im so excited for this merit badge. i am an eagle scout and am still involved as a assnt. scoutmaster for my troop as well as involved with a venture crew that works very close to the council staff. when i saw that the hammock camping merit badge had been approved i called our scout executive and we started putting ideas for a hammock program area at our camp. he has seen and experienced how comfortable taking a nap in my hammock is and is now encouraging scouts to switch to hammocks