Resources & Links
Troop Resources:
National BSA Sites:
Sam Houston Area Council:
Other Scouting-related and Outdoor sites:
- Adventure Network - is the ultimate online resource for outdoor, adventure and fitness enthusiasts. Experts and a wealth of free information right at your fingertips
- Canoe Training - Website of Venturing Crew #479, Rick Ales' crew, that teaches various Canoe safety courses (including FOC, Canoeing merit badge, and Basic River).
- Houston Museum of Natural Science - This will take you to the latest schedule for the HMNS all-inclusive Merit Badges classes
- Merit Badges Online - Unofficial, but very handy requirements pages for every merit badge and rank advancement in Scouting, with links for resources and information with every badge.
- Lone Star Dutch Oven Society - Texas organization of Dutch-oven enthusiasts. Website has recipes and tips on cooking and care of our Dutch oven. The Houston area chapter is called the Saltgrass Chapter and their page has a calendar of upcoming DOGs (Dutch Oven Gatherings).
- Philmont Info Site - This site, operated by Troop 764, from Georgia, claims to have "everything you need to know about Philmont" and they probably do!
- Scouter Interactive - Huge selection of Scouting links from campfire and fundraising ideas to service projects, clipart and advancement
- Seldon's High Adventure Links - This guy has put together a fantastic page of High Adventure camping links, including Philmont (official AND unofficial), the Northern Tier canoe bases and many other Scout camp websites, plus links to journals and photos from people who've been there
- The US Scouting Service Project - Vast site with tremendous resources for all Scouters from clip-art to discussion groups
Area Scout Camps:
- ARKANSAS
- COLORADO
- NEW MEXICO
- OKLAHOMA
- TENNESSEE
- TEXAS
- WYOMING
Commercial Sites:
(Troop 1177 does not endorse these companies, nor their products)
Miscellaneous:
- Animated Knot-tying for Scouts - All the basic knots, and then some, with animated GIFs to help you see how the knot is tied.
- Roper's Knots - Great site showing hundreds of knots
- Lashings- Superbly illustrated, and clearly explained page (in PDF format) showing how to do a Square Lashing . Check out these also Diagonal Lashing and Tripod (sheer) Lashing
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- GeoCaching.com - Learn about the fun sport of GeoCaching, a modern version of treasure-hunting using a GPS to track down the prize. Enter your zip code and find the nearest caches to your location, then get hunting. But remember, if you take something, you gotta leave something!
- Heavens-Above - Super website for the stargazer. Print out exact sky-charts for any location and any time. Find satellite predictions (including the Hubble Space Telescope and the Int'l Space Station), Iridium flare forecasts, plus facts, links and information on many other astronomy interests.
- Poison Ivy, Sumac & Oak Information Center - Everything you could possibly want to know about these itchy devils that are so common in the areas that we like to camp.
- How Stuff Works - My favorite! Find out how nearly everything works...from cell phones to computer mice. From food preservation to lasers.
- Texas Hiking - A website dedicated to hiking in Texas. Lists trails with descriptions, ratings, comments, etc
- US Flag - Everything you ever wanted to know about the US flag...its history, development, etiquette, etc, all at USFlag.org