They Couldn’t Have Imagined These Things Would Be Found 

Billy had one job: Guard the refreshment box. He was the captain of the softball team, and everyone trusted him. Billy however, trusted no one. So he used his brand new combination lock to secure the contents when he had to pee on a bush. Now he had taken every precaution to keep the refreshments safe, including writing down the magic numbers to the lock. Sadly, he put the combination into the box along with the treasured Pepsi Cola. When the other scouts returned from tying knots and catching trout they were parched and ready for their beverages. While disappointed at Billy's oversight, Johnny the big kid in the group said, "Boys, we are all Scouts here, and we are always prepared.." Johnny whipped out his Old Timer pocket knife and went to work on the hinges of the box. But as is the case when using the wrong tool for the job, the knife blade broke in half. Jimmy and a few other kids tied Billy to a tree with one of their newest knots and went through his pockets looking for the combination. But all they found was 8 pennies, and a bottle opener. Finally, the Scout leader alarmed by the shouting, tucked his whiskey flask back into his jacket and interrupted the "goings on." Recognizing a teachable moment, the drunk old man, who had been unfit for service in the war, pulled out his revolver and said, "Gentlemen, I have the key to that lock. Now plug your ears." Jimmy, who couldn't multitask, dropped the 8 cents to cover his ears. The shot rang out, and everyone finally got to take a few swigs of their favorite beverage. Billy was unceremoniously untied from the tree and commented on the good knot the boys had used - then he too, finally got a sip of the liquid treasure.

Thank you for a clean, family friendly show. I always enjoy your adventures.

I was once told (by an old Boy Scout) that the adult scout masters would throw handfuls of change out in the brush, then tell the boys to clean up the campsite of any garbage. Any coins that were found they could keep! We've hunted scout camps here in Wisconsin with the same results..coins galore! ❤ your hunts!!

Looks like a bottle opener, Sand Springs to open up the Sands Springs bottle. Fun hunt Brad, glad you brought up the scouts leaving no trash behind rule.

A quick google- Pepsi switched to the Swirl in their Glass bottles in 1958. I was pretty sure the pattern was more 60's than war era. This could have been dropped long after the Scouts were using the area. Maybe an older man returning to the area to reminisce about days gone by. Zowie, all this merchandising items... Someone was very busy talking with any company who would donate Merch for the kids. The Penny spill... that could have been a Camp Leader who tripped, and the pennies were camoflauged on the ground, while the silver would be easily seen. The Softball Medal- In the early half of the 20th century, The Girl Scouts were doing as much camping outdoors, as the Boy Scouts; especially in rural areas.

Brad, I just wanted to say Thank You!!! I love and Appreciate you so much!!! Thank you for sharing your adventure with us!!! It was definitely a Great Hunt!!! I love that you save History and share it with us!!! God Bless!!!

Hubby and I own a ranch in the mountains of Southern California. It was a hideout for a cattle rustling gang. Then homesteaded and used as an apple orchard and ranch, then a Boy Scout Camp, and now a ranch again. I’m sure there are artifacts dating back to the mid 1800’s to the present day.

Hey Brad, As usual, great finds!! Back in the 40's with that bottle opener, they would have referred to that as a "church key". Nice little wheatie spill!

What a fun hunt. I came across a similar coin spill at a park and found out it was a coin hunt for little kids and these were the missed coins

Thanks Brad for another great video. I think that that can opener is actually a bottle opener, the Boy Scouts probably use them to open their soda pop. Thank you.

Brad, I'm in my 70's and went to grade school in the 1950's...penny candy, even in those days, was usually two pieces for 1 cent, unless the candy was a little larger, then it was one cent each.

Softball pendant was one of my favorite finds I've seen in a while. Very very cool. Awesome hunt. Thanks for sharing!!!

I would say the back of the padlock looks cut, you can see a cut mark, a circle had been removed. .. If it had been shot the metal would have been pushed back and jagged. Again some great finds, what a beautiful place to spend your time 😊

Whenever you find a bottle, it’s important also to examine the bottom. It can be quite informative; you can use the embossed letters and numbers (if present) to determine who manufactured the bottle and even when.

The one-dot Pepsi bottles started being used in about 1950, so the campsite was probably used in the 1940s through the 1950s. 3 of my brothers were in the Scouts in the 1950s, so some of what you found was very familiar. What a fun hobby you have.

