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Bannock

03/30/2007 03:01PM

Corsair mentioned a BWCA Patch (I assume he meant a BWCA.com Patch). That brought to mind patches I've seen at Outfitters. I remember seeing them at both Rockwood and VNO. Patches are not front of mind for me and I don't remember seeing them until a couple of years ago. Still, I imagine that they have probably been around for a long time.

My first thought was that they were meant for kids to commemorate their trip, though I bet some adults get them too. I don't recall seeing many on the trail.

So do many people here get them? Do you display them? Where; on your tripping clothes or some sort of display at home or in some other way?

I remember patches being a big deal when I was a Boy Scout commemorating things like Jamborees attended, etc.

I just kinda thought this was a different sorta topic.

Bannock

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adam

Moderator

03/30/2007 03:32PM

I recall at the World Scout Jamboree in 1983 in Calgary that patch trading was a big activity at the event. Scouts from all over the world where trading patches. I was amazed by the value some of them held.

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Trygve

03/30/2007 03:38PM

Nowadays you bring the patch into a Tattoo shop.

They tattoo it on to some part of your body.

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BigZig

03/30/2007 04:54PM

A patch? If I stick one on my arm will it take away the effects of not being in the BWCA? Will I be able to stop logging in from work? Will my wife stop complaining about how much time I spend thinking about the BWCA? I think I'm against them.

Actually I have never seen any collectible types for the BWCA. Then again I've never looked for them either.

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RoJoYo

03/30/2007 07:59PM

Someone included a BWCA patch inside the Lost In The Wild book that was being passed around....pretty cool patch actually.

"You don't stop playing because you grow old; you grow old because you stop playing." B. Franklin

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Knoozer

03/30/2007 08:46PM

I've got a VNO patch on the used pack I bought from them. I think it looks pretty cool. Wouldn't mind adding others from the different B-dub connections I've made, kind of like the decals for the knoo.

God let Peter walk on water. To the rest of us He gave knoos.

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eagle93

03/30/2007 09:40PM

There are several patches available from the BW. Some are generic, some specific to the gunflint trail or other areas. I purchase them to commemorate the trips for the students I take. They, like Boy Scouts, usually love them.

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corsair

03/31/2007 09:59AM

Where have you gotten them from eagle? I will have to look harder when I'm in Ely in June. I would like to collect them and sew to my pack. So a variety would be cool. Also a BWCA.com patch would be cool Bannock

"Pack lightly, Tread lightly"

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eagle93

03/31/2007 11:02AM

I have purchased them at outfittes and other stores. The Trading Post at Grand Marais, HJ Outfitters, several stores in Ely. Some are very nice.

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Beemer01

Moderator

03/31/2007 12:48PM

They add too much weight to packs.

:-)

"You're not serious about wearing sandals on this portage.... are you?"

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Boppa

03/31/2007 02:41PM

Patches were a fun aspect of my scouting days many years ago , so probably a bit of nostalgia.
Beemer01, I agree I need to be more weight conscious, but my problem is food not patches.
Boppa

"Yesterday is the past, Tomorrow is the future, Today is a GIFT, that is why it is called the present".

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landoftheskytintedwater

03/31/2007 03:48PM

I got one at Sawtooth Outfitters last July. I haven't sewed it on anything yet though.

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Icewolf_1

04/01/2007 07:12PM

I met a couple of elderly gentlemen on a portage on Knife Lake in 2004. They had BWCA patches (many) on their tired old Duluth packs. Looked like they had been collecting them for a few years, it was kinda cool...
As mentioned earlier many of the outfitters and stores carry them. CBO carries quite a few. Some of them are real works of art with incredible color and detail....I guess if you had some on your pack it would be easier to identify! Just a thought...

If you have one foot in the FUTURE, and one in the PAST, you are crapping on TODAY!

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jdevries

04/02/2007 09:38AM

Trading patches is very popular within the fire services. If you're a firefighter and you visit another station, you'd better have a patch with you to trade. With that patch, you're instantly welcomed and most likely invited for dinner.

I haven't seen many patches in and around the BWCA, but then again I haven't really looked. Sticking with one outfitter doesn't help either unless they (Lynn) gets a new version each year. That would be kind of neat, actually, a different patch each year with the year stitched on there.

