Inside the May 2020 Issue

Here’s what you’ll find inside the May 2020 issue of Boys’ Life magazine. Remember, many articles are only available to subscribers and are not available online.

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MAY 2020 FEATURES

ON ANOTHER PLANET

Lava caves, rare plants and stark scenery — did this troop backpack into a whole new world?

• See photos and video from Troop 425’s trek.

GEAR GUY: NO MESS WITH THESE MESS KITS

New camping cookware makes eating outdoors clean and easy.

• How to buy a mess kit and camp cooking gear.

THE NATURE CREW: SALAMANDERS: AMAZING AMPHIBIANS

Secretive and seldom seen, salamanders are some of the most interesting creatures around.

BE TICK AWARE

Ticks are tiny, but they can cause a lot of trouble.

• How to prevent and treat tick bites.

FICTION: BRAIN-ZOMBIES FROM BEYOND CYPERSPACE

Everybody’s being turned into brain-zombies! How can Jake avoid the same fate?

• Read Brain-Zombies From Beyond Cyberspace

HOW TO MAKE IT: MONARCH BUTTERFLY HABITAT

To help out these beautiful creatures that pollinate wildflowers, build this protective habitat.

• How to make monarch butterfly habitat

ONLY IN OUR BOY SCOUT EDITION

SCOUTING AROUND: MAKE KNOWING YOUR KNOTS FUN

Repeatedly working on knots might not sound like fun. At your next meeting, try making the exercise into a relay game.

• Visit the Scouting Around blog

9 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT OUTDOOR ETHICS

When you’re outside, it’s your duty to make good decisions.

• Learn more about outdoor ethics

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS

Scouts come face to face with space exploration, astronomy and wonder.

ONLY IN OUR CUB SCOUT EDITION

LET’S LOOK AT BUTTERFLIES

Read it! Color it! Get it all in this special Cub Scout section.

AND MORE!

Look for the regular score of comics, jokes, games, Scouts in Action, Tradin’ Post and more! Only in the May 2020 issue of Boys’ Life!

• The Wacky Adventures of Pedro
• Pee Wee Harris
• Scouts in Action
• More S.I.A.