May 18, 2021 | Boy's Life
The Polar Bear Backpack Cooler ($130, polarbearcoolers.com) is designed to keep ice frozen for 24 hours in 100-degree heat. I poured about 8 pounds of pellet ice into this insulated backpack along with a few drinks and placed it directly in the sun for six hours on a... 
May 17, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
Even after leading one of the world’s largest companies and serving as Secretary of State, Distinguished Eagle Scout Rex Tillerson has never strayed far from his Scouting roots. In the latest example of his continued enthusiasm for the Scouting movement, the former... 
May 15, 2021 | Scouting Magazine
This story was originally published in the May-June 2017 issue of Scouting magazine. Summer is the perfect time for Scouts to earn the BSA’s special aquatics awards. Each of these awards, which focus on specific aquatic activities, is represented by a colorful patch... 
May 14, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
The Scouts BSA Handbook isn’t just for young people enjoying confidence-boosting experiences along the Scouting trail. Like a Pixar movie with jokes meant for those of us born before the 21st century, the Handbook contains plenty of useful features that adults will... 
May 14, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
We know you and your Scouts have been itching to return to summer camp. Before then, though, make sure you’re all up-to-date on the Annual Health and Medical Record and you’ve reviewed these helpful tips. Many camps will be open this summer, but remember to follow... 
May 13, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
If your Bear Cub Scout earned the World of Sound elective adventure, he or she was one of the few who did. Nineteen elective adventures (listed below) have been some of the least popular with some being earned by fewer than 3% of Cub Scouts. Elective adventures are... 
May 12, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
He was unarmed, and his lack of a beard should’ve been an instant giveaway that he was too young to be a threat. But when James Gillies was caught by British troops on a February day during the Revolutionary War, he was shown no mercy. A band of British soldiers...May 11, 2021 | Scoutingwire
Every year, Cub Scout Adventures are reviewed to identify trends and determine interests of our youth, den leaders and Cub Scout families. In our ongoing efforts to keep the Cub Scouting Adventure program relevant to today’s families, Cub Scout elective Adventures are... 
May 11, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) is a six-day, council-offered course that teaches Scouts, Venturers and Sea Scouts what they must know and do to be effective leaders in their units. Youth, ages 13-20, benefit from the exciting program; it integrates modern... 
May 10, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
They’ve camped on the D-Day beaches of Normandy, snowshoed across the Swiss Alps and hiked up volcanoes in Japan — all without a single transatlantic or transpacific flight. For BSA families living outside of the United States, the Scouting adventures continue...