Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 30, 2022

    I just got off the phone with Russell Smart and he has agreed to bring two impressive displays to show at the upcoming Charlotte Trade-O-Ree on Oct 14-15. The first is his complete Dixie Fellowship collection which he put together for when his lodge was set to host the 2020 event (cancelled due to COVID). The second is...Read More

Scouting Hot Finds Live Episode 2: Adult Opportunities At The 2023 National Jamboree

In this episode of the show you can here more from the 2023 National Jamboree Chairman Tico Perez. In this segment Tico discusses innovative ways the BSA has thrown out the old rule book about how a Jamboree is run. This includes the opportunity for ANY Scouter to attend with a troop or on staff. He shares that in this...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 27, 2022

    In less than three weeks I will be hosting the 5th Annual Charlotte TOR the weekend of Oct 14-15. The show this year will feature a memorabilia display to attract and educate the Scouts attending. We will also have silent auctions running with help from Chris Jensen.   For those of you that are customers of mine for Best Hobby...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 25, 2022

    Almost two years ago I created a Patreon community called the Scouting Hot Finds Insiders. During those 21 months I have published over 50 videos to the group with exclusive behind the scenes access to what I've got cooking in the patch warehouse. Some of these videos have included unboxings and some have been revealing projects that I've been...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 23, 2022

    This week I pulled off a trial by fire first episode of Scouting Hot Finds Live. Tico Perez was my guest and he talked about why Scouts and Scouters should make plans to attend the 2023 National Scout Jamboree. I learned several new things during the show including an incredible opportunity for younger adults to serve on staff at...Read More

Scouting Hot Finds Live Episode 1: 2023 Boy Scout National Jamboree

If you are a Scouting memorabilia collector this is the show for you! Watch the first episode of my new weekly show Scouting Hot Finds Live. You will not want to miss everything I have packed into a 30-minute live stream including an unboxing, cool giveaway, and an interview with the 2023 National Scout Jamboree Chairman Tico Perez. The link...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 20, 2022

    Tomorrow evening at 7:30 PM EST you can tune in on YouTube or Facebook to see my first episode of Scouting Hot Finds Live. This is going to be a weekly thirty minute show that I'm going to stream to compliment the newsletter. To fill the 1/2 hour time slot I have some content already prepared and I'm...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 18, 2022

Well I am at it again trying something new. Thanks to inspiration from my long time friend Paul Gowder (www.PowWows.com) I am going to try doing a weekly 30 minute live show. The idea is to take all of the varied content projects that I've started over the last few years and put them into one packed show. Things like...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 16, 2022

    This weekend is the final days of the big sale running on Russell Smart's Shopify Store at www.SmartScoutPatches.com. He has great OA odd shapes and first flaps marked down up to 15% off. This sale has been running for a few weeks but this weekend is the final chance to get these patches at this discount.   Over the...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 13, 2022

    Tonight I am making an almost 2.5 hour drive to southeastern North Carolina to donate some items to the Cape Fear Council Historical Association. I have been in touch with Bob Walton and Jonathan Widmark regarding Sea Scout memorabilia that I dug out of Lumberton when I lived there over 15 years ago. Previously I've donated some items...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 11, 2022

    Steven Spielberg might be a bit of a controversial figure in the minds of many long time Scouters. Those of us who were youth in the 1980s were awed by him at the 1989 National Scout Jamboree when he unveiled the Cinematography merit badge. The falling out happened in later years when he kinda renounced the organization during...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 09, 2022

  If I've learned one thing from hosting a TOR - you had better NOT make it a well kept secret. As the organizer the responsibility you have is to get people in the door. At my TOR we have free admission so it's not about the door draw. It's about the energy in the room Last night at 4 different Round...Read More

2022 Charlotte Trade-O-Ree October 14-15

Make plans to attend one of the best Scouting memorabilia Trade-O-Rees in the southeast this year.  The 5th Annual Charlotte TOR is coming up.  There are so many reasons to come! *100+ tables of Scouting memorabilia from vendors *Scouting history displays and fun photo booth *Free admission to all *Silent auctions *Free patches to all scouts in uniform *Collections &...Read More

Camp Barstow Live Boy Scout Collection Unboxing

When a collector contacted me at the beginning of the summer about a massive collection that included not only his stuff but that of his brother and father I was really intrigued. He was ready to move it on to someone that would appreciate it and I was VERY happy that he decided to sell it to me. But the...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter September 06, 2022

    This summer at Camp Barstow I had the opportunity to film one of the most unique unboxing videos from the 50+ that I've done. This one was live in front of a group of Scouts and leaders during our Pop Up Scout Museum activity on a Tuesday night of camp. The collection was out of Arkansas and belonged...Read More

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