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sdebol

07/27/2011 04:51PM

Stumbled on this thread through a Google search. I have a number of patches from BWCA outfitters, Minnesota state parks, and national parks and I've often thought about having them sewn on one or more of my portage packs (but haven't yet). Does anyone have any pictures of their own packs with patches sewn on?

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2K10

07/27/2011 05:14PM

A while back someone on this site posted a link to a patch website with camping/outdoors stuff. There are some pretty good ones that would make for fun "merit" badges after a canoe trip Patches

"Live in the Moment: You can't change yesterday, but you can ruin today worrying about tomorrow"

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sleepnbag

07/27/2011 08:27PM

Here is our 5 year old "pillows" pack. We pick up a patch whenever we camp at a State Park. We have missed a few due to the State Park being out of them, but most are accounted for. If we Stay at the same Park twice and they don't have a "different" patch, he can pick out a pin. We did get a Gunflint Trail patch when we stayed at Gunflint Pines, but I haven't seen any Boundary Waters ones yet. We don't have any outfitters patches being we don't use them, (Have to "Earn" them) but it would be neat if they would carry patches for each entry point. pillow's little brother "pillows 2" has been earning them too, but we are waiting for him to get a little older before he gets his own pack.

....He got is name tag from his Uncle's uniform who is retired Air Force.

"Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path." Psalm 119:105

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sleepnbag

07/27/2011 09:00PM

Hey Adam!
Just a thought....
You could sell BWCA.com patches, and then have the smaller "stripes" for each entry point. you would probably sell more of them than stickers. (Not that I don't like my sticker...)

"Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path." Psalm 119:105

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Zulu

07/27/2011 09:35PM

Skilletmary and I bought a patch last August from Canadian Border Outfitters to commemorate our first BWCA trip. She put it in the pocket of her cargo pants and we haven't seen it since.

I thought about starting to collect them but decided against it for now. Maybe if I sold my Minnesota State Park coffee mug collection I started in the 1980's but lost interest in I will...or the old fishing lures, coins, matchbooks, duck stamps, rocks, Edward Abbey books, National Geographics, etc, etc, etc.

I do like looking at the patches when I'm at the various outfitters or gift shops. Some are very detailed and of high quality. The designs are good too.

I like Trygve's idea about a BWCA.com tattoo or even a brand like on cattle. I think any member who reaches 20,000 post should be obligated to get one.

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fitgers1

07/28/2011 07:15AM

I've thought about looking for patches for the BWCA when I am up there but don't remember until after I am home. Would like to put some on the packs. I do buy patches at the state parks I stay at. I've got 5 more parks to get to before I can say I have been to all of MN's parks. I have sewn onto my car camping tent the patches for the parks I have actually stayed at. Used to get a lot of patches in the BSA also. In the military patches were a big trading item with people in a foreign military. Got to spend a couple weeks on a German destroyer once and got a lot of cool ones there. So, somewhere there is a box in the garage with a lot of old patches (BSA and military) that will probably just rot or get thrown out by some great-grandchild that will have no idea where they all came from.

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson...and...“Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".

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Savage Voyageur

07/28/2011 08:12AM

quote sleepnbag: "Hey Adam!
Just a thought....
You could sell BWCA.com patches, and then have the smaller "stripes" for each entry point. you would probably sell more of them than stickers. (Not that I don't like my sticker...)"

Patches, did someone say Patches. Put me down for one.

"So many lakes, so little time." WWJD

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MrBreeze

07/28/2011 03:08PM

Have bought patches for the kids from Sawbill for their first trips to BW. Last one I bought for myself was from Charles L Sommers Boy Scout camp in 1977.

I wish I were, I wish I might, I wish I was in the BWCA tonite!

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Boppa

07/28/2011 03:20PM

Patches! Did someone say Patches? We would really like some BWCA.COM patches for our packs, oh well we can keep hoping.
Boppa

"Yesterday is the past, Tomorrow is the future, Today is a GIFT, that is why it is called the present".

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oldgentleman

07/29/2011 04:07PM

Boppa, thats cool.
I like patches, but usually forget to sew them on and they just sit in a drawer.

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jcavenagh

07/29/2011 04:53PM

VNO puts their patch on their packs. My BIL bought a used #4 pack from them and it has their handsome patch sewn on the front.

LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/

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jcavenagh

07/29/2011 08:52PM

slepnbag, what a great idea! I bet pillow can't wait to get to each new park! When he is older, he will have those packs to show his kids and they'll wonder about all those mysterious places!

LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/

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BoxofRain

07/29/2011 10:43PM

I made a canoe bag for everyone on our trip, just a duck cloth fabric bag with a nice zipper and straps that fit under the canoe seat. It holds a plastic box of fishing lures and a water bottle. I sewed a USA flag patch and a Maryland flag patch on them. Then I saw the thread for the "Demerit Patch" web site and started collecting patches for the individual bags and every body loved them. I have spent the last three months sewing patches of all kinds on the bags. My wife thinks I am nuts! But the Kids love them. We have started collecting flag patches from every country or state we have fished. Plus we have added special interest patches, music, sports ect. It has been fun and the bags are cool looking. We got some BWCA patches in Ely and every body got a new Minnesota flag patch.

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BWPaddler

08/01/2011 10:53AM

I've thought of sewing the patches on fishing vests for the kids... packs seem to come and go, or vary from trip to trip...

Any other ideas of where to collect your patches? Haven't started sewing yet - what other neat ideas do people have?

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau

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Corsair

08/02/2011 01:32AM

quote Bannock: "Corsair mentioned a BWCA Patch (I assume he meant a BWCA.com Patch). That brought to mind patches I've seen at Outfitters. I remember seeing them at both Rockwood and VNO. Patches are not front of mind for me and I don't remember seeing them until a couple of years ago. Still, I imagine that they have probably been around for a long time.

My first thought was that they were meant for kids to commemorate their trip, though I bet some adults get them too. I don't recall seeing many on the trail.

So do many people here get them? Do you display them? Where; on your tripping clothes or some sort of display at home or in some other way?

I remember patches being a big deal when I was a Boy Scout commemorating things like Jamborees attended, etc.

I just kinda thought this was a different sorta topic."

Yes, a BWCA.com patch!

I sew them on to my packs.

"Pack lightly, Tread lightly"

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ozarkpaddler

08/02/2011 09:01AM

I had a Duluth Pack patch and a Gunflint Trail patch I sewed onto one of my old #3 DP's. Been looking and cannot find a pic that shows them, though. Sold that and an old #4 to someone here on BWCAW.COM after I picked up a new #4. I would most certainly buy a "Flying Moose" and proudly display it on my newest #4! TW

"Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." Mark Twain

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BearWhoSwims

08/03/2011 10:43AM

When I was a wee one and my parents took me into the boundary waters we went out of an outfitter on the end of the gunflint...dont remember which one. Anyways they had an outfitter patch and them about a 3" patch that was a canoe paddle. Every trip we got another paddle to go with the main outfitter patch. As a kid I thought it was kinda cool. I wonder if my old windbreaker with the patches is still around somewhere...hmmm

While some delve deep in mustie books in quest of learning rare, Ye wise folk walk by trees and brooks and gain of wisdom there.

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fitgers1

08/03/2011 03:24PM

I would think the packs would stick around longer than the life jackets. Kids outgrow them fairly quick. I know life jackets stick around a while though. At the lake cabin we have many PFD's and several are from the 70's when I was a kid. I think a pack or on a tent is the best place to put them. I know many would be concerned about disrupting the integrity of a tent wall so I say sew them on the pack. Or a rain fly for a tent.

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HikingStick

08/03/2011 04:14PM

quote BWPaddler: "I've thought of sewing the patches on fishing vests for the kids... packs seem to come and go, or vary from trip to trip...

Any other ideas of where to collect your patches? Haven't started sewing yet - what other neat ideas do people have?"

My favorite place for patches is on an old, wool blanket, the kind you can find at the Army-Navy stores. I think fleece might work, too, but won't be as durable in the long term.

A blanket is a bit more to carry (if you have a light sleeping bag), but it's great to have on those cool evenings, and makes a fine picnic pad.

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

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bellolake

08/08/2011 05:09PM

How many of you would really like to have some BWCA.COM patches? If there is enough interest, and with Adam's permission, I would be willing to take the project on. Obviously, the larger the order, the lower the price. One site I looked at, an order of 100 was only ten dollars more than an order of 50. Let's get the tally started!!

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kanoes

08/08/2011 05:20PM

ill buy 2, no...3

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Corsair

08/08/2011 05:24PM

2 here as well

"Pack lightly, Tread lightly"

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Mongo65

08/08/2011 06:32PM

Sign me up for 2 as well.

