Figure 1.--Here we see a Boy Scout wearing his poncho at summer camp in about 2006. He is wearing his father's poncho. This is a lighter color than we wore in the 1960s, but is still coated cotton cloth with grommets in the corner so it can be used a tarp if needed. This poncho is heavy enough not to be blown around in the wind, unlike the light weight nylon and vinyl ponchos sold today.

There were a variety of official BSA uniform items made for inclement weather. We noitice a variety of coats and jackets of various weights and materials. over time. Scouts were more active in the summer, but there were also cold weather activities. And of course Scouts had to be prepared when outdoors for the rain what ever the season. Here a useful item was the poncho, especially the ruberized poncho. We are not sure when the first Scout poncho appeared, but it is an important Scout item when camping with tents. We note Scouts using these ponchos in the 1930s. One group was pictured with ponchos at the first American National Jamboree in Washington D,C. (1937). The Jamboree received a lot of fress coverage so we known a great del about the uniforms worm, including the classic dark green rubberized poncho. Here we see a Boy Scout wearing a more modern poncho version at summer camp in about 2006 (figure 1). In this case he is wearing his father's poncho. This is a lighter color than we wore in the 1960s, but is still coated cotton cloth with grommets in the corner so it can be used a tarp if needed. This poncho is heavy enough not to be blown around in the wind, unlike the light weight nylon and vinyl ponchos sold today.