Wing

THIS is how it happened for my son after he crossed over. He is now working on Star rank and there is a cyber requirement he needs to complete.

My son is working on the Hiking MB this summer. Note that is is 70 miles total, not 50 miles as discussed above. 1 - 5 mile hike 3 - 10 mile hikes 1 - 15 mile hike 1 - 20 mile hike = 70 miles to the OP, I see your point on offering Backpacking as an alternative to Camping. However, I wonder how many boys earn Camping v. Backpacking now? Is Backpacking popular? Several boys in our troop are going to be completing the Camping MB this summer at camp(meeting the prerequisites) I have not seen many of the boys in our troop go for that one. However, they have been training for Philmont, so that may change if the training schedule matches the requirements for Backpacking MB.

New forum member, 1st post. For my pack's Lion den, I made a name badge for each boy out of a 2-3 inch diameter slice of a tree branch(each boy writes his name on the surface with a sharpie). I thread paracord thru a drilled hole for the necklace and have two knotted strings that hang down for pony beads. Our lions are invited, but not required to attend our pack meetings, most choose to attend. When the rest of the dens receive their achievements, I call up my Lions and give them beads to hang on their necklace to reward them for completing a Lion adventure. I also give them special beads for partipation in pack servive projects, family campouts, etc., again most of my Lions do participate in these optional pack activities. The Lions are very proud of their beads and wear them to all cub events. The added benefit for me and other pack leaders, is that we can see their names and call them by name. For the crossover, I plan to give the boys a Lion patch, available from the scout trading post. I will also make up a certificate for them to commemorate their completion of the Lion program. This is our pack's first Lion den and i want to include some type of recognition for that as well.