Pack 223 Cub Scout Information

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Pack 223 Cub Scout Information

Pack 223 Uniform Information
Pack 223 Uniform Information

The easiest option, is to head to the Scout Shop in Green Hills if you can. While the folks who work there are always a great help, I was just told by a parent that this year they have started pre-assembling some shirts with most of the needed insignia already applied. Additionally, for whatever reason, the Middle Tennessee Council patch is not available online. 🤷‍♂️

Options to buy:

1 - Scout Shops

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https://www.mtcbsa.org/scoutshops⁠

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Green Hills Location

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3414 Hillsboro Pike Nashville, TN 37215⁠

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(corner of Hillsboro Pike and Woodmont)

Phone: (615) 383-0753

E-mail:

scoutshop@mtcbsa.org⁠

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Hours:

Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Closed Sunday

2 - Scout Shop Online:

Most items can also be purchased from

https://www.scoutshop.org⁠

(their links change frequently, so items are not linked below, but the site is easy to navigate)

Required Items:

Every Pack has it's own requirements, and ours has kept it simple. Total cost for everything is ~$80. As always, if cost is an issue, let me know.

While it would be great if you had these items for your first DEN meeting, that's often not realistic so please try to have them by the second den meeting.

Notes:

Neckerchiefs. The Pack will give each new Scout their neckerchief at their first Pack meeting.

Handbooks: You do not want to buy Cub Scout Handbooks on Amazon or elsewhere. For whatever reason they are usually twice as expensive. Get the paper version of Handbooks. The ebook versions are not useful in most settings.

Shirts: For sizing, take into account that the blue shirt will be worn through 3rd grade, and the tan shirt from 4th grade onwards.

ALL OTHER ITEMS ARE OPTIONAL. There are a lot of other cool things (shorts, hats, socks, etc, etc), but none of it is part of our Pack's required uniform. Many scouts end up getting a hat, but it’s not required.

Required items for LIONS

LION Handbook

Lion Tshirt

Blue Cub Scout Belt

Required items for TIGERS

Insignia (patches)

Middle Tennessee Council patch (not sold online)

Pack numbers ("223")

“223” patch, or

(2) “2 patches” and (1) “3 patch”

"Den #"

World Scout Crest

TIGER Handbook

TIGER Neckerchief Slide

Blue Cub Scout Shirt

Blue Cub Scout Belt

Required items for WOLVES

Insignia (patches)

Middle Tennessee Council patch (not sold online)

Pack numbers ("223")

“223” patch, or

(2) “2 patches” and (1) “3 patch”

"Den #"

World Scout Crest

WOLF Handbook

WOLF Neckerchief Slide

Blue Cub Scout Shirt

Blue Cub Scout Belt

Required items for BEARS

Insignia (patches)

Middle Tennessee Council patch (not sold online)

Pack numbers ("223")

“223” patch, or

(2) “2 patches” and (1) “3 patch”

"Den #"

World Scout Crest

BEAR Handbook

BEAR Neckerchief Slide

Blue Cub Scout Shirt

Blue Cub Scout Belt

Required items for WEBELOS

Webelos Scouts transition to utilizing most parts of the Scouts BSA uniform while keeping or allowing parts of the Cub Scout uniform.

WEBELOS Handbook

WEBELOS Neckerchief Slide

Scouts BSA Tan Shirt

Belt

Webelos can wear the Blue Cub Scout Belt OR they can wear the Scouts BSA green belt.

If you are joining as a Webelos, and do not have a blue uniform belt already, get the green belt

Note that Cub Scout belt loops earned through Bears will not fit on the Scouts BSA belt.

Webelos Colors

Webelos earn pins, rather than beltloops, and the Colors (a set of tabs worn on the sleeve) or on the Webelos Hat is where they are displayed

About Attaching Patches

You can either sew patches on, or use a durable fabric adhesive. I have done both, and the fabric adhesive is definitely easier (about 15 mins for all the patches), just make sure to follow the directions.

BadgeMagic comes in pre-cut sheets for patches, available at the Scout Shop (online or in person)

https://www.scoutshop.org/nsearch/?q=badge+magic

Badge Magic cut-to-fit sheets are also available at Scout Shop and Amazon.

FabricFuse Peel 'n Stick also works well and is generally available at Amazon, Michaels, etc.

Options to buy:

Required Items:

Required items for LIONS

Required items for TIGERS

Required items for WOLVES

Required items for BEARS

Required items for WEBELOS

About Attaching Patches