Archive August, 2021
Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 17, 2021
This weekend I'm packing my stuff into the patch wagon and heading up the road about an hour and 1/2 to Camp Durant for the Occoneechee TOR. If you are attending I look forward to seeing you - if you have not this is a good one to put on your calendar. Yes it's pretty heavy on North Carolina...Read More
Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 13, 2021
Tomorrow I am meeting a couple of guys to purchase collections in MS and LA. But today I'm visiting Graceland with my mom (a real Elvis fan as a teenager). We got to walk Beale St. in Memphis last night and get a little feel for the city. Ironically the collections I'm picking up are not even home...Read More
Boy Scout Collection Unboxing Camp Alliquippa Yohogania Area Council BONUS Transatlantic Camp Mohawk
In this video I unbox two small vintage Boy Scout collections that I picked up. The first is just an envelope of stuff that includes some items from the Transatlantic Council. I was most interested in the felt 1959 Camp Mohawk patch from England. This was a BSA camp of the council overseas. The second collection was from PA and...Read More
Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 10, 2021
This week I've published my latest unboxing video featuring a neat PA collection from the West Branch Council and Camp Kline. This Scouter was also a Vigil Honor member of the OA and worked on camp staff many summers. I have a link for the collection unboxing below. This was a fun one to crack open but sadly...Read More
Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 06, 2021
It looks like my plans to make a trip west are coming together. Now for most of us Louisiana would not be considered "west" but when you live in North Carolina that is a true statement. I've confirmed 2 collections that I am driving out to pick up possibly next weekend. There is a chance I will make stops...Read More
Boy Scout Patch Collection Unboxing Pennsylvania Vigil Honor Scout Camp Staffer
This collection arrived to me on preview from a Scouter who had grew up in the West Branch Council and was on staff at Camp Kline for many summers in the late 60s early 70s. He was a Vigil Honor member of Tiadaghton Lodge 384. I was impressed with the amount of local stuff he had including some Order of...Read More
Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 03, 2021
Yesterday was the beginning of normal time for me. No more summer camp, no more family vacations, just going into the office early and cranking out some work. I got about 250 OA auctions scheduled to launch over the next few weeks. I'm also turning my attention to the mountain of boxes waiting for me as I continued to...Read More
Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 30, 2020
My mother always needs sewing projects to pass the time. When all this started she made 100 masks for her church so that they would have them available at worship if anyone forgot theirs at home. So about a month or so ago I visited her and brought a tote full of vintage BSA neckerchiefs. She figured out a way...Read More
Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 28, 2020
When I got back into the camp game after an almost 20 year absence I discovered that its a very competitive landscape. When I was a Scout in the 1980s my troop would never have considered going out of council to summer camp. Now it's kinda a badge of honor that you run a strong program. So for Camp Barstow...Read More
Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 23, 2020
This one started with an unusual Facebook message from a college student here in NC that was on my friends list. "do you buy oa mugs"? Now normally I would try to make that question into some kinda joke but I politely replied back "well it depends on what ya got". So from there the story began. Turns out a...Read More
Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 25, 2020
I just love opening up these time capsule collections. I define that as a collection that is unspoiled and has everything he held onto over the decades. I can only guess he kept his sash and Eagle medal as these were not part of the group I got. There are a few things from this group that will go in...Read More
Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 21, 2020
Sunday I'm meeting with the other dads in my son's Webelos Den to come up with the calendar for our AOL year as 5th graders. So far the church is still not letting anybody use the property (thanks COVID) so we are going to have to get creative and use the great outdoors. I am mailing in an order today...Read More
Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 18, 2020
During quarantine (or whatever we now call this period of mostly staying home) it might be a good idea for some of you to start up a website and share your knowledge. I actually have a great interview with Glenn Chase on my podcast that might give you some inspiration. For 20 years now Glenn has run the Scout Patch...Read More
Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 16, 2020
I am a member of several Facebook groups for eBay sellers and yesterday the topic of selling on consignment came up. Somebody had been approached by a friend about selling for them. The universal answer was people who have never sold on eBay don't realize how time consuming it is. Most sellers have had bad experiences with consignment and their...Read More
Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter August 14, 2020
I shared a video on my website of patch trading at the 2009 NOAC. This was a feeding frenzy as it always is after the show ends and all the traders meet up at the designated spot. In 2009 it was Reed Hall and boy there just wasn't enough room. It will be some time before we see that kinda...Read More
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Camp Director, Eagle Scout, Order of the Arrow Vigil Honor Member and past Chief, lifelong Scouter and patch collector.Jason Spangler
14039 Hwy 74 East
Suite A6, #116
Indian Trail, NC 28079
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I started collecting Boy Scout memorabilia when I was inducted into Santee Lodge 116, Order of the Arrow at Camp Coker in the summer of 1986. All the guys of ISWA chapter in Elk campsite seemed to be trading and since my dad sent me to camp with a small bag of patches, I jumped in and never looked back....
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