Helpful website links in the following alphabetic categories:
Advancement Camping & Outdoor Related Skills Camps & Trails
Cooking Gear Selection & Review Official Boy Scout Websites
Parent Resources Publications Scouting Resources (best overall)
Skits & Campfire Activities Training & Leadership
Advancement
ADVANCEMENT VIDEO (REQUIRED VIEWING), Tenderfoot, 2nd & 1st Class
http://www.scouting.org/applications/rankvideo.aspx
Advancement Requirements (BSA)
http://www.scouting.org/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards.aspx
Advancement Requirements (US Scouts.org)
http://usscouts.org/advancementTOC.asp#boy
Animated Knot Tying
http://animatedknots.com/
Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Planning Guide
http://home.flash.net/~smithrc/eagleprj.htm
Eagle Scout Resource Center
http://eaglescout.org/
EagleBook.com – Ideas for the Perfect Eagle Court of Honor
http://www.eaglebook.com/index.htm
Merit Badge.org
http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
National Eagle Scout Association
http://www.nesa.org/
Camping & Outdoor Related Skills
Expert “How To” Advice – EMS
http://www.ems.com/content/article_archive.jsp
Expert “How To” Advice – REI
http://www.rei.com/expertadvice
How to Use a Compass
http://folk.uio.no/kjetikj/compass/
Leave No Trace (low impact camping)
http://www.lnt.org/
Survival in the Bush, Inc.
http://www.survivalinthebushinc.com/index.html
Survival Topics (Resource Site)
http://www.survivaltopics.com/
Weather Safety Advice – NOAA
http://www.weather.gov/safety.php
Weather Underground – Detailed Forecast
http://www.wunderground.com
Wilderness Skills — Princeton Univ. Outdoor Action Program
http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/training/index.shtml
Wildwood Survival Skills
http://wildwoodsurvival.com/index.html
Camps & Trails
Adirondack Mountain Club
http://www.adk.org/
Alpine Scout Camp – Alpine, NJ
http://www.alpinescoutcamp.org/index.htm
American Hiking Society
http://www.americanhiking.org/index.aspx
Appalachian Trail
http://www.appalachiantrail.org
Camp Bullowa – Stony Point, NY
http://www.hvcbsa.org/bullowa/
Camp Mattatuck COPE Course – Plymouth, CT
http://campmattatuck.org/content/project-cope
Camping Directory of NE -OA
http://http//www.northeast.oa-bsa.org/resources/BSA%20Directory.pdf
Catskill Hiker (trails, topo maps)
http://www.catskillhiker.com/index.shtml
Curtis S. Read Scout Reservation – Lake Brant, NY
http://www.wpcbsa.org/Read/
High Adventure – Northern Tier, MN
http://www.ntier.org/
High Adventure – Order of the Arrow
http://adventure.oa-bsa.org/
High Adventure – Philmont, NM
http://www.scouting.org/highadventure/philmont.aspx
High Adventure – Sea Base, FL
http://www.bsaseabase.org/
High Adventure – Summit Base, NY (Westchester-Putnam Council)
http://www.wpcbsa.org/SummitBase/
Local Hikes – NY, NJ, CT
http://www.localhikes.com/
NY NJ Trail Conference (local hikes, topo maps, books)
http://www.nynjtc.org/
Palisades Parks
http://www.palisadesparksconservancy.org/parks
Ten Mile River Scout Camps – Narrowsburg, NY
http://www.tenmileriver.org/
Trails.com (online topo maps)
http://www.trails.com/
Cooking
Awesome Camp Cooking Tips – Scoutmaster Favorite!
