There are many different Board of Review templates out there. Here is the one that we personally use.

When it comes to a topographic map, there are multiple colors that mean different things.

How to take a simple bearing with your orienteering compass.

Did you know that there are more than 2 parts to an Ax? Check out all the parts here.

Throughout the years, many items change within the different printings of the handbooks, manuals, merit badge books, and fieldbooks. One topic stays constant is the three materials you need to make fire.

Found in the 6th edition of the Boy Scout Handbook. The tepee fire lay is good for boiling and frying in pots and pans:

The Scout slogan is “Do a Good Turn Daily.” It is part of the third point of the Scout Law - “A Scout is helpful.” And it is part of your Scout Oath - “… to help other people at all times.”

All persons participating in BSA Aquatic activities or summer camps are classified according to swimming ability. The classification tests and test procedures have been developed and structured to demonstrate a skill level consistent with the circumstances.

In preparation for our troop's summer scout camp up in the High Uintas, we have been teaching the scouts to be bear aware and bear smart.  Bears can smell your food from 2-3 miles away. 

Found in the Woodsman's Tools section of the 1949 edition of the Handbook For Boys, these axe skills still hold true.  

One of the key elements of any scout meeting is the flag ceremony...

PDQ BALLS is an acronym that will help your scouts remember safe swim practices.

This is a favorite for my scouts on camp-outs.  Needless to say, we do not make this while backpacking.