You are mainly seeking 35mm film containers placed at the base
of a metal post or in a guard rail. However there are a few
magnetic key holders. They are only hidden in areas with wide
shoulders and/or ample parking and they tend to shy away from homes
and businesses. As always, be careful as you hunt them, the world
can be a dangerous place.
Eleventh Edition /
1998
The cover art is photograph of two Scouts hiking with a
snow-capped mountain in background, with photos of a bald eagle and
green oak leaf superimposed. Back cover shows photos of a Scout
campsite, a Scout kayaking, some colorful pebbles, and a tiger
salamander.
The Eleventh Edition is a logical continuation of the Tenth
Edition, continuing trends but not changing anything significantly.
The advancement requirements were updated effective April 1, 1999,
but the changes were minimal. More cooking was placed in
Tenderfoot, and the Eagle-required merit badge list dropped Safety
and Sports, made Personal Fitness mandatory (it had been optional),
and added Hiking and Cycling as options for those who prefer not to
earn Swimming. The book also makes slight adjustments to the
explanatory wording of the Scout Law.
The book is organized by rank (most requirements for each rank
are covered in that rank's chapter), but also has extensive
chapters on skills such as first aid, hiking, camping, cooking,
citizenship.
This is the first Handbook to mention GPS (global positioning
system), but it still recommends learning map and compass. It also
adds BSA's new "Leave No Trace" (low impact camping) outdoor ethic.
There is more information on water filters, information and
guidance on using the Internet, guidance on being home along and on
babysitting ("caring for younger children"), and new first aid
precautions (need for goggles, mouth barrier, and latex gloves as
part of any first aid kit).
Besides the need for water filters, this Handbook emphasizes
stove use even more than the last Edition, and strongly
de-emphasizes fire building.
There are no merit badge requirements, but only pictures of the
Eagle badges, and a listing of all other merit badges (complete
requirements are contained in a separate requirements booklet).
Much of the Fieldbook-type information in recent editions has
been removed to reduce the massive size of the previous edition
(the information is still available in the Fieldbook). Poisonous
snakes are not identified in this Handbook (though treatment for
poisonous snakebite is covered). There is no stars information
except a brief section on finding your way by using the North
Star.
Drug abuse and child abuse information is similar to that in the
Tenth Edition. This Handbook mentions AIDS and STDs
(sexually-transmitted diseases), and expressly states that there
should be no sex before marriage, much as in the previous
Edition.
The pages are brighter than the previous edition, and the paper
is thicker and nicer.
Like the Tenth Edition, and unlike all previous Handbooks, the
cover artwork does not show any Scouts in full uniform (rather they
are shown wearing what many troops call "Class B" uniform).
There were almost 3,000,000 copies printed.
