This thread hasn't been commented on in four years now, but came up in my Google search on differences between blazers and "regular scouting."
These are all great comments, but I just created an account to clear up something that I hope was already understood.
The point of cubs not camping over night, and blazers only camping three separate nights per year, is more that young children spend more time with their families, rather than that they spend more time at home.
I camped more nights with my family as an 11-year-old kid, than I did as a blazer that year of my life. I also went on more hikes with my family and friends before I turned twelve than I did in my two years since turning twelve and being a "regular" scout. I think this is appropriate that more time be spent with ones family at that age, than with the patrol, but depending on the personalities of the family and the boy, this may not be the best in every case. If I have a son, the decision will largely be up to him whether he does "regular" scouting or LDS scouting. They are both fantastic.
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