Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 22, 2018

    I'm glad I took a picture of the lighthouse at Fort Williams outside Portland, Maine. After a 2-day journey to get home that covered over 15+ hours I'm not sure when I'll get back up that way. Today we push off for a more familiar holiday destination to Edisto Beach, SC. Then Thursday I beat it back to...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 20, 2018

    We are visiting Portland Maine today then starting the trek back home. I think for the first time in a week I didn't have a camp related dream last night. If kayaking on a crystal clear pond in Maine didn't help me refresh from camp next week it will be swimming in the Atlantic at Edisto Beach south...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 17, 2018

  I've got the 2018 NOAC sets up on eBay to make it a little easier for people to purchase them. These were made to promote the Scout Patch Collectors Facebook Group which has an online membership of 16k+. I hope to see many people up at NOAC who are part of the SPC.   In just two weeks many...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 15, 2018

  I am home from camp and what has been an awesome summer at Camp Barstow. We ran 3 weeks of Boy Scout resident camp along with a short week Cub Scout Safari event. I met Scouts and Scouters from four different states this summer at camp and made new friends along the way. There was an incredibly steep learning...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 6, 2018

  I am sending the Friday issue out that I missed yesterday. Most of it was built but we got a little excited with our Cub Scout event and I got delayed in pushing the publish button. Some of these auctions may have already closed but at least you can see what they sold for.   I'm doing my best...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 03, 2018

I will be at Chris Jensen's Pre-NOAC Trade-O-Ree in July. I don't think I've missed one this century come to think of it. One special offer I'm rolling out today is you can order Best Hobby Pages online and I'll deliver them to the show for free. If you place your order now online I can have it packaged up...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter July 01, 2018

It's been a long three weeks since I've been able to publish the newsletter but I think this picture helps explain why. Serving as the Camp Director at Camp Barstow has been an all consuming job with a typical 14 hour day. But the feedback from Scout leaders is we have put on a good camp and I know that...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 12, 2018

I am deep into staff week at Camp Barstow with an outstanding group of Scouts and Scouters. I have really see them pull together over the first couple days and start to become an enthusiastic team. I think I've had about a million side bar conversations this week but that's the job of a Camp Director to keep all the...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 08, 2018

Yesterday I made my "donation" run to camp. I filled the SUV with 3-ring binders that I've picked up from collections all these years. We are going to use those for merit badge instruction using the EDGE method. I've also got cases of Scout mugs in here and containers of uniform pieces that are bound for the trading post. I...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 05, 2018

Yesterday I got the chance to help Jason Shull sort out the treasure from his recent picking trip. There are all sorts of strategies in this hobby and I think Shull has mastered the art of finding people. He literally made a trip to the Calumet TOR into an episode of American Pickers visiting a dozen or more people along...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 03, 2018

What would you do with about 200 uniform pieces including vintage shorts, shirts and pants? I'm considering donating them to the camp trading post this summer to help raise some money for program items that we need. I don't know if the Scoutmasters will flip over seeing Oscar de la Renta shorts hanging up in the trading post but maybe...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter June 01, 2018

This week I got a really great collection in that I was able to film for one of my unboxing videos. This Scouter didn't have anyone in his family interested in his stuff so I was very excited to get the call and make a deal with him. Opening the two boxes was a bit like getting a late birthday...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter May 29, 2018

I am starting to get excited about the NOAC coming up this July/August in Bloomington, Indiana. It has been a long 3 years since the 2015 NOAC and this one will maybe be 1/2 the size of that event. Still any year there is a national Scouting event their is going to be patch trading.   Since I don't really...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter May 27, 2018

This weekend a lot of progress was made getting camp ready. We had an LDS work day with several dozen volunteers that spent their morning shoveling mulch and sand. The boating committee worked on the boats and a great group of volunteers super cleaned the kitchen. We are almost ready for camp!   I should have no problem keeping up...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter May 25, 2018

For the first time today I used my sorting table to really start organizing a consignment that came in last month. I have this huge 4x8 table that was custom made for me as a back yard deck table. But like many things it has been re-purposed for patches. I need plenty of space to get everything organized and ready...Read More

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