>>2006289I've never goten a chance to thumb through any scout handbooks aside from a few glimpses into the modern ones. Your right OP, newer ones are somewhat shit. OLd ones are too expensive most of the time for me to justify buying, but if you want a decent read about old school campcraft pic related is a good read. You can get reprints modern for pretty cheap, about 5 bucks or so. Granted, it doesn't have any tips relating to modern equipment, but the techniques/ general advice still holds up.