Scout Q Store 2022 -reviewed

Scout Q Store 2022 -reviewed

Scout Q store 2022 – the year that was Scouts Victoria Q store is now six years old. The Q store is full of amazing stuff.  The Friends of the Q Store (FoQs) have been packing and unpacking, sending out and receiving, repairing and cleaning, meeting and greeting...
Self inflating mat vs foam

Self inflating mat vs foam

Are self-inflating mats always the best choice? What do most on-ground campers sleep on? Air mattress, foam mat, or self-inflating foam mattress? We discuss the pros and cons of the 3 sleeping mat styles. A corporate friend of Victorian Scouting recently generously...
Where does all the VicJam 2021 gear go?

Where does all the VicJam 2021 gear go?

Q Store ready for the VicJam 2021 gear The Scout Q Store at Dandenong South has had a lovely quiet, organised, empty feel for the last 8 weeks. Much of equipment stored at the Q Store has been in action at VicJam 2021 held recently in Elmore, Victoria. That is about...
VicJam 2021 Elmore – Logistics

VicJam 2021 Elmore – Logistics

Scouts arrive tomorrow – ready or not! What does Scouting do when times are tough? What does Victorian Scouting do when others are wary of planning ahead? What does Scouting do when kids have been knocked around by a pandemic? VicJam. That’s what they do....
Q Store joins VicJam

Q Store joins VicJam

Scout Q Store joins VicJam The ‘GO’ button has been pressed. After months of discussion, planning,  and COVID-19 lockdowns the expanding FoQs (Friends of the Q Store) has swung into action. The Scout Q Store officially joins the VicJam effort to get...