Ken,

Some good advice. FWIW, the kit was originally designed with webelos and bears in mind. That said, based on yours and others recommendations here, we have come up with modified versions for the tigers and wolves, with additional gear they can add as they progress through the ranks. Also as the weather turns warmer we will be doing more of our meeting activities outside close to our school's football field. I thought the kids might have some fun trying to flash their signal mirrors at each other across the length of the field. Some whistle testing will probably also result.

Speaking of whistles, I didn't want to hi-jack Jeanette's whistle thread here so I will ask my question on this thread. Would the TOPS Whistle or Blast's ACR Res-Q Whistle be good for wooded areas? It appears they would be but there is a lot of data in the thread and I am not really sure but I would really like to know. Also, I think the whistles we have already are comparable in construction to the tops but I would like to check that out to be sure ... for the kids's sakes.