I was a Cub Scout then Boy Scout growing up.
My father was no outdoorsman so Scouting taught me many of the outdoor skills I have used through my life.
I read Boy's Life. We did 50 mile hikes, winter camping, Klondike Derby, Scout camp, Order of the Arrow, Philmont Scout Ranch in NM and Merit Badges.
I learned things in Scouts that have made me a good person with values.
I moved west from VT because I loved my Philmont experience so much at 14 years old.
It's sad that Scouting got ruined and woke.
I too have Jim Corbett's books. I saw his W.J. Jeffery .450-400 double rifle on display years back in the Elmer Keith collection. Elmer's family sold all his guns at auction a few years ago.