Vigil-Hiker

If have multiple shirts, only need one set of patches to purchase if velcro to fasten them on. BTW, I sew on snaps for my OA flap since my Lodge's flaps don't like frequent washings.

We made ended up litter bags out of recylced paper bags. We folded down top edge 2-3 times to stiffen it up and added a long pipe cleaner under that lip of folds for better rigidity. Then used a hole punch to make holes all around. Then laced twine through to hold pipe cleaner in and creat a large loop on one side to hang over headrest. Bags were then decorated based on do not litter/trash your trash theme. Bag can be used as completed or insert a small trash bag to hold trash(better for wet items) and reuse as a holder.

The pants pockets on my old uniform from the 1980's and early 90's were more functional. Why did they screw that up? The color is the same and I would wear them but I added ~ 30 pounds since college. Some of my old troop would wear surplus military pants or hunting pants winter camping. More durable, briar resistant, and can layer under them. My hunting pants were even water resistant, perfect for winter camping in the snow. So maybe bring back that style of pant but use better fabric like military ones. Hats: add a boonie hat, solid green, that is water resistant. It is pack

How about some bird identification Bald Eagle Red-tailed hawk turkey vulture turkey blue jay robins male or female mallard duck wood pecker(or evidence of) Or mammals and where spotted in camp black squirrel(variety of gray squirrel) chipmunks skunk deer gray or red fox squirrel nest lcation have each list what camp trails they used and add points for something found on least used trail name of furthest outpost camp ranger's name

I am glad that things worked well for the campout, but I don't like the idea of 6-7 year-olds lighting fires. I hope you had instruction including the dangers of fires and what is required for safety when have a campfire. We usually have hamburgers and hotdogs cooked by an experienced volunteer crew for the whole pack. Last fall the adults had steak for dinner. Cleanup was easy since we had portable propane George Forman grills that mostly self-drain into a resevior. We have s'more and hot chocolate for snack. Breakfast is hot chocolate/coffee, orange juice, bagels, cinamon rolls, a

Requirement 7 for Wolf requires a community clean-up. We picked up litter in part of the school yard where they go to school. Teens sometimes hang out there and just leave their trash and sometimes smash glass bottles. The adults picked the glass pieces. One of the boys picks up litter in the church parking lot whenever he is there, and another picked up litter in a park by his home. Both in addition to the school yard work. Do I count those personal clean ups as their project, or do I still need a den project? The recylcing pants into a garbage bag holder is interesting, but we

I need some easy to do ideas for a service project for my wolves to earn their World Conservation Badge. One idea I had was to make litter bags for them to keep in their parents cars to put trash in. Not sure if have them decorate paper bags for this or have them sew cloth bags that they can put in a "liner" bag that gets thrown out. If we do cloth bags, I need a design so can off of a head rest to be usable in back seat and not kicked around the floor. Any one have any other ideas. I got two weeks until last pack meeting for the year. YiS, VH

Uniforms do get expensive. In the mid-1970's when I was a cub scout, the neckerchief, slide, and hat was the same for first 2 years and changed to Webelos ones when you moved up to Webelos den. That was easier on the pocket, but since it was the era of the v-neck shirts, neckerchiefs had to be worn unlike today. Any one else remember Offical Cub Scout sneaker's back in the late 1970's? I had a pair of those, now long gone, worn out and grass-stained. Our pack usually buys the neckerchiefs when they move up, the rest is up to the parents. We recommend getting a shirt for the badges

Obviously this is a very poorly run pack. Apparently no one has gone to any training or read any of the leaders books, or go th Round Table meetings (leaders meeting for all scout leaders in district/county). They are not even following the themes set by National. Februrary is It's a Celebration, ie. 75th anniversary of Cub scouting, and it is when the Blue-Gold is supposed to be held. Ask you pack leaders if they are really there for the cubs. If they were, they would recieve their awards in a timely manner. Why should a scout work hard to earn his ranks, arrow points, and any electi

I am currently at the cubscout level. At our back to school/recruitment night we tell the parents that the uniform is not required to be a scout, but recommend to at least get the shirt to have somewhere to put the patches on. I tell the parents in my den that if money is an issue and their son wants full uniform, start with the shirt. Can always get the pants and hat later for birthday or holiday gifts or can have other family members get them as gifts for him. Shop ebay or ask if pack/troop has a uniform exchange program for those out-grown uniforms that are in good shape. To ke

Yes, there is documentation. The Wolf book, page 6, says a bead will be presented for each 3 achievements towards the Wolf badge by the den leader to show progress toward rank. After he gets his fourth bead, he will be ready to receive his Wolf badge at a pack meeting. It does not say it will be presented a special ceremony or when the entire den has earned it. Cub Scout Leader Handbook section 18 Advancement 18-3 "advance one rank per year"(except for earning Bobcat in order to earn the other ranks). "A cub scout's advancement progress depends on his own motivation..." "

Still a poor decision. Why present a badge, but not be allowed to wear what he has earned. I have been in scouting most of my life. My first event was camping with my dad and his scout troop when I was 4 years old. He was still serving as assistant scoutmaster after college. I started cubscouts in 3rd grade(that was when that was the starting age group in the 70's) and moved up to Eagle Scout. I served as a den chief, assistant patrol leader, partol leader as a youth and as assistant scoutmaster through college. I have since rejoined for my own son (my dad was my cub master and assis

First of all let's get where this class A and Clas B uniform stuff originated. Boy Scouts evolved from military scouting as Baden Powell experienced. Uniforms were based off of army uniforms. Class A is dress uniform in military. Class B is field dress as in dig into the trenches. So the terms were adapted unofficially into Scouting. Class A is the the Official Scout Uniform with the shirts for ranks, Council Strip, etc. Class B is usually regulation pants/shorts with official activity shirt, or other Scouting t-shirt. Class A should always salute "military style". Right h