Backpacking and hiking

Outdoor Smarts Camp Stoves

What are you looking for in a cookstove? Blowtorch heat, delicate simmering, or a variety of fuel options? Check out these models for backpacking chefs or campground gourmets.

Outdoor activities

Keeping Trails in Shape

A Connecticut troop’s commitment to regular trail maintenance means safer hiking for the public and a rewarding outdoor service experience for the Scouts.

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Outdoor activities

Green Bar Bill's Patrol Corner

Athletics is October’s suggested troop activity. Create patrol team spirit by having boys practice several fun activities in preparation for an interpatrol field day at a fall camp-out. Great game ideas include Frisbee Golf, Double Action Volleyball, and Everybody Up.

Camporees

Seeing Beyond Disabilities

A special camporee lets Scouts personally experience the impact of different physical handicaps and also realize that such limitations need not keep a person from living a full life.