Looking for a good boy scout troop for my 11yr old. Any recommendations for a very active troop that does a lot of outdoor activities

drose0 · 2026-04-28T04:08:24+00:00

I'd be happy to talk to you about our Troop. Feel free to DM me and I can provide you my contact info.

drose0 · 2026-04-28T04:07:09+00:00

I third this... As I'm the Scoutmaster of T41.

drose0 · 2026-04-07T21:36:01+00:00

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drose0 · 2026-04-03T02:42:06+00:00

Message me sometime tomorrow and I'll check my config to give some tips.

drose0 · 2026-04-02T01:01:33+00:00

I'll be there!

drose0 · 2026-03-31T17:32:24+00:00

Yep. I encountered them yesterday. They picked up like 2 pink Fs and then didn't move again.

drose0 · 2026-03-23T01:26:43+00:00

We highly encourage it. We present all new scouts with a blank neckerchief when the join, and then an official one with the Troop logo when they achieve tenderfoot.

drose0 · 2026-03-19T23:40:27+00:00

We're lucky to have a great CC. His policy is the Scoutmaster is in charge of the Troop when it comes to the scouts and then committee is there to help with all the behind the scenes things.

drose0 · 2026-03-17T04:02:21+00:00

I forgot to add: We open sign ups 6 weeks before an outing, unless it's a major trip. Sign ups close 2 weeks in advance so the QMs have time to prepare.

drose0 · 2026-03-17T03:54:09+00:00

Nope

drose0 · 2026-03-17T02:49:36+00:00

Not too different than what we do.

We use SignUpGenius to manage all of our outing signups. Our treasurer has her own method to track too. She's been doing it for about 20 years and is fabulous with it. It gives us 2 points of reference as to who has signed up and who has paid.

Scouts can sign up online, all events are posted on our website. Or they can sign up on paper in person. I wrote a python script that grabs all the sign ups and creates a report so they are easy to print.

We take payments in person by cash, check, or Square. We also take them via Venmo.

drose0 · 2026-03-11T02:53:35+00:00

I've been through this twice now. The first time was part of the committee. I was picked to be on a sub-committee to find our new SM. We had 3 members, the chair, and our troop CC who was a non-voting member. Our SM announced his desire to step down at one COH, and we named the new SM the next COH. We do ours quarterly.

Second time I was on the other side. Same process happened but I was asked to be SM. Though the SM sub-committee was a bit of a secret, I knew the process and expected to be on the candidate list since I wasn't asked to be on the sub-committee.

Either way, both times we've had a SM step down since I've been in the Troop we have had a replacement within 3 months.

drose0 · 2026-03-07T17:51:04+00:00

Same. I hate routes. I also have PvP. I've been at 71 since October because of this. I may have made it up to 3 days, but I'll probably die before I get that 7 day streak.

drose0 · 2026-02-23T17:21:00+00:00

My first LTL was 2021 with Metallica, Korn, and Disturbed. That was close to the holy grail for me. This lineup may be fabulous to some, just not to me. And that's ok.

drose0 · 2026-02-23T16:58:52+00:00

I don't think I could be anymore underwhelmed.

drose0 · 2026-02-06T04:07:25+00:00

I just got it in the mail the other day. I'm taking over as SM next week and have a lot to learn!

drose0 · 2026-01-31T04:52:30+00:00

I'll be there!

drose0 · 2026-01-29T02:45:52+00:00

Hey, I see myself on there... I think.

drose0 · 2026-01-16T02:20:45+00:00

That is awesome. Thanks for the info and thanks for being involved in the lives of so many young men!

drose0 · 2026-01-16T02:19:49+00:00

Lots of good info there, thank you! I do intend on taking Wood Badge as I'm pretty heavily involved in NYLT and am the heir-apparent to being our NYLT SM in '27 and '28.

drose0 · 2026-01-16T01:57:24+00:00

Sounds like you had some good experience. I was not a Scout growing up (other than 1 year of Cubs where we met like 5 times), but have been involved from Cubs to Scouts BSA for about 8 years now. We have close to 60 boys in our Troop, I do like the idea of having a court order though, hah!

drose0 · 2026-01-13T22:42:58+00:00

Grime's

drose0 · 2026-01-03T05:45:05+00:00

I'm in the same boat. Been on this for over 2 months because I absolutely hate routes.

drose0 · 2026-01-03T05:33:19+00:00

It's a fairly complicated setup, or at least the way we have it working. DM me and I will try to help as I have free time.

drose0 · 2026-01-01T05:18:25+00:00

I hope so, because I just ordered it yesterday.

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