Here’s what you’ll find inside the September 2021 issue of Scout Life magazine. Remember, many articles are only available to subscribers and are not available online. Please visit scoutlife.org/subscribe to…

It’s not strong enough for climbing, but you can use this simple wooden clip to secure your stuff. WHAT YOU’LL NEED 3-inch carabiner 3⁄8″ birch plywood Pencil Drill 1⁄4″ drill…

When it comes to your future, you should make the most of your Scouting experience. On an application for college or a job, it’s not enough to just list Scouting…

“Lat” is short for latissimus dorsi, the fancy name for back muscles. You can strengthen these major back muscles with lat pulldowns. Sit on the lat pulldown machine and adjust…

You’re ready to go backpacking, but looking at the cost of all the needed gear has you wondering: Will you even make it to the trailhead? That’s understandable. Prices can…

With two 48-ounce Nalgenes and a couple of 32-ounce water bottles, Andrew Hruby thought he had enough for each day of his troop’s 40-mile backpacking trek. But the first day…

Your Cub Scouts might be called Lions or Tigers, but you probably feel like you’re herding cats half the time. As the 1947 Scoutmaster Handbook pointed out, kids “have a…

For nearly a century, people have been fascinated with the concept of driverless cars. In the late 1920s and 1930s, engineers built a handful of radio-controlled sedans operated by a…

Q: I am looking for a quality multitool made in America. I have $100 to spend on it. I want to be able to open it with one hand. —…

This story originally appeared in the November-December 2000 issue of Scouting magazine. After nearly a decade of leadership in a large suburban pack, a Cubmaster prepares to move on as…