|Ken,

Congrats on "your" bridging over. My advice is twofold: 1) Walk the talk, all the time - always always always have your pack with you; and 2) Be relentless with reminding the scouts to have their "Be Prepared" or "Ready" packs with them, as our scouts refer to them. Every meeting, every outing. Reward them with encouragement and perhaps an inexpensive bit of gear they crave or want. Sharpen knives at meetings (and show them how), using items from your pack. Help out the boys with clueless (or resourcele$$) parents. Encourage regular use of contents at regular meetings and on outings. Take hikes on campouts - they can be little more than out of sight of camp - and indulge your (and their) imagination - put them in scenarios that cause them to rely on what they have with them. Make it all fun.

I'm sure you'll do great - just become a zealot with it and the scouts will catch on.

HTH,

Tom