Boy Scout Trail – Recipes
http://www.boyscouttrail.com/recipes.asp
Chuckwagon Diner – Recipes
http://www.chuckwagondiner.com/
Dutch Oven Recipes
http://www.dutchovencookware.com/dutch-oven-recipes.html
EZ Camp – Recipes
http://www.ezcampingrecipes.com/index.html
Freezer Bag Cooking – Useful for Backpacking
http://www.freezerbagcooking.com/
Pack It Gourmet – Useful for Backpacking
http://www.packitgourmet.com/
Philmont Cookbook
http://www.troop39.net/links_resources/pdf/philmontcb.pdf
Old Geezer Cookbook
http://www.troop39.net/links_resources/pdf/geezercbook.pdf
US Scouts – Recipes
http://usscouts.org/cooking.asp
Gear Selection & Review
Campmor
http://www.campmor.com/
Hiker Deals – Aggragator site of currently discounted gear
http://www.hikerdeals.com/
Camping Gear Lists – Create customized list based on the type of outing & weather
http://www.scoutlists.com/
Gear Review – Backpacking & Camp Gear Testing
http://www.backpackgeartest.org/
Gear Review – Trailspace.com
http://www.trailspace.com/
Official Boy Scout Websites
Boy Scouts of America
http://www.scouting.org/
Boy Scouts of America – Order of the Arrow
http://www.main.oa-bsa.org/
Invite a Friend (E-Invite)
http://www.thescoutzone.org/ecard.jsp
Ktemaque Lodge – Local OA Chapter
http://www.ktemaque.org/
Westchester-Putnam Council
http://www.wpcbsa.org/
World Organization of Scout Movement
http://www.scout.org/en
Parent Resources
“Believe It, Live It”, Scout Law in Action Video
http://www.scouttube.org/
FBI: A Parent’s Guide to Internet Safety
http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguide.htm
Lyme Disease Info (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/index.htm
Scout Parents
http://www.scoutparents.org/
Publications
Backpacker Magazine
http://www.backpacker.com/
Backpacking Light Magazine
http://www.backpackinglight.com/
Boys Life Magazine
http://www.boyslife.org/
BSA Field Book (advanced Boy Scout Handbook)
http://www.bsafieldbook.org/fieldbook.jsp
BSA Guide to Safe Scouting
http://www.scouting.org/HealthandSafety/GSS/toc.aspx
Scouting Magazine
http://www.scoutingmagazine.org/
Scouting Resources
These scouting websites are very comprehensive and cover EVERYTHING scouting A–Z.
American Scouting Digest
http://www.scoutingdigest.com/
Boy Scout Trail
http://www.boyscouttrail.com/
Glenn Cockwell’s Scouting Page (Canada)
http://www.glenn.cockwell.com/scouting/scouting.html
Henning’s Scouter Pages
http://www.scouters.us/home.html
Pioneering Projects
http://www.pioneeringprojects.org/index.htm
Retired Scouter (massive resource)
http://www.retiredscouter.com/index.html
Scout Crafts
http://www.e-scoutcraft.com/toc_text.html
Scout Hut
http://netwoods.com/scout_hut.html
Scouter Network
http://www.scouter.com/
Scout-O-Rama
http://www.scoutorama.com/
The Inquiry Net
http://www.inquiry.net/
US Scouts.org
http://www.usscouts.org/
Skits & Campfire Activities
Boy Scout Trail – Skits
http://www.boyscouttrail.com/skits.asp
Scout Hut – Skits
http://netwoods.com/d-campfire.html
Scout-O-Rama – Skits
http://www.scoutorama.com/skit/
The Inquiry Net – Skits
http://www.inquiry.net/outdoor/campfire/helps/index.htm
US Scouts.org – Skits
http://usscouts.org/skits.asp
We Know Skits
http://weknowskits.com/
Training & Leadership
BSA – Online Learning Center – MYSCOUTING (online training)
http://www.scouting.org/Applications/MyScoutingFull.aspx
BSA – Supplemental Training (numerous online modules)
http://www.scouting.org/BoyScouts/TrainingModules.aspx
BSA – Troop Leadership Training – Powerpoint Slides
http://www.olc.scouting.org/resources/TLT.ppt
DELTA – Junior Leadership
http://www.pinetreeweb.com/delta-hb.htm
National Outdoor Leadership School
http://www.nols.edu/
National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) – Course Description
http://www.scouting.org/boyscouts/resources/nylt.aspx
National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) – at TMR
http://www.tenmileriver.org/sc/jlt/
White Stag – Junior Leadership
http://whitestag.org/index.html
Wood Badge (adult leader training)
http://www.woodbadge.org/
