BSA National Jamboree

devodave · devodave's Garage

Any Pelicans attending at the Summit in July? It would be nice to meet up, I'll have some patch sets to trade!

pwd72s · 04-30-2023, 01:58 PM

I was there...well, Valley Forge 1957. Still have my old jacket, it's back covered with patches. No, nothing for sale.

p911dad · p911dad's Garage

My brother went, also Philmont, he made it to Life Scout, me only to Star Scout. I still have his pack basket for Philmont. Troup 22! I am not planning on attending. Have fun!

stevej37 · 04-30-2023, 02:51 PM

Never made it to Philmont....wish I had.

I am a member of the 'Order of the Arrow'

LWJ · 04-30-2023, 03:33 PM

Sorry, I can’t resist.

“Scoutmaster Kevin?!?”

flatbutt · 04-30-2023, 04:31 PM

I still have my original scouting Handbook and Field Book.

stevej37 · 04-30-2023, 04:49 PM

^^^ I wish I still had my handbook. I also remember throwing away my canteen and mess kit.

I still have my sashes (order of the arrow, boy scouts, webelos)
Also all the badges and pins.

stevej37 · 05:26 PM

The initiation for the O of A was being kicked into a swampy area with nothing more than a sleeping roll.
If you weren't there on that spot 24 hrs later....you were no longer a member.

There might have been some laws broken.

flatbutt · 04-30-2023, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by stevej37

The initiation for the O of A was being kicked into a swampy area with nothing more than a sleeping roll.
If you weren't there on that spot 24 hrs later....you were no longer a member.

There might have been some laws broken.

That's just mean.

Baz · Baz's Garage

Really enjoyed scouting. Both my brothers were in too all of us starting as cubs.

Virginia was great but when we re-located to Florida it just wasn't the same.

Can you see my jamboree patch?

stevej37 · 04-30-2023, 05:40 PM

I had about the same...not sure what year...prob 65 or 66

Where's the kerchief??

flatbutt · 04-30-2023, 05:43 PM

Neckerchief bro...NECKERchief.

stevej37 · 05:50 PM

We were ahead of our times....'Kerchief'

The rest look to be the same as I had....except I also had the hat.

flatbutt · 04-30-2023, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by stevej37

We were ahead of our times....'Kerchief'

The rest look to be the same as I had....except I also had the hat.

ahead...nice pun...kerchiefs are worn on the head.

stevej37 · 04-30-2023, 06:00 PM

^^^ Ok...I think we were too lazy to include the 'necker' part.
I think it only took a year of so to sort that out.

stevej37 · 04-30-2023, 06:05 PM

I wish I would have kept the flat belt and adjustable buckle.

Would be handy lately.

Baz · Baz's Garage

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevej37

I had about the same...not sure what year...prob 65 or 66

Where's the kerchief??

Yeah, I noticed that as well. Probably not fully dressed yet when the pic was taken. I have it on in this pic.....

Our meeting place was St. Timothy's Lutheran Church, which was right on the corner of our neighborhood, so we bicycled there.

Pipsico was the go-to place in our area.....

https://pipsicobsa.com/

stevej37 · 04-30-2023, 06:30 PM

^^^ Yes...that looks more correct.

I remember our k-chiefs had a 'hollowed out limb' for the slider/neck stopper.
Other places had silver or some kind of metal.

flatbutt · 04-30-2023, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Baz

Yeah, I noticed that as well. Probably not fully dressed yet when the pic was taken. I have it on in this pic.....

Our meeting place was St. Timothy's Lutheran Church, which was right on the corner of our neighborhood, so we bicycled there.

Pipsico was the go-to place in our area.....

https://pipsicobsa.com/

Cool bike.

Gooch1971 · Gooch1971's Garage

My wife will be there as the Scoutmaster of the girls with the Last Frontier Council contingent. It is so much different than when our sone went in 2017.