When it comes to organizing an Eagle Scout service project, it's difficult to estimate how much it'll cost. Whether you're documenting the costs of food to feed your volunteers or the prices of...

Backpacking is a challenging but rewarding activity that every scout should try at least once. If you're trying to learn this awesome skill and earn your Backpacking merit badge, this guide will...

With over 135 merit badges available for scouts to earn, I’m going to bet that if you’re in Scouting, you’ve had at least one merit badge counseling meeting. Meeting with your merit badge...

A large-scale service project is one of the final obstacles that you'll need to overcome to reach Scouting's highest rank: Eagle Scout. If you're a Life Scout in the process of planning your own...

Why earn the Cycling merit badge? Well, it's no secret that scouts care about the environment and learn thrifty habits. What better way to practice these values than by biking instead of...

Becoming a patrol leader is the first real taste of responsibility for most scouts. Suddenly, you're in charge of leading your peers and communicating their interests to the rest of the troop....