This episode is packed with knowledge and an awesome unboxing. Ryan Losonsky returns for the final installment in my interview with him. This time we are talking about nuts and bolts....literally! Ryan has created a 90+ panel traveling Scout museum and in this video we are going to talk shop. The big unboxing for this week is a truly live...Read More
While I was staffing Winter Camp I was contacted by a woman in Texas named Sallye who wanted to know if i was interested in her father's Scouting memorabilia. He was born in 1912 and attended the 1929 World Scout Jamboree in London. Of course was my answer! I just picked up her package from the box yesterday and so...Read More
This week I got back in the rhythm of publishing a weekly episode of Scouting Hot Finds Live. This week it was an unboxing of a small collection from a Scout who attended the 1929 World Jamboree. This guy grew up in the Norwela Council of Louisiana and was one of four boys from the council to attend that...Read More
I bought this collection from a gentleman who at age 72 realized that nobody in his family was really interested in his old Scouting memorabilia. Luckily we connected and I was able to help him get these pieces recycled back into the hands of a collector. He got his Eagle in 1963 in a troop in University City which is...Read More
A few months ago when we planned this trip to Naples FL we didn't know that it would allow us to escape an "arctic bomb cyclone". I have never seen it get down to 10 degrees in Charlotte so we were glad to head south. So for a few days we get to wear shorts and visit the beach....Read More
I will have to give my wife kuddos for the holiday traditions she has spun up in our family. We really stretch out Christmas morning with stockings, eating, more presents and even fresh baked cinnamon buns delivered at the right time. In the coming hours my in-laws will depart and then it will be ready for some packing of...Read More
One of the nice things about buying and selling on eBay is that you don't have to worry about the bomb cyclone (although I did lose power this AM) it is always open. Even with the holidays here, there are plenty of auctions to take a look at. Like many of you we are hosting family for the...Read More
I returned last night from three nights at Winter Camp. Many councils are running these cold weather camping merit badge colleges at camp now-a-days. I agreed to teach one of the Citizenships which means you are bound to have plenty of takers. But with the end of the year near like many of you I'm focused on getting ready...Read More
This weekend I've been helping at our council's Winter Camp by teaching Cit in the World merit badge. The format has me doing the entire badge in 1 day from 8:30 - 5:30 which is a marathon. But yesterday was my rookie season and allowed me to work out the kinks in my lesson plan and presentation. Today I've...Read More
In every episode of the live show you can count on at least one unboxing. In this show we are going to film more than a dozen.....completely live! Yes you will literally see the patches, pins, neckerchiefs and medals come out of the boxes live on air. The entire episode will be interactive as I'll have the chat box open...Read More
Well I like to say I'm always trying new things in this hobby! So as it was Wednesday of this week when I filmed a 1 hour 45 minute live stream of me unboxing a dozen+ collections on air. The full video is on my website in case you want to put it on in the background and see what came in....Read More
The good news is I essentially left teaching school over a decade ago and have not looked back. Ok, I did teach one year in a charter school but let's not mess up the flow here! I feel like I've been slowly building up my business for those years as I made it my full-time gig. But luckily it's...Read More
I start this one off by reading a letter that is typical of many collections that I purchase. The guys two adult sons have no interest in his Scouting memorabilia and so he is looking for someone that would appreciate it. In the collection he actually had two coffee mugs that survived being shipped all the way to me in...Read More
In today's Hot Finds I though I'd share the highlights of a few conversations that you might want to lean in on. For starters some people didn't know that any registered adult can sign up to go to the Jamboree. I covered this in length in my interview with Tico Perez but essentially there is no longer and 4 adult/troop cap....Read More
This morning I got an email from Doug Schwab that I'll share here. If you have not yet decided on a specific job to do at the NJ next summer, why not join the Scouting Heritage area at the BSA Museum Exhibit? At this Jamboree we are planning an exciting display of the history of National BSA Service Projects. This year’s display...Read More