Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 10, 2021

    Yesterday I spent the day doing Scouting. Our troop went about 2 hours northwest into the "snow line" from our recent storm. The Scouts went snow tubing at Hawks Nest which included a fun snow ball fight at a park afterwards. I don't know if the Guide To Safe Scouting allows that but when you are from the...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 08, 2021

    I know that a lot of micro entrepreneurs don't really want to hire help. But I have always found that a lot of the steps in selling on eBay can easily be done by a non Scout person. It's the wording of the title and the pricing that is kinda the part that relies on some expertise. But...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 05, 2021

    For 12 years now I have been publishing the Hot Finds email newsletter. The podcast launched the following year in 2011 and was followed by other web projects and videos. All of this free content was for my own enjoyment and to help light a spark in the hobby.   So the answer to how I am going...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 03, 2021

    I filmed a video 6 years ago with Matt Delk focused on his collection of OA belt buckles at the Easley, SC TOR. I remember using a really inexpensive Nikon point and shoot camera but it turned out just fine. Matt is an entertainer (you should see him at a campfire!) and his video has been viewed over...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 01, 2021

  The majority of the items in the collection are from Plankeshaw Council, Camp Cherokee Hills and Waukheon Lodge 55. The only painful part was that his photo album had all the patches stapled in although thankfully there was no rust on the staples.   I was very happy to get both his dad's Eagle medal and Silver Beaver medal...Read More

Scouting Hot Finds Radio #91 Collecting Early OA Odd Shapes With Russell Smart

For several decades Russell Smart was on a mission. He came up with a simple enough goal. Can I get the first patch issued by the oldest lodge in every state? That rabbit hole of collecting led him to add other needs to the list but eventually he was able to get that impossible collection about 93% complete. In our...Read More

Vintage Texas Boy Scout Collection Unboxing with OA Flaps & More

This Texas collection was a treat for me to unbox as it contained several dozen OA flaps that are my favorite piece of Scouting memorabilia. There are actually 2 unboxings in this video. I actually figured out later that they all belonged to the same guy! He had just found more and sent it to me as a 2nd round...Read More

Scouting Hot Finds Radio #90 Spirit of Jamboree with Doug Schwab

2019 World Scout Jamboree Spirit of Jamboree Museum At the 2019 World Scout Jamboree held in the United States Doug Schwab helped to staff the Spirit of Jamboree Museum. In this interview we talk about his experience and the book he published that documented the once in a lifetime display of Scouting memorabilia from the World Scout Jamboree. The book...Read More

Scouting Hot Finds Insiders

For over a decade the Scouting Hot Finds has delivered you content to help preserve and share the tradition of collecting Scouting memorabilia. The signature email newsletter was first published in 2010 followed by our Podcast the next year. Over on YouTube we have published dozens of videos to keep the excitement going for Scout patch collectors. Our fans, like...Read More

#89 Roots: Looking Ahead To Building A Consistent Boy Scout Memorabilia Podcast

The first episode of the Scouting Hot Finds Radio in almost a year should be the launching pad for a real rebirth of the podcast. I know I am guilty of saying that a few times over the last couple of years but I'm laying down roots to make this podcast sustainable. In this episode you will hear about 3...Read More

Generational Boy Scout Collection Unboxing 1930s – 1970s

This collection might be a first! The guy who agreed to send it to me has actually watched many of my unboxing videos. In fact we talked a little about how I would present it here and I think the way he packaged it showed an extra level of care. Turns out his dad actually earned the rank of Eagle...Read More

OA Legacy Collection – OA Patches Before The Flaps

After the founding of the Order of the Arrow in 1915, some of the original lodges issued patches as early as the 1920s. By the 1950s most lodges had produced one or more of these “odd shapes” for wear on the OA sash or uniform pocket. In the mid-1940s, Ajapeu Lodge 33 in Doylestown PA produced the first "odd shape"...Read More

DIY Boxware and Ryker Mount Storage Shelf Project

DIY Display Frame Holder For Your Collectibles I needed a place to store my Boxware displays for patches and such. I decided to clean up some wood in the shed/shop and make one. I started with some 2' gardening stakes and measured 1" shelf space between where the shelves would go and drew some lines. I used some C-clamps to...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter December 18, 2020

    Well for the third time now a very generous Scouter has put the sale of some portion of their Scout collection towards a project at Camp Barstow. Some of you might remember earlier in the year I took the ranger on an $800 shopping spree at Lowes with the proceeds of one sale. This time a Scouter donated...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter December 15, 2020

  I started collecting Senior Scouting memorabilia after I kinda gave up tracking down all the new contrived rarities that were being issued among the OA lodges in the Carolinas. But I already had a pretty good start without even knowing it.   Through all years of buying collections I never tried to sell any insignia. I just didn't speak...Read More

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