Talk:Scout Outdoor Essentials

Caps

Why capital letters? Michael Hardy 02:06 May 11, 2003 (UTC)

I'm not entirely sure, but it somehow makes sense that it should be a proper noun. The Scout Handbook (not necessarily a reliable example) uses capital letters. -Smack, June 29, 2003

Established by the Boy Scouts?

Were the ten essentials first established by the Boy Scouts? I heard it was The Mountaineers. --- hike395 04:16, 24 Apr 2004 (UTC)

I don't think that my wording implies that the Scouts were the first to establish a set of ten essentials. Also, if the Mountaineers had them before, we can be reasonably sure that it was a different set, as sun protection didn't become an issue of interest until the latter 20th century. However, if you can find a more appropriate synonym for 'establish', more power to you. --Smack 20:44, 4 May 2004 (UTC)

Scout Essentials or Ten Essentials?

Why is "(though now unofficial)" there concerning the ten essentials? I hadn't heard of the scout essentials--everyone I've heard around here (Western Oregon & Washington) calls it the ten essentials. Browse REI's website. There's no mention of "scout" there. —EncMstr 22:50, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

The Ten Essentials were first described in the 1930s by The Mountaineers, a hiking and mountain climbing club. Since then, there have been many variations of the list. The Scout Outdoor Essentials is the BSA's version of the list. Personally, I've only heard of the BSA's list as the Ten Essentials, but I think it's an important distinction that this is the BSA's official version of the list. 75.118.130.66 (talk) 15:14, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

Attention tag

Needs wikifying.Rlevse 23:38, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

Re: Scout Essentials or Ten Essentials?

It is call Scout Ten Essentials because this is the ten that the Boy Scouts of America has choosen. many groups have similar list but everyone varies it a little. Many groups split map and compass into two groups some make thier list longer. The idea of a short list of basics is not any one groups idea, but rather each group can have thier own version. If an organization desided to list:

car

cell phone

laptop

thumb drive

starbucks

camera

credit card

bottled water

pizza

good book

they could title it what ever they want. Its thier list. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.236.209.165 (talk) 01:54, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

Re: Scout Essentials or Ten Essentials?

The simple reason for the article having its current name is that this is specifically a Boy Scouts of America list — it's not meant to be redundent to the ten essentials page. It's not equivalent to "outdoor essentials for scouts of any sort". As long as we're discussing BSA matters, the Handbook is altogether a reliable source :-) Nyttend (talk) 13:50, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Cub Scout 6 essentials

What I'm teaching my tigers and wolves now from their books is 6 essentials.

• Water
• Food
• Flashlight
• Whistle
• Sunscreen/Hat
• First Aid Kut

I will try and add later if this is in agreement with others. Geodude86 (talk) 20:04, 20 November 2018 (UTC)

@Geodude86: What book is this from? (Please see WP:V and WP:RS.) —EncMstr (talk) 20:32, 20 November 2018 (UTC)

@EncMstr: Tiger and Wolf handbook, 2018 editions Geodude86 (talk) 00:45, 21 November 2018 (UTC)