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had that happen to me twice ... now I save what I typed before I post just in case ;-)

I have a BSA star chart neckerchief. Pretty cool in the norther hemisphere, source of LOLs in the southern hemisphere ... Anything that keeps me warm and dry really. That extra pair of socks in a zip lock and spare plastic bags that you can line your boots with (so when you have wet boots you take of wet socks, dry your feet put on dry socks pull plastic bags over socks and go back into your wet boots)

Thanks. Boomer - you named after Boomer Subs? Chain of command, food chain, supply chain ;-) When applying or looking for grants refrain from wearing balclavas and heavy vests; better suits, coats and slouch hats.

thank you sasha. one of the things I like most about scouters is how we constantly teach & learn. all these lil MacGyver things we do LOL

The Kandersteg International Scout Center KISC is located in the Berner Oberland in Switzerland. It is a camp site founded by Baden Powell himself. A bit more than 1,000 Scouts could squeeze in; BSA summer camp "Camp Alpine" had a tad over 400 scouts in 2010 I think, site neighbours from the UK, Netherlands, etc and staff even from Australia (18 year old girl). There is camp sites with showers and huge camp fire circles for hundreds of scouts as well as chatels/houses/rooms with complete kitchen/catering available. It is staffed by around 80 scouts who get room and board and

I think a compass would be good - learn some basic orienteering/map reading ;-)

"Special thanks for sponsoring this years Cub Day Camp goes out to the XXX Film company"

Raised his eye brow? Please explain ^o^ Well thanks :-) I actually was not trying to make it sound hard but the opposite, so that people arent afraid to try it out and apply 8-) If your first or fifth or tenth application just dont give but try to figure out what you can alter to be succesful. Anything I can help you with - just ask :-)

Yup, totally agree: went to Intercamp in Viersen with 3 adults and like 10 boys ... after we spent days looking for them we learned to just look at the polish girl scouts camp LOL Germany is a bit different: West Germany has since WW2 been split into many many (I think 150 !!!) different scouting organisations. East Germany had a communist-scout thing (FDJ) that ceased to exist with the fall of the wall in 1989.

... and those countries probably dont have any BSA Units outside the embassy walls in the first place ... BSA was/is out and about to win "hearts and minds" of the young people overseas (South Korea, Japan, Germany, Italy, ...) There is a rule that BSA may not take any scout away from the local scout organisation, but in this international world it leads to swedish, spanish, french, german and what not scouts in the BSA.

I did not say that they havent made any improvements. And I am trying not to say EVERY american. But fact is the "throw away culture" with fast food and all has its origin in the US. Yes I know I eat that $h!t myself sometimes. Guilty. Supersize me. There is millions of people in the world starving, but if the 99 cent burger wasnt sold in 10 minutes it lands in the trash. We do not have a food-shortage problem in this world, not at all. Waste and distribution is an issue. Limited resources. Now one has to consider the size of population and country as well, but stil

Nike - why do foil wraps then? I have had food burn in foil wraps. But we do it again every single year. To be honest, I have NEVER EVER TO THIS DAY had a zip lock bag pop or leak. And its not about boiling eggs in a bag - its about making scrambled eggs in a bag: omlette zip lock. Part of the Cub programm is to do fun things that interest the small boys. German scouts make "stick bread" - you know how often that drops into the fire? I think every scout should be like MacGyver and able to improvise.

you asked for it ;-) A vast majority of things sold in the US is actually made in China. Sadly this includes our BSA uniforms and patches. The only reason the chinese can be so cheap is total disregard for human health or environmental effects. A lot of these things made with dangours chemicals that are dumped uncontrolably into the enviroment end up in stores in the US so that the jeans, polos whatever are a couple cents cheaper. The US not only uses heaps of oil but consumes a lot of plastic. US cars may look nice but the motors/consumption have always been below averag

actually no I just checked again and didnt find that? I now have my whisle landyard rolled into my NZ neckerchief so my BSA whistle is always below my 2 slides (1 BSA & 1NZS) 8-)

