Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter May 01, 2022

    Have you ever started a project and then been so determined to finish you look up and it's 1 AM and your wife is texting you? This was me last night as I was determined to unbox collections I had purchased dating back to January so that I could sort them before leaving for summer camp in 4...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter April 29, 2022

    I'm not sure I ever came up with a name for my spring long project to list all the odd ball stuff in my eBay Store but I should have. Yesterday, I focused on hat pins and got hundreds and hundreds put up at fixed price. OA, Jamboree, Woodbadge, you name it I added them to the Patchblanket eBay...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter April 24, 2022

    The inaugural E-7 Cornerstone Conclave was a success this weekend at Camp Barnhardt. A little less than 600 Arrowmen from ten lodges across the section attended the event and enjoyed the most beautiful weather. Down the road at Camp Tuscarora in the east Nayawin Rar hosted the Cardinal Conclave. I only know of two people that attended both...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter April 22, 2022

    In a few hours I'll be pushing off to join hundreds (used to be over 1000) Arrowmen at the SR-5 conclave. I'm not sure if we are using the new numbering system yet or if this is officially the last SR-5 branded event. But regardless it's at a familiar camp that I've been to twice before (2001, 2011)...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter April 19, 2022

    I just published a new unboxing video that came with a nice surprise. As you will see in the video I wasn't surprised as I had seen pictures from the guy before making the deal. But rolled up in some red felt was one of my favorite pieces of Scouting memorabilia. Click the image link below to see...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter April 17, 2022

    Today I'm very late getting the newsletter out as we were visiting my MIL and helping her move. I did score an awesome portfolio binder that my Sister-In-Law didn't want that has big 17x22 inch pages (perfect for patches). I'm also trying to see if a small pocket sized Nikon digital camera still works. Always a scavenger for...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter April 15, 2022

    It's not often that you get to go on a pick in your home council territory. Yesterday I spent the day in Florence, SC on a massive pick to help an old Scouting friend that some of you know (Julian Fowler) clean out his upstairs office. Julian is a collector and some of you will remember him from...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter April 12, 2022

    Back in 2012 I attended the Dallas TOR and more importantly a session that the late Dr. Terry Grove did with Ron Oslin and Jim Erickson. This was during the time that I was just starting my podcast so I received permission from the presenters to video tape their talk on 100 Years of Eagle Scout Patches. Just...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter April 10, 2022

    This week I actually published two different unboxing videos. The one from earlier in the week I failed to give you guys a link to. So I've got a screen grab and link below. This one was a terrific Texas collection where everything in the box was pre1965. Some of these items have already made it onto eBay...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter April 08, 2022

    In my eternal quest to not become a "boomer" and stay up with technology I am going to experiment with something new today. Over the last month I've tried Facebook Live and YouTube live to test platforms. I'm trying to upgrade my game because just using Zoom is pretty limiting. So I've settled on a service called Streamyard...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter April 05, 2022

    Long time readers might remember that about 10 months ago I was approached by a costumer in Los Angeles to help source enough early 1960s Scout uniforms to outfit over 100 actors for a scene in an upcoming movie. Eventually my daughter sniffed out on the Internet that this movie set in Arizona and was a Spielberg production....Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter April 03, 2022

    Almost three years ago I joined Discord because one of the teenagers in my daughter's troop created a server (think group) where information could be shared. I didn't have a great experience with that as they were very intentional to only let the adult scouters access to about 10% of the content. (don't ask!) But after listening to...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter April 01, 2022

    For many years a treat that all of us could wait for was John Pannell's annual April Fool's prank. I don't know how long it would take him to dream these up but on his website OAimages and also on Patch-L (I think) he would post a very elaborate and official sounding April Fool's joke having to do...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter March 29, 2022

    What does the eBay calculator say? Is it worth it to list something like plastic back merit badges on eBay that might retail for $3.95-$4.95. Does anyone actually buy them and what is the competition? As I sat down yesterday to do some market research. These were the questions I was facing. I literally have a thousand+ available...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter March 27, 2022

    Sometimes I just catch a little inspiration and the next thing I know I'm diving into another project. Maybe I have some undiagnosed attention problems!? But Friday I decided to make a video that attempts to be an overview for collecting merit badges. For days I had been sorting my merit badge collection and I guess I just...Read More

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