Sit back, relax, have a home brew.

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Frenchy

08/08/2011 06:36PM

I'll take 2.

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Boppa

08/08/2011 07:47PM

bellolake,
Thanks for your efforts.
I will take 4.
Boppa

"Yesterday is the past, Tomorrow is the future, Today is a GIFT, that is why it is called the present".

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VoyageurNorth

08/08/2011 08:03PM

Adam, I know someone who might be able to make your logo patch. Same person who made mine & price isn't bad considering all the stitches and colors I have, so yours should be better. Contact me if you are interested.

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Chilly

08/08/2011 08:09PM

I believe adam will have to write a letter to the company making the patches giving his approval for it to be legal. Either that or adam can order them himself and sell them on a really great website. I have a friend that has a logo company here in town and ran into this issue before wanting a custom hat with the name of the company I work for on it. (they do patches as well;)

In any case I'll take 1.

"Now days these kids take out everything: radar, sonar, electric toothbrushs" Quint

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Savage Voyageur

08/08/2011 08:21PM

Put me down for four patches, for now...

"So many lakes, so little time." WWJD

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Skilletmary

08/08/2011 08:24PM

What would the patch look like? Would it just be BWCA.com or are you talking the flying moose? I am sure we are interested. I think I even know where my patch is from the Canadian Outfitters. If I started collecting them I would sew them on a light weight blanket. If one had a lot of them it would get heavy after awhile.

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sleepnbag

08/08/2011 08:28PM

At least 2 for my pillows.

"Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path." Psalm 119:105

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fitgers1

08/08/2011 10:11PM

If they are made, I'll take three.

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mirth

08/08/2011 10:51PM

quote VoyageurNorth: "Yes, I have most of them here & most of the ones I don't have, are on order to arrive soon.

And if Adam had some made up, I'd be happy to sell some here as well."

Sweet. I'll be stopping by mid September.

When a man is part of his canoe, he is part of all that canoes have ever known. - Sigurd F. Olson, "The Singing Wilderness"

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sdebol

08/08/2011 11:40PM

I would buy 1 for sure.

I just dug out all of my national and state park patches out and I think I'm going to put them on one or more of my packs...

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2K10

08/09/2011 08:37AM

Count me in for one!

"Live in the Moment: You can't change yesterday, but you can ruin today worrying about tomorrow"

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AndySG

08/09/2011 08:43AM

I'd like 3.

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ripple

08/09/2011 04:32PM

at least 1 for me

Ripple in still water....

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Savage Voyageur

08/09/2011 04:52PM

I just did a quick count 33 patches so far. Make it and we will buy.

"So many lakes, so little time." WWJD

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removedmember1

Guest Paddler

08/09/2011 05:00PM

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mr.barley

08/09/2011 05:45PM

I thought this thread was about a patch to rid us of our addiction to canoe country.

serenity now

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Trix

08/09/2011 06:10PM

quote mr.barley: "I thought this thread was about a patch to rid us of our addiction to canoe country."

Never going to happen Barley!

C-H-A-L-L-E-N-G-E: Do not let what you cannot do, interfere with what you can do.

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Corsair

08/12/2011 09:16PM

Wow, I thought I was the only patch nut.

"Pack lightly, Tread lightly"

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rookie in 03

08/12/2011 09:27PM

At least 2 here.

rookie in 03

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vinnie

08/12/2011 09:30PM

Put me down for 2

vinnie

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Kendra

08/12/2011 09:56PM

4 Please.

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bellolake

08/13/2011 09:17AM

I'm still sitting on this idea, waiting for a reply from Adam. I emailed him to get his ok, but have not heard back. My thought was to use one of the stickers as the design, the cost would be my cost plus S&H with an additional amount added to support the website. I was thinking about 3.5 inch round patch. Will try to contact Adam again to get this moving forward.

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whiteh20

08/15/2011 01:26PM

I am in for 4

"With an ax, you can build a life. With a stove, you can boil water. That is if nothing breaks and you don't run out of fuel." -Samuel Hearne

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sdebol

08/15/2011 09:46PM

For those of you who attach these patches to your packs, do you sew them on yourself or take them with your pack to a tailor/alterations place and have them do it? If the latter (which is likely what I'll be doing) any idea what they charge per patch?

