Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 17, 2017

One of the things that Boy Scout collectors will enjoy during the interview is that Becky and I try to describe the differences between the two hobbies. She got her start hunting GSofA stuff at Boy Scout TORs and of course I have a foot in both worlds. One of my favorite flaps is up for bids and linked in...Read More

PA Collection is a Scouting Time Capsule from the 1950s

This Boy Scout collection is a real time capsule. The Scouter that it came from was very active in PA especially the town of Pottsdown in the 1950s. He worked on camp staff for several years at Camp Delmont including serving as the 1959 Chaplain before embarking on a long career in ministry. Although I've pulled a few things from...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 14, 2017

The story behind the video is that I walked up on a feeding frenzy at the TOR when a family decided it was time to have yard sale prices on old Boy Scout stuff. While others were looking for the good items I was buying tubs full of stuff for pennies on the dollar. So in the video I promoted...Read More

Thread Heads Episode #11: Trade-O-Ree Feeding Frenzy

Have you ever been to a Boy Scout trade-o-ree? These are the weekend memorabilia shows that happen almost every weekend across the country. I attended the Columbus Ohio TOR in October 2016 and ran across a feeding frenzy. In this video I share the spoils of my picking. You won't find deals like this on eBay or anywhere else!

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 12, 2017

One of my goals in getting organized and adding storage is to clear out some working space in the patch cave. My personal collection is stacked up in boxes and I really can't get to it and enjoy it. I've had big plans for over a year to put my OA flap collection in large artist portfolios with labels. Now...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 19, 2017

Well here is my big announcement for this issue of the Hot Finds. In the next 10 days I'll be pulling up stakes on my antique mall booths along the I-95 corridor and bringing everything to Charlotte. My goal was to have all this taken care of in time to promote the new location at the Charlotte TOR and it...Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 10, 2017

In the interview Nick shares the story of developing and manufacturing his patch trading blanket. It all started at a NOAC when he purchased four really large blankets that another collector had produced locally. After six months of R&D his own smaller and more affordable blankets rolled out. Now he has another version out with one more meant for larger...Read More

DIY Boy Scout Patch Storage Project + Nick Wolf’s Patch Trading Blankets

Shot this quick video to demonstrate a Boy Scout patch storage system I'm building in my garage. This is my first "behind the scenes" type video. I also used the opportunity to promote episode #77 of my podcast where I interview Nick Wolf on his patch trading blankets.

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 7, 2017

Later this week I'll be publishing another one of my unboxing videos. This one I filmed a while back and it just got lost in the shuffle. I also have been working to edit a video I shot at the Columbus OH TOR that might be ready to go this week also. This one is kinda fun because it stresses...Read More

SHF Radio #77: Patch Trading Blanket with Nick Wolf

Today on the podcast I welcome Nick Wolf who many of you know as the "Patch King". After using some customized patch trading blankets at the 2015 National Order of the Arrow Conference Nick set about seeing if he could design and produce a patch trading blanket for the hobby. After six months of development he released his blanket which...Read More

Sunday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 5, 2017

It might be a little tough to make out what you are looking at here but these are pallets of Girl Scout cookies! We helped the troop pick up our load at the parking lot of Carowinds and I snagged this picture as we were pulling out Saturday morning. In fact as I publish today's newsletter Patrick and I have...Read More

Scouting Hot Finds Radio Episode #76: 2017 National Boy Scout Jamboree with Program Chair Russell Smart

Join me as Russell Smart shares details on this summer's Boy Scout National Jamboree. As the Program Chairman he has spent many hours planning since the 2013 National Jamboree to iron out the wrinkles and make this summer's event amazing. During July 2017 over 40,000 Scouts and Scouters will descend on the Summit Bechtel National Scout Reserve in West Virginia....Read More

Friday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter February 3, 2017

This is a shot of the burn barrels that supplied the hardwood coals for the BBQ pits. You can't see it in the background but there is a mountain of firewood that we feed into these and harvested the coals with long handled flat shovels. Several troops in Charlotte put on BBQ fundraisers but I think most cook them on...Read More

Patch Trading Policy at the 2017 National Boy Scout Jamboree

In this short video I recap the details shared by Russell Smart the 2017 National Scout Jamboree Program Group Chairman in our interview regarding patch trading at the event. If you would like to listen to the entire episode of Scouting Hot Finds Radio and hear additional details about the program changes for the Jamboree please visit my website at...Read More

Tuesday Scouting Hot Finds Newsletter January 31, 2017

Can you relate to this? Our family has 5 Scouting obligations in a span of 4 days. Friday is the BBQ then Saturday morning we have to go back out to pick up Scouting For Food donations. Later that morning it's a trip to the parking lot of Carowinds to pick up Girl Scout cookies for the troop (by the...Read More

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