Patches, More Patches, and Patch Trading

There are several patches that are specific to the Jamboree contingent troops. They are:

 

• Troop Numerals -- required for every uniform shirt
• National Jamboree Patch -- This rectangular patch is to be worn halfway between the right pocket and the right shoulder loop of the uniform shirt. You may wear this Jamboree patch for the rest of your scouting career.
• Council Strip Patch -- Every troop will have a different patch with the council's name, "National Jamboree 2013" and various designs. Many of the councils will have a unifying back patch that the council strips may be placed around to complete a larger design or theme. These are the most commonly traded patches
• Texas Patch -- Circle 10 will issue a Texas shaped patch to hang from your right shirt pocket button. This patch might be traded for similar patches from other councils or for less popular council strips.

• Order of the Arrow (OA) Lodge Flap -- Designed and purchased from Mikanakawa Lodge to be worn on the right pocket flap and only issued to currently registered OA members, these patches may be traded for OA patches from other lodges.
• OA Lodge Full Pocket -- Designed and purchased from Mikanakawa Lodge, this larger and extended design of the pocket flap covers the entire right pocket, but is designed to still allow use of the pocket. It may be traded for other OA full pocket designs from other lodges or possible combinations of lodge flaps or a lodge flap/council strip.

Patch Trading is generally done youth with youth or adult with adult. Generally it is like patch for like patch, but it is an open market. Embroidered patches are valued more than printed patches. OA patches are to only be held, owned, and traded by OA members. There may be a special area where supervised trades between adults and youth will be allowed. I have heard of participants buying 50 council strips for trading in an effort to get a different patch from each of the 50 states. How much money and time you invest in patch trading is up to you.

Advanced Trading -- There have been unconfirmed stories of entire uniforms being traded. These stories usually involve the visiting international scouts. As always, let the buyer beware. All transactions are final, and there is no legal recourse for bad trades.

 

Included Patches -- Already included in the price of the Jamboree are two Troop Numeral patches, two Council Strip patches, two National Jamboree patches, and two "Texas" Patches. These included patches are for the at least two uniforms that you are wearing on this trip. Additional patches for additional uniforms or trading may be purchased.

 

Troop Numerals are selling for four dollars each, but the troop can get a 50 cent discount per patch if the we order in blocks of 40. You may order these individually through the Jamboree section of scoutstuff.org.

 

Council Strips are expected to be two dollars each with an entire set of the Circle 10 contingents with back patches available for $50.

 

Texas patches from Circle 10 are expected to cost one dollar each.

 

Mikanakawa will send a separate letter with and order form their prices to the currently registered members. The flap patch will be less than five dollars each while the full pocket patch will be less than $10 each.

 

IMPORTANT: We must have our troop's order for Council Strips, and Texas Patches to Circle 10 by March 27. Please send your questions and orders for these patches to jamboreescoutmaster@gmail.com.