Kamp Kitchens – Revisted
Awhile back I wrote a series detailing my group camp kitchen which included an array of helpful tips and hints. Since I originally wrote this series many more Scouters have started to use InsaneScouter and I thought the series might help them, and some of you die-hards might like to take a look at it again. So here are the links to the originally posts. Enjoy! Kamp Kitchen - Food Storage Kamp Kitchen - Packing... [More]
By: Scott Robertson On: 2012-03-08Hang a Hammock Inside a Mini-Van
This is a cool video I stumbled across with a guy showing how he hangs a hammock in his mini-van. All he really does is hook each end of the hammock in the doors, one in the front passenger door, and the other in the back cargo door. Then, by using the clips he has on the ends of the rope, he hooks the two ends of the hammock together. Take a look. ... [More]
By: Scott Robertson On: 2012-03-08Interview of the Center Trail team
Recently I was able to talk with the folks at CenterTrail.com, a website that provides simple template based hosting to Scout units. In interest of full disclosure Center Trail is a sponsor of InsaneScouter, but in no way was this interview paid for or influenced by their sponsorship of this site. What follows below is my interview with them. Everything in bold is my questions and comments. 1. What exactly is Center Trail?Mark: Center Trail... [More]
By: Scott Robertson On: 2012-03-06Cool Camp Sink Video
I was poking around YouTube and found myself hooked on the video below. The first gadget in this video is a cool camp chef stove with an oven, but the second gadget (around 1:10 into the video) is the sink. The sink stand and basin looks home-made from sprinkler pipe, some plumbing hardware, a wash basin with a drain in it, and a bucket to capture the water. But the foot pump to get the... [More]
By: Scott Robertson On: 2012-03-01Ride-on Ice Chest
Have you ever wished you could ride on your cooler and drive it to where ever you need it? Well now you can! Watch this video, but don't let your kids watch or they will want to go for a ride on it. ... [More]
By: Scott Robertson On: 2012-02-25Awards Binder Idea
Here is an idea on how you can organize and keep track of all those award cards you have or will receive while involved with scouting. Get a small, one-inch binder and various sizes of plastic sport card holders and sheet protectors. The sport card holders work great for all of the cards and sheet protectors are great for all the certificates. I also like to type up a list with all the award names,... [More]
By: Scott Robertson On: 2012-02-23The First Encampment
I wrote about this DVD sometime ago and thought I would bring it up again as it really is a good film. Read my original review with promotional trailer ...I recently saw a message on one of the Scouting mailing lists I follow about this film. In a nut shell that person explain that the title of the film refers to the first BSA experimental camp at Silver Bay New York in the summer of... [More]
By: Scott Robertson On: 2012-02-21Trade-O-Ree News
Todd Kelly, of Big Rock Publishing, a Strategic Partner of InsaneScouter.org, will be participating in a number of Scouting Memorabilia Shows (Trade O Rees) around the country. Todd will be promoting his books, available on the Amazon Kindle Store and at http://bigrockpubs.com and passing out flyers promoting InsaneScouter. A Trade-O-Ree is a Scouting Memorabilia Show where participants buy, sell and trade Boy Scouting and Girl Scouting memorabilia. Trade O Rees are great places to acquire... [More]
By: Scott Robertson On: 2012-02-17Camp Gadget Technology Video
While playing with YouTube I found this video with some great ideas for technology when camping and protecting your gadgets. It Includes tips for protecting your phone and tablet, a nice HD camera with mp3 player, a solar powered radio, and a very cool manual crank blender. ... [More]
By: Scott Robertson On: 2012-02-16Arrow of Light Award Plaque
Arrow of Light Award Plaque Procedure written by Melissa Cole, Pack 164, Yorktown Heights, NYThis is not an original project. I used many internet sources to build the final project.Materials needed for each plaque: One piece of lumber, 1” X 6” X 26”. One website I found suggested using red oak, which I’m sure would make a nicer-looking plaque. However, red oak has the following drawbacks: 1) it’s expensive, and 2) being a hard... [More]
By: Scott Robertson On: 2012-02-14