Products & Blogs #scouts

  • Posted 31 Oct, 2019 | By Trisha Smith | Under sports & outdoors
    If you don't have a pocket blanket in your car or bag, you need one. Perfect for everything - sitting on the ground, wet bleachers at games, dirty picnic tables, use for a poncho, wrap around you for warmth... multiple uses, yet small! I have mul...
  • Posted 09 Apr, 2019 | By Trisha Smith | Under sports & outdoors
    I am always collecting carabiners and things like this for my boys for camping and Scouting activities. I saw these and picked them up for the boys to add to our massive collection. They are perfect for tossing in your pack so that you have them to h...
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    Posted 27 Feb, 2019 | By Trisha Smith | Under sports & outdoors
    A friend in my boys' Boy Scouts Troop asked me to keep my eyes open for a good pack cover for her son. I had one that I was able to give her, but it was much smaller and only fit over his daypack, not his main gear pack. So I said I would see wha...
  • Posted 29 Jan, 2019 | By Trisha Smith | Under sports & outdoors
    With all of the campouts the boys do  you never know what they will get in to. I only have one backpack rain cover currently so picked up this one so that both boys would have one to stuff in their packs for those "just in case" incide...
  • Posted 22 Jan, 2019 | By Trisha Smith | Under tools & home improvement
    I got both of the boys multitools for Christmas. But my oldest wasn't all that impressed with the one he got. It is much smaller and does fit nicely in a pocket or attach with a carabiner, but it is not the strongest or sturdiest when you need so...
  • Posted 30 Dec, 2018 | By Trisha Smith | Under tools & home improvement
    I have been trying to find a pocketknife for my younger son for the past year. He needs a good knife that he can use in Scouts, but his hands are not the biggest, so finding one that is suitable for his needs is nearly impossible. I decided to get a...
  • Posted 30 Dec, 2018 | By Trisha Smith | Under sports & outdoors
    My boys do a lot of camping and outdoor activities, thanks to Scouts. I cannot begin to tell you how many water bottles I go through in a year. They get lost, they get destroyed, they begin to get funky tastes or smells from impromper cleaning or who...
  • Posted 31 Oct, 2018 | By Trisha Smith | Under tools & home improvement
    My boys do a lot of camping and outdoor activities, thanks to Scouts. Because of that, we need to have some good pocket knives on hand. It is amazing how fast a child can dull a knife and how no matter how many sharpenings you do, you always have to...
  • Posted 29 Sep, 2018 | By Trisha Smith | Under tools & home improvement
    With all of the camping my boys do in Boy Scouts, we have a lot of different styles of lanterns in the cabinet. I could probably provide each patrol with two lanterns with all that I have amassed over time. It is amazing how the camping supplies have...
  • Posted 20 Sep, 2018 | By Trisha Smith | Under sports & outdoors
    My boys do a lot of camping and outdoor activities, thanks to Scouts. I cannot begin to tell you how many water bottles I go through in a year. They get lost, they get destroyed, they begin to get funky tastes or smells from impromper cleaning or who...