Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter May 5, 2023

  I had a pretty special visitor to the warehouse this week. Paul Myers was in the are visiting family and paid me a visit for a few hours. I have actually never stopped him at a TOR to say hello so it was my first time genuinely getting to meet him. The stories he could tell! It was a...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter May 2, 2023

  As I race to the finish line another project has been completed. For the first time ever I have listed all of my event dupes for my home council on my eBay Store. I still don't have all of my camp dupes up but that's coming soon too. By the end of the week I'll also have another three boxes...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter April 30, 2023

With only four weeks before I push off for my summer camp role it's time to make some decisions around the business. I have been diligently working on completing some projects and one of those has been listing all of my merit badges for sale. I have a few more boxes that are prepped and ready to go this week....Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter April 28, 2023

As a collector, I think that reference books are essential to the hobby. I know I have an entire library of them gleaned from decades of attending TORs and buying collections. Yesterday, David Miura posted a draft of his guide on JSPs asking for feedback. It is reminiscent of the Camp Book style of a database checklist. Please check your council and the...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter April 25, 2023

For a few years now with my daughter's old troop when it came time for the Court of Honor, I'd get a visit from the advancement chairman. She would pick through my tubs and get just about every merit badge patch needed for the event and save the troop tons of money. I've now got all those dupes organized and...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter April 23, 2023

  Several of the readers have asked me about getting some of the new patches from the new lodge formed in 2023 when Santee 116 and Muscogee 221 merged. This weekend at conclave I was able to get my hands on some dupes so I have posted the pictures here in case you are still looking. S1-S4 stacked in the...Read More

Boy Scout Merit Badge Patch Recycling To Save Troops Money

In my warehouse I have accumulated thousands of modern era Boy Scout merit badge patches from buying collections. Whereas many collectors are not interested in these I have come to discover that the best way to recycle these may be getting them back into the hands of Scout troops. These plastic back modern design patches are still serviceable and can...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter April 21, 2023

After many weeks of prep, I am bringing my Shopify Store ScoutPatchHQ.com back online today. One reason many of you will want to visit today is that I'm now making available free PDF downloads of all my Prices Realized books. I got this idea from Chris Jensen who has also shared his books as free PDFs on his website.   I...Read More

Boy Scout Collection Unboxing – Texas District Scout Executive 1980s-1990s

You never know what you are going to find when you unbox the collection of a District Executive. These folks are literally the hardest working people in the movement tasked with recruiting troops running events and raising money to support the council. This collection came to me from Texas and belonged to a long time District Executive there. One of...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter April 16, 2023

I am sure like many of you it would not be unusual to attend 2 different Scouting events in the same weekend. I just drove from the coast of North Carolina to my hometown so I can attend the Volunteer Recognition Reception for the IWC. So far this weekend I've logged about 10 hours of driving and I still have...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter April 14, 2023

One of the things I really enjoy about going to conclave is the chance to spend the weekend at a new camp. It's probably been 10 years since I was last at Camp Boddie of the East Carolina Council. My perspective as a summer camp director has changed now so I pay a lot more attention to the physical plant...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter April 9, 2023

  When I want to buy an expensive patch for my collection I will usually tell someone about it (after the fact) but I would absolutely pucker up if someone questioned the wisdom of me spending money on more Boy Scout patches. It's my passion - it's my hobby, it's my money, it's my choice. For some years now I've...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter April 7, 2023

I got a little busy with the first day of Spring Break and didn't get the Friday issue finished and published on time. So here is a very unique "Saturday" issue of the Hot Finds. LOL My project this week has included listing merit badges and I got my 1960s issues up on eBay yesterday.   For the first two days of...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter April 4, 2023

  With the clock ticking on my weeks before summer camp arrives I have a few interesting opportunities to go look at collections. I have learned the hard way that before jumping in my van to go look at a collection I should be 90% sure I know what I'm looking at. My horror story was driving all the way...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter April 2, 2023

  I have 8 weeks until I push off for summer camp & Jamboree. I have been doing a better job of identifying project goals so this narrow window will help me zero in. For example this week I'm determined to get all my merit badges listed. For me that's everything from 1946 to the present.   In the next...Read More

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