Camping Info and Photos and Troop History BillS on 25 Aug 2008
Summer Camp – Tennessee Photos
Photos From Camp Davy Crockett – July 2008 Other Photos from Dollywood & Tennessee Share on Facebook
Archive for August, 2008
Uncategorized BillS on 13 Aug 2008
‘Scouting for Adventure’ TV show
Boys’ Life magazine has always given you stories about Scout adventures — from backpacking to kayaking and everything in between. Starting Aug. 13, BL is bringing its Scout adventure stories to The Outdoor Channel television network in the new series “Scouting for Adventure — Presented by Boys’ Life.” The six episodes stress key outdoors skills [...]
Scouts In The News BillS on 12 Aug 2008
Boy Scouts rescue injured climber
Boy Scouts rescue injured climber Oakland, Calif., woman, was in serious condition in a Redding hospital after being carried off of Mount Shasta late Monday By Paris Achen Mail Tribune August 06, 2008 A 35-year-old woman is in serious condition at a Redding hospital after falling into a crevasse on Mount Shasta and wandering the [...]
Uncategorized BillS on 11 Aug 2008
Outdoor Cooking Comtest in Scouting Magazine
What’s Cooking? You Tell Us Are you the Tyler Florence of the open flame? The Iron Chef of the iron-skillet spread? The Wolfgang Puck of the outdoor potluck? Or, do you just love camp-out cooking as much as we do? If so, enter our Great Tastes in Camp Cooking Contest for the opportunity to win [...]
Camping Info and Question & Answers BillS on 09 Aug 2008
Inexpensive outdoor equipment
Inexpensive outdoor equipment Last weekend my dad took me to the local outdoors store, but we both couldn’t believe how expensive camping stuff is. Please help! Where can I get good outdoor equipment without paying huge prices? – Sticker-Shocked Steve, San Diego, Calif. Dear Sticker, we sympathize. Outdoor gear can indeed be really expensive. Luckily [...]
Camping Info and Question & Answers BillS on 04 Aug 2008
How do you keep pots from your mess kit from turning black when using them over a fire?
A: Don’t cook over a fire! Just kidding — sort of. Actually, cooking over a camp stove is the best way to avoid blackened pots. Plus it’s more efficient and better for the environment. That said, we asked Mike Glavin of GSI Outdoors Inc., which makes some of the best camp pots, for tips on [...]
Camping Info and Question & Answers BillS on 02 Aug 2008
Internal or external frame?
I need a new backpack. What’s better: Internal or external frame? Dear Confused, you must be a mind reader because thousands of other guys are wondering this same thing. Then again, if you really were a mind reader you wouldn’t need to ask me questions because you’d already know exactly what I was thinking, right? [...]