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northallen

08/16/2011 07:53AM

One more cast... 'Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience' R.W. Emerson

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fitgers1

08/16/2011 08:17AM

quote sdebol: "For those of you who attach these patches to your packs, do you sew them on yourself or take them with your pack to a tailor/alterations place and have them do it? If the latter (which is likely what I'll be doing) any idea what they charge per patch?

"

Sew them myself. I've sewn a lot of patches on myself over the years.
Pretty easy to do. Thread the needle, stick the needle in, pull the needle through. Personally, I get more satisfaction out of doing it myself then paying someone several bucks to do it.

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Boppa

08/16/2011 09:06AM

As fitgers1 does, I sew them on the packs. Another winter evening's labor of love.
Boppa

"Yesterday is the past, Tomorrow is the future, Today is a GIFT, that is why it is called the present".

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mirth

08/16/2011 09:20AM

Most dry cleaners will sew on a patch for a buck or two apiece. Several of the families in my Cub Scout pack bring their shirts to me now as I have a sewing machine and am always happy to do it for them. It saves them cash and it helps me have correctly uniformed Scouts. Win-win!

When a man is part of his canoe, he is part of all that canoes have ever known. - Sigurd F. Olson, "The Singing Wilderness"

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Corsair

08/16/2011 11:30AM

myself

"Pack lightly, Tread lightly"

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campnscrap

08/17/2011 10:39PM

quote Bannock: "Corsair mentioned a BWCA Patch (I assume he meant a BWCA.com Patch). That brought to mind patches I've seen at Outfitters. I remember seeing them at both Rockwood and VNO. Patches are not front of mind for me and I don't remember seeing them until a couple of years ago. Still, I imagine that they have probably been around for a long time.

My first thought was that they were meant for kids to commemorate their trip, though I bet some adults get them too. I don't recall seeing many on the trail.

So do many people here get them? Do you display them? Where; on your tripping clothes or some sort of display at home or in some other way?

I remember patches being a big deal when I was a Boy Scout commemorating things like Jamborees attended, etc.

I just kinda thought this was a different sorta topic."

Before I read the thread, the title "BWCA Patch" caught my eye & I thought of a patch to help with addiction :) - that's what it is....a HUGE addiction...albeit a good one :)

I'd be in for at least two!!

THE EDGE, there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over. - Hunter S. Thompson

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bellolake

08/18/2011 03:32PM

I still haven't gotten a reply from Adam, so the project is at a standstill. I'm reluctant to move forward without his approval, I don't want to create any problems for Adam or myself. I would like to have them in hand by wingnight weekend.

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nojobro

08/18/2011 03:39PM

Yeah I would get 3.

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HikingStick

11/12/2011 10:42AM

Bump...

Since I got laid off in September, I have a bunch of company shirts in my closet. I've been looking for patches to put on them, to cover the embroidered company information. If these get made and will cover the area (pocket width, preferably with a flat bottom edge), I'll be in for more than three.

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

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CORIOLIS

11/12/2011 09:29PM

Thanks for the bump. Didn't see this before. I want 6. Hello Adam. Need some help here. Maybe you could keep them on hand for donations like the decals and the shirts? And I'd sew 'em on myself.

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bellolake

11/12/2011 11:08PM

My apologies to you all. I had volunteered to make the patches a reality, and my plan kind of slipped through the cracks. I talked to Adam @ fall Wing and got the info and ok to proceed. Per Adams request, these will be a one time thing. I will get a prototype ordered for Adam to look at and will get this moving forward.

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HikingStick

11/12/2011 11:28PM

quote bellolake: "My apologies to you all. I had volunteered to make the patches a reality, and my plan kind of slipped through the cracks. I talked to Adam @ fall Wing and got the info and ok to proceed. Per Adams request, these will be a one time thing. I will get a prototype ordered for Adam to look at and will get this moving forward. "

Woot!

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

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Boppa

11/13/2011 09:19AM

Bellolake,
Great news, thanks for the update.
Boppa

"Yesterday is the past, Tomorrow is the future, Today is a GIFT, that is why it is called the present".

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sdebol

11/13/2011 11:39AM

Great news! Looking forward to getting a few of these.