💥💥💥💥Looks like your powers of detection do not require a machine....The force is strong with you young Skywalker.

Fun trip, all the boys that enjoyed their time in that beautiful area.

Brad, so far as the pennies go, when I was in scouts in the 60s and 70s, the Quartermaster operated a store with snacks and sundries. The soda bottle, Sands Springs bottle, and Sands Springs bottle opener probably came from the Quartermaster's commissary store. The other possibility is card games. We played Gin Rummy all the time for a penny a hand.

I always look forward to your videos on Friday evening! Wonderful! K.

Happy Friday Brad! This weeks video surfaced fond memories of my own scouting days in Connecticut, in the 1980's. Also, hunting/fishing trips to White River Junction. Vermont is a beautiful state! Good for you, for taking full advantage of the mountain's, beauty, serenity and storied history. Thank you!!

Hey Brad the Sand Spings Bottle what a find. The Bottle Opener also. Those are my favorite Relics you found. Sand Spings has a really great story about the water. Love the 1941 Softball Pendant. Take Care Brad

Your can opener is actually a bottle opener. Can opener is the same shape but it has a sharper point to cut thru the metal caps. We wore it around neck using a old shoestring. Thank You You're a breath of fresh air. Thank You.

As a long time scout volunteer, they've always had a "leave no trace" philosophy. Unfortunately until the 1950's I think that meant burying your trash. Now it means taking everything with you to dispose of properly when you get home.

As usual it's always a pleasure watching your videos! Thank you..

Hello Brad really enjoying these weekly metal detector hunts! My guess is The boy lost the pennies from the treasure chest after the guy shot the lock off. Safe hunting till next vlog

Cool finds! Love the “bullet lock” haha

Decided to watch this before bed. These videos are interesting AND relaxing to me. Good way to end the day. And I found several pieces of old coke and Dr pepper bottles. Both aqua blue glass. Very thick. Not sure how old, but probly before my time. Also found an early 80s pepsi can. Still said "Pepsi cola" on it. And I went out detecting today......had soooo many strong signals, but the clay is so dry it's like digging into brick. Had to leave those signals for another day........after it rains for a week or so. Lol

I can remember when I was a kid I was a boy scout and we did all kinds of fun goofy things when we were up in the hills on our campouts.

These are so well done and enjoyable. Thank you for taking us along for your adventures and making us feel like we are there.

So awesome! This one was such. Joy to see! Love the finds! So special!❤

The 2015 Handbook of United States Beer Advertising indicates that "The Prince of Drys" was a slogan for Sand Springs beer. Sand Springs also produced sodas including root beer and ginger ale. According to an ad in the "Berkshire Eagle" for May 20, 1940, the slogan for their ginger ale was "The King of Gingers."

Another great video, Brad. I love your imagination for your stories. Keep up your hunting and adventure into the hills of Vermont. Thanks again.

In the old days in Australia , Scouts used to have a system called Burn Bash and Bury. Nowadays, what you take in you you take out. Tne scarfs (neckerchiefs) we're connected by a woggle.

I’ve found the same hinge in Penn Yan , NY, along the outlet near a late 1800s fruit packing place. They were loading grapes onto trains and steam boats. Interesting place and finds you have.

I so very much love the way you wonder about the story behind your finds. ❤❤❤

Brad so I figure, the Treasure Chest was found by the Boy Scouts. They tried to pry off the paddle lock with a jack knife and snapped the blade throwing it far in frustration. So, in desperation after cooling themselves off with a nice swig of cola resorted to shooting the paddle lock off. The caliber was so huge that the round went through the chest blowing off a hinge. They gathered around the small chest and to their wonder found a stash of coins. They pocketed the silver and tossed the coppers for another Treasure Hunter to find! Truly enjoy your videos!

Would love to see how you display your collection, Brad!

Another great video Brad! The buckle is an old cinch buckle that went to the straps on the back of a pair of mens trousers before belts became widely used. I found one a few years ago at an old homeplace that dated 1880's-1930's and had to do some digging to find out what it was. Cool find!

Hey Brad. Maybe the scouts were pitching pennies and almost got caught. Had to leave them where they were. The soft ball pendant is a cool find. The recipient would be in their 90s, by now...

