I did think about joining the scouts when I was a lad but I never did,shame really as I bet it was great fun but it was for the more well off types from what I saw of it.Anyway if there had been scouts like this I am fairly certain nothing would have stopped me joining.
http://www.mninter.net/~blkeagle/dschild.jpg
http://www.mninter.net/~blkeagle/dschild.jpg