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Scouting @ BPL

Scouting Discounts for Publications and Products

BackpackingLight.com offers significant product and publication discounts for troop bulk purchases. Please contact us, and let us know which products (and the quantity) that you are interested in purchasing, and we'll contact you with discounted pricing information.

Senior Scout and Scouter Training Clinics

BackpackingLight.com offers lightweight backpacking training clinics for your senior Scouts and Scout leaders. Clinics can last from four hours to three days, and may include an additional and optional field component to reinforce learned skills. This clinic is recommended for Scouts who have achieved First Class rank, are at least 13 years of age, and have served in a leadership capacity in your troop (e.g., Patrol Leader).

For more information about bringing a BackpackingLight.com clinic to your troop, please contact us.