What I am Taking to Camp – The Ditty Box

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A few years back I built a sailors ditty box from plans found in Hervey Garrett Smith’s The Marlinspike Sailor. I finished it with milk paint and even went to the trouble of copying the beckets (handles) from the book’s description. I haul this ditty box along on our car camping trips and to summer camp. It…continue reading

What I am Taking to Camp – The Pack Basket

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Somewhere along the way (eBay I think) I got a good solid old-school pack basket. It’s perfect for packing a pretty big pile of camping miscellany that comes in handy. Visible on top of the basket is a blue groundcloth. (1) is an old folding candle lantern (Lee Valley still stocks them), (2) pocket umbrella, (3) Outdoor Products…continue reading

What I am Taking to Camp – Lumbar Pack

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(1) My lumbar pack is a Mountainsmith Day Recycled-Fabric Lumbar Pack (my review here). I use this bag all the time and it has become my “man bag” or “murse”. (2) I have a  large Kwiki Organizer  to keep things easy to access on the inside. (3) I keep a shemagh tactical scarf in the bottom of the…continue reading

Eagle Scout Buck Knife

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Scouts who have earned Eagle during my tenure as Scoutmaster  receive a custom engraved Buck  knife. I take the knife to an engraver in our mall called “Things Remembered”. I buy the Buck 110 lock-back because the bolsters are flat brass (not curved like others) and this makes them suitable for engraving.. When I first started doing this the  Buck knife…continue reading

Jason Pettit’s ‘Be Prepared’ Box

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Jason Pettis  is Scoutmaster of  Troop 130 in Golden, Colorado. He wrote in to say: I’ve got a tote I bring with a bunch of extra gear that I loan out to adults (and occasionally scouts) that I call my “Be Prepared” box. It’s come in handy a time or two, when a sad scout (or…continue reading

My Camping Boxes

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[portfolio_slideshow nav=false thumbs=true size=large] Here’s two camping boxes that house some essentials I like to have on hand when we are out with the troop.  The smaller is a 8 gallon and the larger a 24 gallon Action Packer by Rubbermaid. The contents of each are laid out and labeled in the first picture above. Around…continue reading

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