jwwt2000 10 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I just got back from summer camp with my troop in RI. I noticed that alot of troops were wearing the old style RWS or community strips instead of a council patch. I know the history behind them and had seen the old ones before, but these were brand new patches. I asked around to see where they got them. I couldn't really get a staright answer; most didn't know and one said his local scout shop in RI had a warehouse of them so you just needed to ask them. I'm from MA and my local scout shop is a bit of a drive, so I figured i'd ask here to see if anyone could confirm that the scout shops have them or maybe give me a link of who has them. I've tried looking at old ones on ebay or scouting websites, but they never have my town name and I want to get them for my whole troop. Is there a custom patch company that specializes in them or already has the pattern for them? Thanks in advance! Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle92 110 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 National has not carried them in ages, and if a "scout shop" is sellig them, more than likely it's a council distributorship that found them in a storage area and is trying to get rid of them. I know that some places will custom make them, but you got to buy a bunch. If Ship's Store si any indication, you'll need to buy 100 of them. Link to post Share on other sites
Stosh 3451 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Wore my 1960's uniform community strips on a 1960 uniform at Jambo and got a ton of positive comments about how nice they were. People really like to know where you are from and a council strip with troop numbers just doesn't cut it. Stosh Link to post Share on other sites
ScoutBox 11 Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 That's why we customized out Unit Numbers.. Has the date we started, and out City, and country.. Link to post Share on other sites
Rover Scout 14 Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 As an aside, my son's troop created olive/tan community and state strips in 2010. They look quite sharp with the olive tan troop numerals. They cost 98 cents each (shipping included) with our order of 100. And yes, I recognize fully that they are not sanctioned by the local council....though with over 70 council strips issued locally over the last decade or so, all pretenses toward "uniformity" have been lost. Link to post Share on other sites
jwwt2000 10 Posted August 3, 2011 Author Share Posted August 3, 2011 Rover Scout, that's a cool idea. do you know where you ordered them from? Link to post Share on other sites
Rover Scout 14 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 JWWT: I'll reply directly to you. In Service, Ken Link to post Share on other sites
BartHumphries 10 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Anyone have any picture links of what these look like? Link to post Share on other sites
Rover Scout 14 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 This is olive/khaki version of the community and state strips. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=20204330&l=665de33d85&id=788400192 If folks are interested in the vendor, send me a private message. In service, Ken Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Boyce 13 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Those look great. It would be nice if towns were to feel pride in "their" troop. Link to post Share on other sites
RememberSchiff 3264 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Here's a hybrid community strip, council patch, unit number in retro red. http://www.troop111.org/patch.html Link to post Share on other sites
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