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CORIOLIS

11/13/2011 05:47PM

quote bellolake: "My apologies to you all. I had volunteered to make the patches a reality, and my plan kind of slipped through the cracks. I talked to Adam @ fall Wing and got the info and ok to proceed. Per Adams request, these will be a one time thing. I will get a prototype ordered for Adam to look at and will get this moving forward. "

I hope you might reconsider. As I stated earlier in this topic, I could forsee patches being an item being offered for donations to the site rather than just an outright purchase. Two sizes could be available; small for shirts and hats and such, and a larger patch for jackets and packs and whetever. Say 3" and 6". Put in a bulk order, say 500 each. I'd be willing to give a donation to the site to defray some of the cost. I think this is a winner here and you'll be ordering a second batch before you know it. What do you all think?

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sunnybear09

11/13/2011 06:13PM

Seems like a fine idea. And I think most people who want one would want more than one--pack, hat, fleece vest, etc. Any reasonable cost/structure should be ok. I'll take 3..

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bruceye

11/13/2011 06:36PM

Had the same thing in mind as Coriolis on the 2 sizes. This is a great idea and I have a hunch that many more will be on demand than whats mentioned here. Put me in for 2... for now.

Bruceye

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MrBreeze

11/14/2011 03:36PM

You can put me down for at least 2, maybe 6. Keep us informed on this.

Thanks all

I wish I were, I wish I might, I wish I was in the BWCA tonite!

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bellolake

11/14/2011 05:36PM

Good ideas, but it is Adam's call, not mine. If he changes his mind we can proceed however we want, but for now that's the plan.

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fitgers1

11/14/2011 06:51PM

Good idea Coriolis. Bump my three to six. Three of each size.

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CORIOLIS

11/14/2011 07:21PM

quote fitgers1: "Good idea Coriolis. Bump my three to six. Three of each size."

Thanks but it seems like we need Adam to get this rolling. I already got my needle and thread out, ready to sew. Shoot, I might even end up sporting patches on my underwear... oops, sorry too much information.

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mocha

11/14/2011 07:26PM

i want some!!!!!

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Jeriatric

11/15/2011 06:25AM

I'll take a couple. You're never too old to collect two patches.

The business of life is the acquisition of memories. In the end that's all there is. ___Mr Carson (Downton Abby)

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CORIOLIS

11/15/2011 05:41PM

BUMP. I'm cereal. I WANT PATCHES.

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luft

11/15/2011 10:39PM

I would like 4 of the patches please.

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mirth

11/16/2011 09:39PM

I swear there was a different thread where I said I'd take several but now I don't know where it is.....

If this is a reality I'm good for 4+.

When a man is part of his canoe, he is part of all that canoes have ever known. - Sigurd F. Olson, "The Singing Wilderness"

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CORIOLIS

11/22/2011 02:56PM

bump. Adam, we need your help, please.

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woodsandwater

11/22/2011 03:17PM

I saw a BWCA.com patch somewhere on this site. If that is the one being offered for sale, I'll buy three of them.

Thank you!

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sunnybear09

11/24/2011 12:21PM

Hoping to hear more on the patches before the plunging stock market/national economic paralysis puts the cost out of reach. Seems like such a winner..

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Savage Voyageur

11/24/2011 01:03PM

I e-mailed Adam about a year ago about patches. I found a company that would make them for under $5.00 a patch and sent him the link. He said he would look into it. You needed to order 100 at a time. Just looking I know we could do that.

"So many lakes, so little time." WWJD

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Savage Voyageur

11/24/2011 01:08PM

quote woodsandwater: "I saw a BWCA.com patch somewhere on this site. If that is the one being offered for sale, I'll buy three of them.

Thank you!"

That was one of the patches made for Amok, I have one that I got from the wing weekend auction. I will sew it onto my pack.

"So many lakes, so little time." WWJD

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bobbwca

11/24/2011 03:02PM

quote Savage Voyageur: "
quote woodsandwater: "I saw a BWCA.com patch somewhere on this site. If that is the one being offered for sale, I'll buy three of them.

Thank you!"

That was one of the patches made for Amok, I have one that I got from the wing weekend auction. I will sew it onto my pack. "

I had the Amok patches made for the auction, if Adam gets patches made, I would be interested in a few.

Bob

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HikingStick

11/24/2011 07:31PM

quote Savage Voyageur: "I e-mailed Adam about a year ago about patches. I found a company that would make them for under $5.00 a patch and sent him the link. He said he would look into it. You needed to order 100 at a time. Just looking I know we could do that. "

I've had patches made for scout events before, often well below that $5.00/each figure. Of course, it depends on the size and number of colors overall. It would likely be worth checking prices through a number of places.

