Patrol patches

[LauraT7]

Where can we see what is available in patrol patches? I looked in the catalogue, and they don't show them there...

 

We have always used the same patrol names because the troop had a large supply of certain patrol patches - Indian, Viking, Eagle and Wolf - but the boys want their OWN patrol names (which i think is great!) and we have to get new patches. However, the boys don't know what is available and the adults don't know where to look for them....

 

Suggestions?

 

 

 

[Marty_Doyle]

We print out this site to give to our first year Webelos Scouts to pick their "den name" and "den emblem" from.

http://www.wildrice.com/Troop339/BSpictures/PatrolEmblems/PatrolEmblems.html

One way to differentiate from other den (or patrols) emblems is by adjectuives - "Screaming Eagels", "Mighty Dragons", "Peregrine Falcons","Busy Beavers" etc.

[nldscout]

Besides the standard names, They can make thier own, National sells a blank patch for it. Get the Blank one, use Gel fabric pens and have the patrol design its own. We have had the HASH patrol, Glazed doughnuts, and a couple of others before.

 

Also you can get Patrol patches from Australia, They have some really different ones, Tazmanian Devil, Kowala Bears, etc.

[ExperiencedUniforms]

Hello LauraT7:

 

These are some great sites that have other ideas for patrol patches:

 

http://www.gilwell.com/patrolPatch/ Note the "Custom Design" and "Homemade" patches. A great one is the racoon patrol turned upside down, then stitches looking like tire tracks across the animal. These are called the "Roadkill" patrol.

 

This is a good reference for Austrailian Patrol patches: http://members.iinet.net.au/~oneilg/scouts/patrol.html . My favorite is the Wombat patrol. Note that the Austrailian patches are woven, not embroidered, and are slightly smaller than USA patrol patches.

 

The place to order Austrailian insignia is from Snogum: http://www.snowgum.com.au/ . Shipping for a large order is actually more reasonable than ordering from BSA supply, even though it comes from Austrailia. Remember that the prices listed are in AU$, not USA$.

 

If you are looking for other non-traditional patches, try http://www.streamwood.net . Chris has some very nice dinosaur as well as other unique patrol emblems. These spoof patches are slightly larger than BSA issue.

 

I agree with NLDScout about having the boys create their own insignia. If you can get them to do it, it is fantastic. Maybe an all-white patch for the "snowstorm patrol," or a tan patch with a horizontal line for "the desert patrol."

 

Keep on Scoutin' ora