Maybe the Girl Scouts used that camp site also pertaining to that Softball charm. Keep up the great work 👍😊

I love things that tell a story you get to tell them which is great 🎉

Boy Scout Troops usually had what is called a :Chuck Wagon" with all the necessary utensils and some staples for backwoods camping! 40 years experience! Fun video!

Happy Friday, Sand Springs bottle is from my neck of the woods. 😊 Thank you for another great video!!

When I was a kid, also growing up in Vermont, it wasn't unusual to try "throwing" my pocket knife. I could envision a knife hitting a tree and shattering.

Thanks for another great start to my Friday!

Another great adventure. Nice old school church key ie. bottle opener. I can't begin to count how many blades I snapped off my knives when I was scouting age. The only on that survived into my adult years was my actual B.S.A. knife because I treasured it and barely used it.

Brad great video. I love all your finds. Thank so much for sharing..😢

Quite the high-class Boy Scout who brings his own bottled spring water along on a campout

Penny candy was still around in the 70's. I remember going to our little neighborhood store and getting some.

Another great adventure thank you for sharing❤

Having been a Scout in the 1960's, I'm surprised that if Boy Scouts did indeed camp there that they failed to police up all those cans and bottles you found.

Nice. Enjoyable stories to think about.

I was a Boy Scout in Southern Ontario Canada in the early to mid 1960’s. We also had campsites and I would love to return to metal detect those areas. Thanks for sharing your video!

Nice finds, thanks. I was drinking Pepsi out of those bottles in the late 60s to early 70s. It could be that those boys took there kids back to where they had fun as a kid.

You came back for a "BoyScout" find but, you found things "preceding and proceeding" that timeline? Essentially, you covered more history than you expected?... Good video Man!...👍

HAY BRAD, MY WIFE AND I SHARE YOUR ENTHUSIASM FOR THE HOBBY. GREETIN'S FROM CREEL CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO. A LOT OF COOL ADVENTURES, AND FINDS ALONG WITH THEM I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU VISIT HERE, YES THERE ARE MANY COOL PLACES TO DETECT. ALREADY LOOKIN' FORWARD TO THE NEXT INSTALMENT OF GREEN MOUNTIAN M.D... STAY COOL BRAD... PEACE...

Certainly not a can opener, but a cool cap lifter! Great find!

What a great area to search, all kinds of good stuff!

Brittany I'm probably your grandmas age.Ive been watching you since the younger days of your channel. I love history and the discovering it is exciting. Needless to say I've realy enjoyed your content. Your videos of finding lost loved ones ARE emotional. The community suffered a bump in the road do to Jared and his baggage.His emotional stuff was so damm fake. He was using that to make money. Your pure heart and just generally being a great and caring person is evident. The people that matter are rooting you on. We are proud of you.❤

" Carry in, Carry out" is from the 70's. Before that trash went into the "goat". Most of the old goats were dug out & cleaned up. Many of the old shelters were removed also. LFOD !

This was REALLY FUN ! 😀

As a former Scout and Scout Master, I can assure you that Scouts excel as losing things at camp. Surprised you didn’t find more. I took my detector a few times and the best thing I found was an uncirculated 1967 Kennedy half dollar. Had to have been dropped in ‘67, because it’s darn near perfect. Great video, Brad!

Good Morning, Brad - Yes - Leave no Trace is a Scouting fundamental, but, believe it or not - did not start until much later in Scouting history.

This was so cool! Thanks for taking us along!

The hinge is identical to my Grandmothers kitchen cabinet hinges. House was built in 1939 so those hinges must have been available at local hardware stores in New England area.

I am curious how you keep track of your locations -- especially since they're often deep in the woods. Thanks for the great and informational videos!

My paternal grandparents were the caretakers of a Girl Scout camp on a near-by lake in the 60's when I was a wee one. The camp closed in the 80's to make way for homes. It was established in the 50's. What I wouldn't give to have been able to run my metal detector over the area.

You never disappoint! Another awesome episode Brad! Good luck on your next adventure!

Goodmoring Brad. Great show

A pleasure watching your videos. Thanks for bringing us along 😊

I loved the video brings back lots of great memories. My father was a scout master for 25 years and no i never made eagle. Look forward to next Friday!