I also know the DE with the local Scout district, and I know he gets patches printed a few times each year, so he likely knows where to get the on the cheap.

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

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bellolake

11/24/2011 08:27PM

The patches are inching forward. I have settled on a couple companies that will make a preproduction sample for Adam's approval. Size, cost, and the number to be produced are still to be determined. I'm working with Adam on that.

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nctry

11/24/2011 08:53PM

quote bobbwca: "
quote Savage Voyageur: "
quote woodsandwater: "I saw a BWCA.com patch somewhere on this site. If that is the one being offered for sale, I'll buy three of them.

Thank you!"

That was one of the patches made for Amok, I have one that I got from the wing weekend auction. I will sew it onto my pack. "

I had the Amok patches made for the auction, if Adam gets patches made, I would be interested in a few."

Thanks, I ended up with one. They are nice!

Nctry

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CORIOLIS

11/25/2011 11:21AM

quote bellolake: "The patches are inching forward. I have settled on a couple companies that will make a preproduction sample for Adam's approval. Size, cost, and the number to be produced are still to be determined. I'm working with Adam on that."

Thank you bellolake. I thought I was gonna have to hunt you and Adam down!

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luft

11/25/2011 08:26PM

That is great news. Keep us posted.

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pswith5

11/25/2011 11:39PM

As I'm reading these posts three responses came to mind 1."Patches? We don't need no stinking patches" 2. "Gee, I can wear one as an eye-patch!" Come on, we're kinda like sailors. Besides how cool is an eye patch!! 3.I want 3 of them!!

Without the bad times, the good times wouldn't seem so good.

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pswith5

11/25/2011 11:49PM

Before I get beat up by someone here who has no sense of humor; the eye patch comment was just for fun! Actually my gramma has a glass eye from some kids throwing rocks when she was young! So please don't go off on a tangent about eye patches not really being cool to some people!

Without the bad times, the good times wouldn't seem so good.

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kanoes

11/25/2011 11:50PM

quote bellolake: "The patches are inching forward. I have settled on a couple companies that will make a preproduction sample for Adam's approval. Size, cost, and the number to be produced are still to be determined. I'm working with Adam on that."

excellent!

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HikingStick

11/26/2011 09:54AM

quote bellolake: "The patches are inching forward. I have settled on a couple companies that will make a preproduction sample for Adam's approval. Size, cost, and the number to be produced are still to be determined. I'm working with Adam on that."

Whoever you settle on, find out if they will save the artwork/setup/config information for re-orders. It should save some trouble (and possibly some setup fees) if/when more stock is needed.

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

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CORIOLIS

11/26/2011 10:39AM

quote pswith5: "Before I get beat up by someone here who has no sense of humor; the eye patch comment was just for fun! Actually my gramma has a glass eye from some kids throwing rocks when she was young! So please don't go off on a tangent about eye patches not really being cool to some people!"

Thanks for clearing that up. I had thoughts of Red Ryder bb guns.

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Corsair

01/11/2012 02:44AM

quote bellolake: "The patches are inching forward. I have settled on a couple companies that will make a preproduction sample for Adam's approval. Size, cost, and the number to be produced are still to be determined. I'm working with Adam on that."

Any progress?

"Pack lightly, Tread lightly"

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mirth

01/11/2012 11:34AM

Yes, any progress? With being off the site recently for ~2 weeks I was afraid I may have missed out.....

When a man is part of his canoe, he is part of all that canoes have ever known. - Sigurd F. Olson, "The Singing Wilderness"

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bellolake

01/11/2012 08:45PM

Sorry the updates have been so slow in coming. The artwork is in Adam's hands at the moment. As soon as he gets back from China he will finalize the design so they can be ordered. When the order is placed, production should take 7-10 days. Be patient, they are getting closer. As soon as Adam and I work out the final details, I will post the info here.

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Corsair

01/12/2012 02:42AM

awesome! Thanks for all your updates!

"Pack lightly, Tread lightly"

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CORIOLIS

01/12/2012 03:13PM

Thank you bellolake!

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burntsider

01/14/2012 02:31PM

I submitted a patch design to the selection committee but they rejected it. It was uncluttered but expressive: the words NEARLY EVERYTHING overlaid by a circle with a line thru it from 10:00 to 4:00. Too subtle, I guess.

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