Some great suggestions found in the 1978 printing of the Scoutmaster’s Handbook

Secret code panel from the 1971 Wolf Handbook for your next encoded message to your den.

With Earth Day being this week, page 368 of the 10th edition (1990) of the Boy Scout Handbook give us some awesome advise and ideas on how to take responsibility for the Earth.

This throwback come from the 1980 printing of the Ninth Edition Boy Scouts Handbook. Some of these may seem somewhat outdated… but remember that the battery on your phone or GPS devise will not last forever. Knowing these distress signals are a good backup to have.

There are countless variations of the neckerchief throughout all the packs, troop, and crews that are out there. From the 1976 Bear Handbook

Each Thursday I like to take a look in the library at some of the scout handbooks from prior years.  This one comes out of the 1976 printing of the Bear Cub Scout Book.

Even though this post come out of the 1976 printing of the Bear Cub Scout Book, It is still valuable information to help you stay safe with your boat.

Thursdays are a fun day to take a look at some of the older handbooks that I have collected through the years.  This edition is my favorite.  It was my Grandfather's when he was a scout leader and an employee at a Scout Camp in Iowa.