Weekender

I'm trying to look into TYVEK right now. It's the white plastic looking stuff you see wrapped around new houses before the siding goes up. I've read some really good reviews on the backpacker mag website about this stuff. Very light, very strong, looks like plastic but is more akin to gortex (waterproof but breathable). It comes in 9 foot wide rolls. Best price I have found so far is $115. for 195 feet (of course, you could pay that much for a good quality tarp). I'm having trouble finding a source for anything less than a full roll so that I can try it as a tarp and then see if I can make a tent out of it. The one major down side that I have heard is that it is white with "3M" or "housewrap" written on it and you can't change it's appearance.

I'm very disappointed by the fact that BSA has discontinued this item. I was supposed to get one from my wife as a gift for getting my beads and by the time we got around to ordering it...it was gone. Is there anyone who can think of a way to get this back on the market?

We allowed the boys in our troop to make the decision on what our uniform would consist of. For our Class A we wear the scout shirt with BDU pants and a maroon beret with rank pins. In the summer we switch to scout shorts. Our uniform is one of the things that the webeloes think is very cool about our troop.