Nov 16, 2017 | Boy's Life
Build this monopod hiking staff to keep your smartphone steady and at the ready to take videos and photos on the trail —- or anywhere else. WHAT YOU’LL NEED Smartphone 1 1⁄4″ x 48″ dowel (a cylindrical wooden pole) Closet pole end caps (The caps come two to a... 
Nov 16, 2017 | Bryan on Scouting
An icon of the American West, the longtime president of Coca-Cola and a man who died in the sinking of the Lusitania. Names of these and other fascinating Americans grace BSA camps across the country. The names of Scout camps offer an interesting entry point into the... 
Nov 15, 2017 | Boy's Life
Your eyes can play tricks on you. Pictures that confuse your eyes and brain, tricking them into seeing something differently, are called optical illusions. See if you can figure out these optical illusions. WHICH OBJECT IS TALLER? None: They’re all the same size....Nov 15, 2017 | Cub Scouts
What’s Campsgiving? It’s a chance to go outdoors with your loved ones and celebrate the day with delicious campfire meals, crafts, active fun, and – our most pressing suggestion – s’mores! From Dutch oven recipes for the campsite to crafts you can whip up in the... 
Nov 15, 2017 | Boy's Life
After Hurricane Harvey decimated much of the Texas Gulf Coast earlier this fall, Boy Scout troops from around the region chipped in to help clean up the mess. Troop 41 from Tomball, Texas, was one of those troops. “I had a general idea that a lot of people were going...