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Pack light, pack right on your next backpacking trip

By Robert Birkby

Following the Scout Basic Essentials can ensure you have the minimum you’ll need for every backpacking trip. Beyond that, take only what you will use.

Experience nature in a new way by not pitching a tent

By Robert Birkby

Wherever you do it — a mountain ridge, an open field, the shore of a lake — there are few invitations as satisfying as, “Let’s sleep out under the stars.”

Need some ideas for future fun? Check out what these units did.

By Scouting magazine

Scouts look forward to summer camp and treks; some venture far away from home, while others enjoy places nearby. We asked Scouters to share what their units did last summer.

Learn how to construct a rope bridge

By Robert Birkby

From designing the structure to gathering materials and putting it all together, bridge construction combines technology, teamwork and enthusiasm to complete a span that is memorable and useful.

Terrific Trailers: These units travel in style by showcasing Scouting on the road

By Michael Freeman

Whether you use a vehicle wrap or a few buckets of paint, decorating your unit’s equipment trailer is a great way to advertise your unit … and Scouting.