Coracle

Thanks Stosh - I love historical info like this...

My son and I both have campaign hats - I've got a Brit one and my son has a BSA one. After spraying them with liberal amounts of Scotch Guard we've used them in all weathers and they now look very much like those hats from the 30s and 40s. I'm not a great fan of the DI look; if you wear them in they become a very comfortable and functional item of clothing - each to his own!

Ahhh... a thread after my own heart. I make the neckers for our Troop to pretty traditional specs and I'm firmly in the tuck-the-collar-inside-and-wear-the-necker-on-the-outside camp. However I freely admit to being in a minority of one in our BSA Troop. Having said that they probably think it's simply British eccentricity at play, along with the occasional pith helmet appearance and campaign hat with the dimples turned 45 degrees. I admit I have also contemplated taking a pair of scissors to one of my shirt collars as someone mentioned earlier ("Elvis" - haha yes!)... Funnily enough, for all the talk of boys not wanting to wear neckers, we've just started a new Venture Crew and the lads have unanimously voted to wear a necker, despite the current lack of uniform requirements. That really does give me hope for our youth. Coracle