to return to silence. I then passed out 20 or 30 pictures of cubs having fun at various events. I had written down the subjects found on the pictures and asked "who has the BB gun pictures?", etc. Towards the end of my

Thank You! so much for fixing that problem! Joe

I am still unable to upload to my troop web site after a month! Is anyone else having this problem? Is anyone at Scouter.com looking at this issue?? Is there another free web hosting site I can use? Very Frustrated, ScouterJoe

Scouter Terry, I have been unable to log in to my SCOUTER hosting account all this week. Upon trying to login, the username and password are accepted then the page flashes and returns back to the original login page. Could you please check into this for me? I really need to update my troop's website. Thanks!

Scouter Terry, I have been unable to log in to my SCOUTER hosting account all this week. Upon trying to login, the username and password are accepted then the page flashes and returns back to the original login page. Could you please check into this for me? I really need to update my troop's website. Thanks!

Below is a portion of a long article which goes into detail about the ArrowCorp5 project and puts Scouting and the Order of the Arrow in a good light. It's too bad that some disruptive back-to-nature types were so disorderly that the OA project was cancelled in order to keep the Scouts safe. National Forest Service officials, surrounded and attacked yesterday in Wyoming with sticks and stones by 400 members of the Rainbow Family, were given reason to regret their decision to cancel a long-planned national service project by the Boy Scouts of America in favor of the unorganized annual

Over the last several years there have been books and studies declaring that American boys are in a crisis. ie. "contemporary boys are "scared and disconnected," "severely lagging" behind girls in both achievement and self-confidence." "society treats "boyhood as toxic, as a pathology,"" The current issue of Time Magazine contends in a long article that this crisis is a myth. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1647452-1,00.html (You may need to be a suscriber to access this article). The end of the article printed below offers a solution to the "boy crisis" which any

The Southern Region 2 - Section Conclave 2006 will be held March 31 thru April 2 at the Lost Pines Scout Reservation in Bastrop, Texas. Here is the SR-2 Section Conclave web page: http://www.sr-2.org/ I am in the Tatanka District of the Sam Houston Area Council and many youth and adults from the district will be attending. It promises to be a great event! Yours in Scouting, Joe Henry

Many thanks to all that have responded. There are some great ideas for me to use! ScouterJoe

I am interested in learning what traditional activities, especially outdoors, that other troops have. I am looking for those activities that are so exciting to the boys that it is considered a "do not miss" opportunity, from the newest Scout to the older Scout with irregular attendance. An example might be a Klondike derby. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. ScouterJoe

From my readings Hardtack was not exactly a delicacy. People broke teeth eating that stuff. You might consider Logan Bread. It is great for backpacking as it is calorie dense and non-perishable. A Google search will give many recipes. Here is the recipe from GORP. Logan Bread Combine and stir well: 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour 1 1/2 cups unbleached white flour 1 1/4 cups rolled oats 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup powdered milk 2/3 cup nuts 1 cup raisins In another bowl, stir well: 3/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup honey 1/4 cup molasses

KenK, The short answer is no, but don't dismiss this type of tent out of hand because of that. The weight savings are significant and the problems from the condensation are few. I have just returned from Philmont where some boys used the Zeus Exo and I used Henry Shires Squall Tarp Tent, another single wall tent. There was rain and hail for five of the ten days of our trek so humidity was relatively high. Condensation did form inside the tents but unless the inner walls were touched it did not cause any problems. I should also say that every morning all the tents, both single and