Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter March 05, 2019

It was probably sometime in the 1990s when I put together my campfire blanket partly inspired by a conversation with this Scouter. Sadly I have not updated my blanket since 2006 but it might be time for me to pick that up again and try and finish the blanket. I think at some point the hours of hand stitching patches...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter March 01, 2019

Well if that $2k+ Lodge 136 flap doesn't attract a click from you today I don't know what will. In this era I think that's a can't miss item. I posted it on Facebook yesterday and heard that the seller dug up on the family and bought the estate. Home Run! It's a good weekend when you can say you...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 26, 2019

Yesterday I did shipping all day long (my employee is out of town this week). Today it's back to the sorting and I hope by the end of this week I'll have the warehouse back under control. Besides sorting individual boxes I'm also moving everything to certain aisles so similar things are together. The fact that I am forced to...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 24, 2019

So you might be curious to know what my wife's thought on this picture is. After I explained to her the reaction she jumped right in. She used it as evidence in one of our long standing misunderstandings. When I buy a collection after a few days or weeks I'll make a comment like "I sold enough to pay for...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 19, 2019

In going through this giant sort in my warehouse and every day I'm finding stuff that I forgot I had or haven't laid eyes on in a while. My wife hopes her diamond earrings are somewhere to be found in all this mess but I have my doubts. This morning I'm going to ride to Cornelius, NC to see if...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 22, 2019

Last night I was invited to do a camp promotion in our neighboring council. I attended the District Committee meeting and gave my pitch at the Round Table. The York District of the Palmetto Council has a lot to be proud of. They had about 80 Scouts earn Eagle last year. Recently five new Scouts BSA all-girl troops have been...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 17, 2019

Saturday I was at Camp Barstow in my role as the camp director meeting with senior staff to plan curriculum and conducting interviews. I was excited to have 16 Scouts and Scouters come out for interviews some traveling as long as 2 hours to get there. Even though it is February there was a lot of activity at camp. Our...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 12, 2019

Filmed live at the Crossroads of America Indy TOR Today I've got Episode #14 of Thread Heads published on the website. In this episode Brad and I are filming live from the Indy TOR. It's Saturday as things are beginning to wind down and we get behind the camera for about 15 minutes to share stories and pick ups. One...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 15, 2019

Will listing 2-dozen new auctions per day move the needle? Day 6 of sorting in my warehouse begins this morning. I'm literally opening every box and sorting similar things together. My goal is at the Charlotte TOR I can literally bring everything for sale. Oh you want Scout stamps, here is a box for that. You have a collection of...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 10, 2019

Many of you would recognize the program for the weekend.  Running the scouts through the basics of personal fitness, first aid and Scout skill to start attacking those early rank requirements.  Our Scouts (23 in all this weekend) divided into 3 patrols and bonded through working in the axe yard, running a mile for Tenderfoot and learning what a duty...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 05, 2019

One thing John said during the interview hit home. If you are a merit badge collector (patches) then you have an awful lot in common with someone who collects the pamphlets. In fact he suggests collecting them parallel as the changes in the MBs is closely reflected in the pamphlets. And after all you can't learn anything from a patch...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 03, 2019

What makes this TOR special is there is an army of volunteers that run it. I know it has to be around 12-15 people in grey polo shirts that manned the tables, ran the auction and kept everything moving. It would be near impossible to match that since most TORs are usually 1 or 2 people really behind the scenes....Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 1, 2019

I heard about Earl Fulmer and Marv Gershenfeld and Dave Luebitz and all these colorful characters that I was too young to ever meet in person (apologies if I spelled their names wrong). We talked about the collections that exchanged hands and how things were done back in the day. It's amazing to see how far back this hobby goes...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 29, 2019

In this episode our main focus is talking about the secret sauce of Trade-O-Rees. Both of us are just coming off of having been at shows and this is always a topic of conversation. How do you get more people to attend them? We both offer up some suggestions. Another topic we hit is a first for the show. I...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 27, 2019

This time next weekend Scouts BSA will be official. Any timeline of Scouting history will have to include February 1, 2019. Here is what I've seen so far. A pinewood derby where the female Cubs built some awesome cars and placed in their age level and in the Pack top 3. High school age girls (we have two 16-year olds!)...Read More

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