Is scouts Expensive?

Is Scouts expensive?

Depends on how you look at that. You have pack dues I think 2 times a year ( could be wrong). And ours are $50. Good thing is, with our Pack, the kids can earn it by doing the fundraisers. ( I'll write a whole post on that next!)

When I signed up, they only charged me $40, which also included the new Tiger Handbook, the Neckerchief, the Neckerchief slide and a boy scout flashlight. Tiger Handbook can be bought on Amazon kindle for $8.99, on the scout website for $12.99 or get one with coil bound for $18.99. ( would suggest this one bc it holds up way better.) The Neckerchief is $8.99 and the slide is $5.99.
And this year 2017, each new recruit here in Houston and surrounding areas gets a rocket. Then we will have a rocket launch day with our council and the kids earn a patch for it!

Now here is where it gets expensive. You NEED the uniform.. Hint: go to a scout store, find the actual sizes you need and look on ebay for used. Cheapest way! And you HAVE to try on the clothes at the store to find out what size. My son on shorts wears a size 7. On Boy scout shorts, he wears a 10. And buy your shirts BIG... you want it to last at least 3 years so you don't have to keep buying. At the scout shop, the shirt is $24.99, the shorts were $19.99, the belt ( yes they need it) is $9.99 ( you can buy the cub scout belt larger bc it adjusts and use that for all his ranks.) and then you need the badges that say your council, your den #, your pack #, and 2 more that goes by the heart. I spent that day $75 on a uniform.  Later on, it gets cold, So you can buy the pants that unzip below the knee to turn into shorts. I bought these this year and i love them! I threw in the socks only because if you do, you save 10% and basically that covered the socks. He never wears them now. Oh, and if you don't know how to sew on a badge, there are youtube videos that show you. I went to a seamstress and paid $12 for her to sew all that on. But this is the result, a great confident kid!

By the way, at my son's school, they wear uniforms. But on the days that he has scouts, he is allowed to wear his scout uniform to school. He gets really excited about that!
Also this does not include all the stuff you have to buy for camping. If you plan on camping with your pack, you will need a tent, flashlights, sleeping bags, food, ect...
Ask people in your pack if they have a uniform that their kid outgrew. Or ask if they have extra camping supplies if you need it. Someone usually has something.