This week I published my latest unboxing video. This one is fun as the items I got were from New York but discovered in a trunk in TX. Every once in a while I get a call from somebody who was never a Scout but just stumbled across a collection. This one was hiding in a vintage trunk and...Read More
I got a call from someone in the Lone Star State that had purchased a vintage trunk at a sale. After cutting the lock off he found that in the bottom there was a bunch of old Scout stuff. Most of it was from New York but it included some interesting old pieces as old as a 1935 Jamboree patch....Read More
I am home from conclave which means shower, shave, and you know what else. I've had some time to list items on my eBay store from the event. Check out the Dixie Fellowship category to see what I was able to get extra of. I've priced everything as a BIN. It was an unbelievable weekend to finally (finally!!!) be at...Read More
In the next few hours I'll be pushing off to attend the event formerly known as the Dixie Fellowship. It's a new day as Tsali Lodge hosts the Cornerstone Conclave in what promises to be a much smaller event due to Covid. Some lodges have had a hard time getting Scouts to register for a myriad of reasons. I...Read More
The first weekend of the new Shopify Store that I built for Russell Smart was a good start. We pulled in over a dozen orders and got some good stuff shipped out Monday morning to happy collectors. There is stlll plenty more to rehome so check out SmartScoutPatches.com today. This weekend I am traveling to the SR-5 Conclave (formerly known...Read More
This weekend I've published a Top 10 video for the Boy Scout category covering the last three weeks of March. This one picks up where #28 left off. When I made that one I said I was looking for feedback. I got lots of positive comments but the time commitment to create these meant that I needed to finds...Read More
Belt buckles, a Scout axe and some nice patches all sold for over $1k in the last part of the month in the Boy Scout category of eBay. In this video I count down the Top 10 items that sold and give you some historical perspective, comment on the bidding and maybe explain why these pieces are so valuable and...Read More
Back in Episode #91 of the Scouting Hot Finds Radio podcast Russell Smart shared that he was beginning to break up his fantastic OA odd shape collection. As most of you know he has been selling the 100 best pieces in a flipbook private sale. Today I am announcing the beginning of his next phase - SmartScoutPatches.com. I've collaborated with Russell...Read More
This week I published a great unboxing video from an 86 year old gentlemen who joined the Cub Scouts in 1944. I talked to him on the phone and really enjoyed listening to his stories growing up in IL during that era. Unbelievably he had an original copy of the Wabaningo Lodge Emblem Handbook in perfect condition. He...Read More
When I got the phone call on this collection my ears lit up. On the other side of the line was an 86 year old gentleman who joined the Cub Scouts in 1944 went through the Boy Scout program in the years after the war and became an Explorer in 1950. This experience in Scouting included a 45 day trip...Read More
This weekend the parking lot was full at Camp Barstow which was great to see. This was the largest event at the camp since COVID struck and a great warm up to having campers in a few months. The event was the council's annual Merit Badge University. My Program Director and I had the opportunity to speak to...Read More
I am happy to announce the Camp Book II Version 3 (2021) is now available for sale. Bob Sherman has graciously agreed to allow me to publish the book as I have since 2012. The latest update features a wealth of additions from the last update in 2014. So what is the Camp Book II? It is a complete...Read More
Today the Camp Book II V3 goes live! This is the amazing reference book by Sherman, Doyle and Minnihan that was first published in 2012, The 2021 edition is 1612 pages and includes listings by camp, council and state. In addition there is a 36 page section on segregated Scout camps. The authors have multiple ways you can...Read More
Today I published Episode #96 of Scouting Hot Finds Radio. This is an interview with Wiatt Williamson on making collecting guides. Wiatt has offered to share a free template that he has created which really makes it easy to jump start any guide project. Wiattt has been making local guides for OA lodges and camps in Utah for...Read More
Wiatt Williamson has cracked the code on how to write a Scouting memorabilia guide book. In his years in the hobby he has written over a dozen guides for Order of the Arrow lodges, councils and camps. In this interview he shares the blueprint and makes an offer to share his easy to use template with everyone out there. I...Read More