Why do boy scouts get so much flack?

[Kaiiu]

it literally varies place to place on how it is. most of the people saying its for losers need to look in a mirror lol. (i have a few friends in boyscouts)

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[Cool Boi]

Like the kid from UP?

I misread that as kid from OP and almost got so frigging pissed.

[Evar678]

And you can't do this on your own?  You can't go to wilderness reserves on your own and have your own hiking experience provided you learn them on your own too with sufficient research and knowledge?

Generally, no.
At least not by yourself.

[Nickelob Ultra]

Generally, no.
At least not by yourself.

You mean I can't go and tell my dad, "hey dad, I want to learn about nature and wilderness, let's do some research and reading on how to survive in the wilderness and go do it!"?  And then we can't go out in the wilderness at all?

Yeah, bullstuff.  You can.

[Evar678]

You mean I can't go and tell my dad, "hey dad, I want to learn about nature and wilderness, let's do some research and reading on how to survive in the wilderness and go do it!"?  And then we can't go out in the wilderness at all?

Yeah, bullstuff.  You can.

Well I don't have a dad soo

[Fredulus]

Generally, no.
At least not by yourself.

yes
yes you can. done it many times

[TheChaosCarrier]

Well I don't have a dad soo

You have a mother.
Or, you know, yourself.

[Evar678]

yes
yes you can. done it many times

Yes YOU can.

You have a mother.
Or, you know, yourself.

I was a star ranked boyscout, I don't count.

[Shadowed999]

Uh,  I've never been a scout but I've been called a boy scout by my friends. It really isn't bad of a thing.

[TheChaosCarrier]

Yes YOU can.
I was a star ranked boyscout, I don't count.

But that's the point though, you don't need to be a boyscout to learn this stuff.
Just be like Nick and watch a stuffload of Survivorman if you want wilderness training lol. That's one of the few shows now where you can actually feel like a know-it-all after seeing one episode.

For the other stuff, yeah, you can still do on your own.

[TheScout]

what the forget are talking ab

oh
nvm

[Jeep]

The scout leader, Saving the day by stuffting his pants one day at a time.

He's kind of like our President.

[TheChaosCarrier]

He's kind of like our President.

ha it's funny cus it's true.

[Shadowed999]

He's kind of like our President.

:|

[Evar678]

For the other stuff, yeah, you can still do on your own.

I'm talking about the question of:
Would most parents allow you to?