Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter March 08, 2019

The syllabus for the class is your typical topics such as ethics, storage, collecting interests. I got asked to teach the class about 48 hours ago so I'm scrambling a little bit but I think I can just about wing it and cover everything. However, if anybody has a pre-made slide show they want to email I will take it....Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter March 05, 2019

It was probably sometime in the 1990s when I put together my campfire blanket partly inspired by a conversation with this Scouter. Sadly I have not updated my blanket since 2006 but it might be time for me to pick that up again and try and finish the blanket. I think at some point the hours of hand stitching patches...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter March 01, 2019

Well if that $2k+ Lodge 136 flap doesn't attract a click from you today I don't know what will. In this era I think that's a can't miss item. I posted it on Facebook yesterday and heard that the seller dug up on the family and bought the estate. Home Run! It's a good weekend when you can say you...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 26, 2019

Yesterday I did shipping all day long (my employee is out of town this week). Today it's back to the sorting and I hope by the end of this week I'll have the warehouse back under control. Besides sorting individual boxes I'm also moving everything to certain aisles so similar things are together. The fact that I am forced to...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 24, 2019

So you might be curious to know what my wife's thought on this picture is. After I explained to her the reaction she jumped right in. She used it as evidence in one of our long standing misunderstandings. When I buy a collection after a few days or weeks I'll make a comment like "I sold enough to pay for...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 19, 2019

In going through this giant sort in my warehouse and every day I'm finding stuff that I forgot I had or haven't laid eyes on in a while. My wife hopes her diamond earrings are somewhere to be found in all this mess but I have my doubts. This morning I'm going to ride to Cornelius, NC to see if...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 22, 2019

Last night I was invited to do a camp promotion in our neighboring council. I attended the District Committee meeting and gave my pitch at the Round Table. The York District of the Palmetto Council has a lot to be proud of. They had about 80 Scouts earn Eagle last year. Recently five new Scouts BSA all-girl troops have been...Read More

Norfolk VA Trade-O-Ree February 22-23, 2019

John Ortt and Mike Scott invite you to coastal Virginia the weekend of February 22-23, 2019 for the Norfolk TOR. This is one of the longest running TORs in the country having previously moved from Williamsburg, VA over a decade ago. The show features 75+ tables of Scouting memorabilia and draws a crowd from the mid-Atlantic region including from as...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 17, 2019

Saturday I was at Camp Barstow in my role as the camp director meeting with senior staff to plan curriculum and conducting interviews. I was excited to have 16 Scouts and Scouters come out for interviews some traveling as long as 2 hours to get there. Even though it is February there was a lot of activity at camp. Our...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 12, 2019

Filmed live at the Crossroads of America Indy TOR Today I've got Episode #14 of Thread Heads published on the website. In this episode Brad and I are filming live from the Indy TOR. It's Saturday as things are beginning to wind down and we get behind the camera for about 15 minutes to share stories and pick ups. One...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 15, 2019

Will listing 2-dozen new auctions per day move the needle? Day 6 of sorting in my warehouse begins this morning. I'm literally opening every box and sorting similar things together. My goal is at the Charlotte TOR I can literally bring everything for sale. Oh you want Scout stamps, here is a box for that. You have a collection of...Read More

Thread Heads #14: Live From The Indy TOR

Jason and Brad meet up in person to record Episode #14 of the show at the Indianapolis Trade-O-Ree. Right off the bat they continue the discussion from the last show about what is the difference between a dealer-o-ree and a trade-o-ree. Brad offers his opinions having just been at a pair of TORs back-to-back. One thing that makes this Indy...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 10, 2019

Many of you would recognize the program for the weekend.  Running the scouts through the basics of personal fitness, first aid and Scout skill to start attacking those early rank requirements.  Our Scouts (23 in all this weekend) divided into 3 patrols and bonded through working in the axe yard, running a mile for Tenderfoot and learning what a duty...Read More

Boy Scout Council Shoulder Patch Sorting And Cataloging

When you have almost 2,000 council shoulder patches sorted out alphabetically on a table that's a great time to film a video! But what would make this video interesting is instead use that as a backdrop to walk through the history of cataloging shoulder patches. I start with Bill Price books, move through Prince Watkins books and basically just cover...Read More

Scouting Hot Finds Radio Episode #87: History of Boy Scout Merit Badge Pamphlets With John Smilek

John Smilek says this will be the year. On the 100th anniversary of the first Boy Scouts of America merit badge pamphlet being published he and other collaborators will publish a full reference guide for collecting this niche in the hobby. The guide will include thousands of pictures and a complete explanation of the different types and sub-types issued through...Read More

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