Resource items available from Scouting Magazine and other BSA Web sites

The following items represent supplemental materials to specific articles published in Scouting magazine in recent years. They are available to readers at no charge. Some can be downloaded or copied directly from this site. Others require sending a self-addressed, stamped (one first class stamp) business letter envelope to:

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Canoe Sailing Rig Instructions: Instructions and plans for making a canoe sailing rig and that can be installed or removed in minutes without altering the canoe.

Troop 206's Anti-Bear Jaw Device (ABJD): Plans and instructions for making a device that Troop 206 has used for more than 20 years to hoist their food supply away from hungry bruins.

Cub Scout Chariot: Plans and instructions for a chariot using bicycle wheels, as used in the 1988 Dan River District Cub Scout Chariot Derby. Designed for a team of seven Cub Scouts—one riding and six pulling.

On-Line Materials

Pancakes for Profits [pdf]: A California troop shares its recipe for a successful money-earning event that can fund a year's worth of unit expenses.

High Adventure Funding [pdf]: Thanks to a special-projects program, Troop 427 never lets money concerns put a damper on planning exciting outdoor ventures.

Scout Salesmen [pdf]: Besides raising much-needed funds, a sales campaign offers valuable lessons in setting and following through on goals and dealing with people.

Money-Earning [pdf]: Here's a brief rationale behind the BSA's philosophy of what units may and many not do to pay their own way.

First Issue: April 15, 1913 [pdf]: In April 1913, Scoutmasters and other Scouting "registered officials" across the United States received their first copy of Scouting, a new publication sent directly from the headquarters of the Boy Scouts of America in New York City.

Knockdown Camp Table [pdf]: From a sheet of 4 x 8 plywood, you can make a compact camp table that will serve any Scout patrol or Webelos den anywhere.

International Travel Tips: Guidelines submitted by members of the U.S. Contingent as a result of their experiences in traveling to the IX Pan American Jamboree in Bolivia.

Klondike Derby Sledge [pdf]: Plans for making a typical wooden derby sledge (sled) plus a second, more elaborate, model.

World Scout Jamboree Song 1995 [pdf]: Words and music to "The Future Starts Today," official song of the 18th World Jamboree in Holland.

Jamboree Song 1937 [pdf]: This version originally appeared in the November 1937 Boys' Life. This song provided many memories to the Scouts at the 1937 World Jamboree in Holland, most of whom later fought in World War II.

Boy Scouts of America March [pdf]: The full score of the music composed in 1916 by John Philip Sousa "expressly for and dedicated to the Boy Scouts of America"< plus the text of a 1917 article from Scouting magazine about the inspiration for the march.

Cub Scout Push-Cart [pdf]: Plans for the 4-wheel vehicle used in a Cub Scout push-cart derby.

"Build A Camp Stool" [pdf]: This lightweight versatile, easily-constructed, plywood stool will keep you high and dry and add a modicum of comfort to camping.