An awesome place for Boy Scout relics!

Brad, the small buckle you have looks to be an early knee buckle. I detect in San Diego. The history here(other than the indigenous peoples) starts in 1769 when Spanish explorers landed here. I have found two or three of those small buckles and I have always believed them to be knee buckle. 😉

Brad , I love the way you tell stories about things ! Thank you for the adventure and seeing some amazing finds !

I had a 1950’s Girl Scout knife that had that kind of multipurpose can/bottle opener in it. The hinge that kept the knife blades within the casing was weak and I had it fixed twice. It also had that shape of emblem that you found. Probably a Boy Scout knife. One could guess they may come from the same manufacturer as the Girl Scout knives like mine,hence the breakage. An authentic Boy Scout/Girl Scout knife was a kind of status symbol in the troop. Would have been a disappointing loss.

Happy Friday Brad! Thank you 😊

What an awesome glimpse into the early 1940's and earlier. Nice job scoring a couple of cool bottles too. Great video as always, Brad!

That buckle, some trousers had an adjustable belt back that used that type of buckle as would vests. Popular in the mid, late 1800s and most likely early 1900s.

Brad I think your can opener was a bottle cap opener. A soda bottle cap. I knew what it was before you said opener. Great memories.

I always look forward to your Friday new video posts Brad, your enthusiasm is infectious bud. 😃 Have a great weekend. - Dave

Brad the buckle at 10:38 does have text on it. I found one exactly like it. Mine has BW&G. More on the chafe bar R I S and a symbol I cant make out. Great videos Brad. They make my week.

The young lad was engaged in the art of fire starting when he was hit by a bolt of lighting. It scattered the other youts in all directions. The lad that was hit had his pocket knife blown out of his pocket along with the change he had won playing marbles. The strike also dislodged his haversack from the lodge pole. In a manner that the buckle and his summer baseball league pendent was lost in the commotion. In a hurry to render aide to said yout. The pack missed some of the trash and an small chest lost an hinge while loading in the old truck. All ended well. The yout was not hurt bad. He would recover and had a great story to tell his grand kids. He also has the merit badge for starting the fire. Even though it was in his pants pocket. Semper Fi and peace be with you.

I found old bottles in the Berkshire's mountains last weekend in Massachusetts and you should bring Greg so you guys can uncover more old bottles there.

Nicely done Brad really enjoy your videos. 🇺🇸

Very Nice Brad!! Cheers buddy! JJ

The hinge you found about three and a half minutes in to the video, is a cabinet hinge. Pretty common style for I would say like the 30s or 40s.

Brad...well done!

Thank You Brad!

For years I worked all over the country. I would through all the pennies I had out into the woods for a future person to find. I had just started metal detecting and thought it would be a novel idea.

So cool. Love the bottle opener! I started in my back yard and found a WW1 button! I'm on the hunt for a poney express button! Love your videos, if I can't get out I watch you!

Another great video thanks 😊

Your sights are always incredible, and your narration takes us right there with you into history- well done!

I really love the music on this one

always interesting and informative as usual Brad !.

Hey Brad That RC bottle as well as the Pepsi was still in use into the mid 60's. At least in southern Calif. The broken pocket knife may have been hit by a plow or disc which scattered it across the land. I now live in Kansas where a lot of wheat is grown. After a crop has been harvested, the ground gets disked or plowed up for planting some other crop such as corn or soybeans. when the ground is freshly turned, I sometimes find bits and pieces of metal and pottery when checking the dirt for moisture. I have never found a whole item, likely due to the decades of turning the ground. Thank you for the great videos you post. Work Safe, Be Well Enjoy Life

GOOD MORNING Mr Brad! What a great way to start a friday.🙂

great stuff thanks

Maybe the hinge was on a treasure chest that the padlock was shot off of and the coins were in it and the pocket knife was used first to try to open the treasure chest, but it broke. Enjoyed this very much..

That buckle part of a pair of braces or suspenders as you call them. Quite common on farmed land, dropped during hard work.

Brad, I am 75 years old, and I know that the BSA uniforms from that era, were not made of denim, they were made of cloth with front pockets that it was easy to lose things out of. All one would have to do was to fall down and roll over, and the pennies may have just slid out of his front pocket. Cool place to detect for sure!!