The Boy Scout Handbook, the Boy Scout Fieldbook, and Boy Scout Merit Badge pamphlets are full of great information to help you function successfully in the outdoors. Buy them and then read them (or at least look at the pretty pictures).
Here’s a collection of some of the best information on the web generated by Boy Scout Troops, hobbyists, outdoors magazines, and outfitters to assist you in developing the skills that every great Scout needs to master. The list is a good source for instructors who are helping Scouts complete requirements for the Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class ranks.
Amateur Radio
Amateur Radio - Wikipedia
Jamboree on the Air
The Centenary of Scouting Radio Award
ScoutRadio Yahoo Group
Animal Identification
Animals of Western North CarolinaBackpacking
A Guide to Fitting and Packing a Backpack
Backpacking - Wikipedia
Backpacking Lightweight
Choosing and Loading Your Backpack
"How to Pack Your Backpack" -- REI Camp/Hike Expert Advice
Lightening Your Load on the Trail
The Beginner's Guide to Backpacking
Camping Tools
Ax - Wikipedia
Axes
Knife - Wikipedia
Knife Guidelines
Knives
Parts of an Ax
Saw - Wikipedia
Totin' Chip Session Outline
Wood Tools
Climbing
Climbing 101 - A Glossary of Ascent
Climbing Knots
Scouting and Climbing Fact Sheet
Cold Weather Camping
Cold Weather Camping - Netwoods
Cold Weather Camping - Safety.com
Cold Weather Camping with the Ol' Buffalo
Clothing Layers for Staying Warm
Winter Camping Basics - How to Stay Warm in the Backcountry
Winter Camping Tips
Cooking
Chili Recipes
Gorp's Trailside Cookbook
Outdoor Cooking - Wikipedia
Philmont Country Cookbook
Tips for the Patrol Cook - Troop 5
Troop 226 First Year Cookbook of Troop Proven Recipes
Troop 505 Dutch Oven Recipes
Cooking - Backpacking
Gourmet Backpacker Menus
Some Backpacking Recipes
Young Backpacker Food Hints and Recipes
Cooking - Dutch Oven
Beginner's Guide to Dutch Oven Cooking
Byron's Dutch Oven Cooking Page
Campfire Cafe
Dutch Oven - Wikipedia
Dutch Oven Cookbook - Troop 10
Dutch Oven Cookbook - Troop 204Fun with Dutch Ovens - Troop 323
Scouting Bear Dutch Oven Cookbook
The Cooking Hints from Harry Simmons
The Dutch Oven Cookbook
The Geezer Cookbook
The International Dutch Oven Society
Just Dutch Oven Recipes
Lodge Dutch Oven Recipe Page
Powhatan Dutch Oven Cook Book - Troop 1249
Quapaw Area Council Dutch Oven Cookbook
Cooking - Foil Pack
Ember Cooking with Recipes
Foil Dinner Recipes
Cooking - Reflector Oven
Reflector Baking
Emergency Preparedness
Don't Get Burned -- Wildfire Safety
Prepare for Emergencies -- Emergency Dude
Prepare, Plan, Stay Informed - Dept. of Homeland Security
Survival IQ
Survival Planning
Firebuilding
All About Campfires and Fire Building - Campfire Dude
BSA Policy on the Use of Chemical Fuels
Campfire Basics -- REI Camp/Hike Expert Advice
Fire Safety
Firestarters and Tender
Fuel for Fires
Kindling
Never-Fail Campfire Building Video
First Aid
American Red Cross
Backcountry Health Topics - REI Camp/Hike Expert Advice
Backpacking First Aid Checklist - REI Camp/Hike Expert Advice
Basic First Aid Information
BSA's Information on the Latest First Aid for Wounds and CPR
CPR Saves Lives - CPR Dude
Cramps
Dehydration - Wikipedia
Frostbite
Heat Related Injury Guide
Heat Stroke - Wikipedia
Hypothermia
Hypothermia - Wikipedia
Medical Tips for the Outdoors
Stings and Bites
The Cure: Beating Blisters
Ticks and Lyme Disease
Trail First Aid - The Basics
Trail First Aid - The Kit
Trail First Aid - Wound Care
Why Hydrate? - REI Camp/Hike Expert Advice
Flag
DAR Manual of Citizenship
Flag Etiquette
Flag Retirement Ceremony
Flag Rules and Regulations
Old Glory - The Symbol of Freedom
The Betsy Ross Homepage
Food Handling and Storage
Cooking Hygiene
Food Handling and Storage Strategies - REI Camp/Hike Expert Advice
Food Safety in the Great Outdoors - WebMD
Food Safety When Hiking, Camping, and Boating - USDA
Reasons for Using Bear Resistant Food Containers - REI Camp/Hike Expert Advice
Getting Lost/Getting Found
Distress Signaling - Wikipedia
Getting Lost and Getting Found
Lost! Survival Guide
What Should I Do If I Get Lost In The Wilderness?
Hiking
Avoiding Blisters
Backcountry Hiking Safety
Hiking in Bear County
Hiking is Just Like Walking with an Attitude - The Hiking Dude
Hiking Tips - L.L. Bean
Hydration Packs
Knots, Loops, Hitches, Bends, and Lashes
Animated Knots by Grog
Animated Knots by Peter Hudson
How to Tie Popular Knots - Troop 7
Knot - Wikipedia
Knots on the Web
Learn2 Tie the Basic Knots
Miniature Pioneering - Wikipedia
Netknots
Ropes and Poles Pioneering Projects Blog
Ropers Knots Page
Step by Step Knot Tying Directions
Troop 396 Knot Book
Leave No Trace
Leave No Trace - Wikipedia
Leave No Trace Dude
Teaching Leave No Trace
The Principles of Leave No Trace for Outdoors Adventures
Map and Compass
Compass Dude
How to Choose a Compass - REI Camp/Hike Expert Advice
Illustrated Guide of How to Use a Compass
International Orienteering Federation
Introduction to Orienteering
Orienteering - Wikipedia
Reading a Topographic Map
Topographic Map Symbols
Trees, Scrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina - Will Cook
Plants, Poisonous
Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac
Poisonous Plants
Poisonous Plants - Wikipedia
Water Purification
Clean Drinking Water - Water Filtration Dude
Giardia Lamblia
Understanding Water Treatment - REI Camp/Hike Expert Advice
Water Purification - Wikipedia
Wilderness Survival
Lightening Safety
Lightening Safety - Minimizing the Risk of a Lightening Strike
Survival Skills - Wikipedia
Survival Topics
Survival X
Survive Outdoors
Wilderness Survival