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It’s early, it’s cold and you don’t feel like getting out of your cozy sleeping bag. With a Selk’bag (selkbagusa.com), you don’t have to. The wearable sleeping bag has arms,…

Here are some of the top toys, games and gadgets to put on your list for this holiday season. Each one was kid-tested and approved. Enter the 2021 Scout Life…

Q: My troop is going to Northern Tier next summer, and I was wondering what the best camera would be to capture all of the action. It would need to…

Habits are actions that we do automatically in response to cues. For example, brushing your teeth before going to bed, putting on a seatbelt when you get into the car,…

(This story originally appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of Scouting magazine.) A few years ago, longtime Cub Scout training experts Matt Markham and Jessi King-Markham found that volunteers who willingly attended…

Planning pays off Scouts with Troop 282 of Eugene, Ore., ended each day of their 40-mile backpacking trek through the Three Sisters Wilderness at a lake. That way, they could…

The United States has hundreds of national monuments, seashores, historic sites, rivers, battlefields and memorials. But there are only 63 officially-designated national parks. National parks are very popular and attract…

Imagine this dilemma: Frank Quince readily admits he’s no star student, but he’s not alone in thinking Mr. Simpson’s algebra class is way too hard. Frank’s mom and most of…

You can spend as little as $20 or as much as $300 for a camp chair — the more features, comfort and durability, the higher the price tag typically is.…

Q: How do I make a camp song? — Andrew, Atlanta, Georgia A: It’s fun transforming a beloved or funny Scouting experience into a song. To make one everyone can…