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Health and Safety

Prepared Hero and Scouting America team up on fire safety

December 4, 2025 4

Scouting America and Prepared Hero have teamed up to offer co-branded fire blankets. Safety experts say fire blankets are perfect for small fires — particularly grease fires — because they’re easy to use.

What's New

On our radar: Great gear sighted at the 2016 Summer Outdoor Retailer

August 5, 2016 4

Scouters, add these items to your gear wish lists and stay tuned for even more gear coverage in Boys Life and Scouting magazines.

Camping

Weird and wacky gear spotted at Outdoor Retailer

August 13, 2015 12

From a kayak that folds down to a box to a robotic grill cleaner, here are a few strange items that caught my eye at Outdoor Retailer.

What's New

A Scouter’s gear wish list from the 2015 Outdoor Retailer

August 6, 2015 0

This list of great gear from Outdoor Retailer will help make your time spent in the outdoors with your pack, troop or crew even more enjoyable.

What's New

Your pick of coolest car design at the Outdoor Retailer Pinewood Derby

August 5, 2015 4

Cast your vote to award the People’s Choice title to the best racecar design at the Outdoor Retailer Pinewood Derby.

Camping

CampOR introduces Scouting to youth at Outdoor Retailer

August 5, 2015 2

Kids visiting Outdoor Retailer with their working parents get to have some fun of their own thanks to the Boy Scouts of America’s CampOR.

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    5 hacks for making 2026 your unit’s best year yet
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    January 2, 2026 0

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Aaron Derr is the senior editor of Aaron on Scouting and Scout Life magazine, and also a former Cubmaster and Scouts BSA volunteer.


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Sheniece Chappell is an associate editor of Scout Life and Scouting magazines.

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