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  1. Who cares about the reason. What young boy wouldn't love to see his picture in the paper. Good Job Eagle92.
  2. Who cares about the reason. What young boy wouldn't love to see his picture in the paper. Good Job Eagle92.
  3. Eagle92 I think that you may be mistaken, the council allows 50% of popcorn money to go towards High Adventure. Not the 67%, or 70% as the flyer says. 50% is what our council allows. Now your others may have been different, but ours is 50%. I have a daughter that is going to philmont and I am thinking that may be a way for her to raise some money. Although there are other ways for her to raise money that I think will be a little more profitable, and I think we are going to try those also.
  4. TWO Thanks for the reference. I think that I might be getting that one for my daughter. As for me, I talked with someone today at a local outfitters and we discussed my military sleeping bag and I think I may use that for me. I think that I may use that for myself. Thank you guys for the help that you have given so far. Here is a link to the specs that I have found online http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/shtf-survival-disaster-preparedness/159784-military-sleeping-bag-system-surplus.html
  5. I have been asking people that I know questions about a sleeping bag for Philmont. No one can give me a straight answer to my question. I am trying to get a sleeping bag for Philmont and I want to know what is a good weight range. I know the following obvious points in looking for a sleping bag Lighter is best Pounds = Pain OK I got those points. But what I am asking is, what is a good weight range? Can someone give me a straight answer. I am not a rich man, so the $400 sleeping bag is out of the question.
  6. If you look up Star Wars day, you will find that it is already recognized as May the 4th.
  7. We had a flag retirement this weekend at the Cub Scout area at the Camporee. One thing that they did that helped a lot was that they put a pallet over the fire. THis helped to make the area flat to lay the flag on and it also spread the flames out so that they could burn the flag a little faster. worked out great. This might be something to look into if you want to do the large flag.
  8. Check with your districts Advancement Chairman and get a list of the Merit Badge counselors. See if they would be interested in also helping as a Webelos Activity badge counselor. May make you life a little easier. There may be some areas that you are not familiar with.
  9. I guess it is how bad you want your child to be in scouting and how dedicated the leaders are. I had a Webelos that could not make the meeting because they had no gas, and the father was not home with his check yet. We were working on Craftsman, so I would have hated for him to miss the craft project. I took my son and went and picked him up. We had the meeting and then I took him home. I know that is supposed to be in the extreme circumstances, but this boy is benefiting from the program. For the boys who suddenly had a full summer camp paid for, that is great. Someone car
  10. SctDad

    Camp Out Snack

    Make a trail mix Have each family bring an ingrediant and then gather them all up and keep them at the station. When each group comes through, have them add ingrediants to the bucket and then roll it around and let it mix. Give them all a baggie and scoop out the mix. You can get creative you you ingredients also.
  11. An action packer would be good. You can get several of them. That may make it easier to pack in the van. Each person could have thier own. Label them so you know what you are grabbing, or what is in the container when you are looking for something. YOu may be able to find some of the retail containers with the interlocking lids. Also, takeing an emergency kit vs a camping kit will be something that you will need to keep in different containers. but if needed you can grab both. If you want a real easy bug out set up, maybe a small trailer that you can just hitch up and go.
  12. http://cgi.ebay.com/Camp-6-Backpacking-Moonwalker-Micro-1-Burner-Stove-w-cs-/350457506290?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5198e529f2 (Sorry, could not get the formatting to work.) It is called the Moonwalker Micro 1
  13. I asked a while ago about which stoves one would choose for an expedition at Philmont. I got a few responses. So I will try from a different angle and see what I can get. Which fuel would you recommend (Pros and Cons also please) Canned isobutane mix Liquid fuel in the reusable bottles This will help me to start to narrow my decisions.