Callooh! Callay! - that is very noble of USAID and good for the Jordanians indeed. Meanwhile Walmart will dump toxic waste in the normal, household-type dumpster. British Pretolium turns the Gulf of Mexiko into a death zone. Wasting fast food by hundreds of tons. SUV's that consume too much because in comparison fuel in the US is cheaper than elsewhere. Lets protect the environment with fracking, because drilling a gazillion holes in the ground and pumping dangerouns chemicals into the ground is conserving the countryside. Did you know that GMO's, that gene modified mais and

ar ar ar (seal of approval) for Mrs. Bretly 8-) Eagle92 - all Trans Atlantic Council members got the World Crest just for being there pre 1989 (I got mine even before Bobcat), and I think TAC hands out more Interpreter Strips than any other council as well ;-) Most "Vintage" thing I wear is my Stetson smokey bear campaign hat with a small Fleur de Lis pin 8-)

So I went digging thrue storage. Wont copy the entire thing (1,000 pages LOL) but wanted to add some bullets points: a bit out of order, sorry. Any specific questions just ask ^o^ BSA Northeast Region National Camping School Cub Scout Camping -Camp Health and Safety (64 pages) -Day Camp Administration (130 pages) -National Standards for local council precamp and operational accreditation of cub scout/webelos scout day camp (12 pages) -Outdoor Program Guidelines (8+12 pages) -Annual Health and Medical Record -Belt Loops/Pin Certification -Cub Outdoor Activity Award/National

I am having trouble posting ... just wrote a looooong post and it keeps on telling me about some string problem what not? Edit: Logged in, logged out and seems to work now. Had it several times in the past days that I wrote something and couldnt post it.

Nope sadly didnt make it Gilwell Park - I was told its like 2 hours or so from BP house. I was only around for 3 nights so a tad bit busy ;-) Car camping is a bit like glamping - glamourous camping LOL What blw2 ... just put your lounge/living room in a truck and cart it into a field. The things I have seen OMG ... huge warm water contraptions, army heaters run on 20 L fuel cans, ... camping chairs, folding cots (aka field beds), ... I know people who have special SHELVES that are transportable so they have a SHELF IN THE TENT !! Mind you a 10-person tent for 4 adults is pretty co

Yeah Nike - what KDD said. Cubs are not as fond of hardboiled eggs as some adults. They want it scrambled. With cheese. Lots of it. A splash of milk in the bag yummo nom nom ... how are you going to get that in the shell huh? ;-) One a side note we had a competition which cub patrol was fastest in making a fire and boiling an egg. The adult patrol won (I had my Jetboil with me....hihi cheating aye)

I just learned something new ^o^ See, I didnt know Kiwanis (orignal name: The Benevolent Order of Brothers, Motto: “serving the children of the worldâ€Â, behind Lions and Rotary the Kiwanis is the 3rd largest) Rotary supports another unit - do you know how? Did you ask them? Did you ask Kiwanis? That VFW cant pay their own rent is sad. But just maybe one of these old grunts can help you. Did you ask? basementdweller - I understand you better than you think. If you have become a personna non gratta then you need a new face - any volunteer or parent that coul

Usually for "cubs first night out" we tend to do foil wraps in the coals of the fire. The kids get to cut up, clean all the veggies n stuff themselves, works good with hamburger or minced meat, I and think that "I wrapped it myself" thingo is pretty cool for the small ones. Another nice thing is "eggs in a bag" just have a "buffet" with grated cheese, bacon, ham, mushrooms whatever and each kid gets a couple of eggs, cracked into a ziplock bag raw and mixed with what they want, then each scout writes their name on their bag and all the bags go in a big pot of boiling water

there you go: scouted out a new possibility to try. Grant me a bit more info: I know what you need, but how many boys? And what city/state are you in? Again: do you have Rotary, Lions or a Lodge in your area? (check Yellowpages) You have to think of these people a bit like adult scouts: all they do is fundraise and help here and there ... !!! The number of ASMs and SMs who are in lodges can be quite surprising.

thank dedkad - I did not know that link 4. "Selling raffle tickets or other games of chance is a direct violation of the BSA Rules and Regulations, which forbid gambling. The product must not detract from the ideals and principles of the BSA." Now as it is worded I cannot see how a grant or contribution from a casino would break those rules, as non of the scouts or scouters would be selling tickets or enterting a game of chance (lets forget about the chance of the application being approved). Similiar rule in New Zealand: no raffle tickets etc to be sold by scouts. Casino funding s

I had CC/IT as well but we are talking about a Youth Organization here ... Youth Protection - heard of it? I think giving name & D.O.B. for a background check is a real no-brainer. BSA doesnt keep your CC info, the scout shop actually black it out on the receits. And whoever wants to hide that basic info shouldnt be a volunteer with kids.