  14. Eagle92 In my opinion, what does the united way's policy of making volunteers pay have anything to do with our volunteers. Or is it the fact that the United way used to give so much money to the council. I don't care how the other organizations do things. I guess that is why I sent an e-mail last week telling the Prog. Dir that I would not be organizing family camp this year. I HATE the fact that the uppers are so concerned about making money that they forget about the program. I want the BSA's business model so I can make millions. It is one of the only places
  15. I hear a lot of people talking about being a FoS Coordinator or "Saleman" for their unit or district. I pray that I am never asked to do this. Because I can tell you that the District will not make its goal. I would tell them that the money goes to the Council and District. The units see no money. In fact we are pushed into selling popcorn so that we can earn money, and give even more to the council. And then like someone said, leaders have to pay for membership, training and even to volunteer at events, leaders have to pay. Where does it stop. Anyone know what it wou
  16. FoS in my district and council is pitched with a misrepresentation. Just to give you a general idea about our council/District Council = Covers 20 counties of generally rural farmland and fishing as you get closer to the coast. District = 2 Counties (mine is considered by some to the the poor county)that are primarily rural farmland, with a lot of migrant workers. When they do the FoS Dinner for our County Businesses, they harp on the "THIS IS FOR THE LOCAL SCOUTS" "HELP THE LOCAL SCOUTS" Then when we are selling popcorn we get "I just gave $2,000 (Sometimes more, o
  17. We have a trip to philmont coming up next summer and I am looking at getting some of the equipment along the way. One of the things that I am looking at now is the stove. I know that there is a huge variety of stoves our there. Everything from the pocket rocket to the JetBoil. Then there is the Fuel. Compressed gas or liquid. What is eeryones recommendations. Stoves and fuels. I would like to keep things on a budget, but might be willing to compromise the budget for a better quality.
  18. If your daughter does not like your troops outdoor program, than change it. Or find one that better suits her. My daughters troop does not camp every month, but they do go camping. They may not canoe the snake river, but they have had canoeing days on the local ponds and lakes. I have offered to help with the events and they have accepted. The GSUSA troop went to the climbing tower one day and I cooked DO chili and Cobbler for them. They loved it and let me climb the tower. BTW, that was a challanging tower to climb. It was one they call an Alpine tower. When it comes to campi
  19. Here is my issue with the JTE. Retention. For Cub Scouts no one can tell me what the retention numbers are based on. I have one person telling me that the numbers are based on the recharter for the previous year. I have my DE telling me that the numbers are based on my end of year membership. If we go by the previous years recharter, then I can probably get the points. But if I go with the end of year numbers, which include the round up numbers (Last year I had 36 sign up, and 14 stayed not to mention the 4 that never returned this year in scouting) then there is is no way I can
  20. Thanks for the ideas so far. I have one more thing. We are going to do a scouting knowledge throughout the day. What are some questions that would be good to ask.
  21. Just wnated to get a few things from the campfire here. We have our Webeloree coming up soon and we have a few events planned already but I was wondering what some of you thought that we should have for the webelos. Here is what we are thinking and what we have already. This event is less advancment based and more scout skills based. Showing the boys the things that they will get to do in boy scouts. So they have an idea on what to expect So far we have the following ideas - First Aid - Ropes, knots and Lashings (What would you suggest we make) - Fire Building - LNT
  22. Sounds like there are some serious scout skills lacking in some troops. As for the boys managing to find the girls. Have you ever noticed that where ever there is a Boy Scout Camp, there is usually a Girl Scout Camp near by or a CO-ED private camp.
  23. Thanks again Just a few things so that people understand where I am coming from Yes right now I am a CM inn my 4th year as a leader. I am already an ASM with the troop that my son will be crossing to. They needed leaders so I volunteered. Now they also have a few more so my responsibilities there are not as strenous. As for if I am going to stay in for a while. Well there is my first son who is moving to the troop in the fall, my next son is joining tigers in the Spring, and the baby that just turned 1 year old back in January. So I think I have a few years. Oh and BTW, my
  24. Hey Guys and Girls, Remember me, this WAS my original post. First, Lisa, thank you for your post. it was the most informative and insiteful. As for the rest of the posts and arguements, you ever wonder why some people do not take woodbadge. Too much beating of the chests and I am better than you. That is why I was wondering about the reality and usefullness of even taking the course. By screaming and insulting each other, none of you are working on the chance to get more people into woodbadge. I think once again I will wait a few more years and see what actually comes up
  25. I have seen a lot of discussion on the topic of wood badge. I have also heard a lot of hype in my district and council. I just wonder how an expensive course can make me such a superior leader. How can this course define me as a leader. When people have asked me about taking the course, I have told them that I was not ready to take the course yet. I told them that when I felt I needed to take the course I would, because I feel that it does not make me any less of a leader for not having the beads hung around my neck. I hear too much about the fact that the training is no
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