JUST ARRIVED.Next up in our little heritage product series (making things that you cant find anymore)..SILKSCREENED FLOCKED FELT TOURIST PATCHES.Every Route 66 attraction & National Park had these stocked in their souvenir shops. 60 years ago, any scout worth their salt earned and collected flocked presses hard felt patches..But you cant find them anymore (it took us months to source a maker who would make these for us/ but not before he questioned why on earth we would want to)..Decades ago, felt was replaced by canvas twill (that would last longer), and embroidery replaced silk screening (which was crisper and more substantial)..When you pick up a scoutmaster jacket from the 1950s, you may notice that the patches are different. Look closely, they are flocked felt. Many are silkscreened, and imperfect – a result of the hand drawn art and manual printing process. . Our source explained you can find a far more durable patch pretty much anywhere. With better imprint, for less money. .So, maybe the one redeeming thing (that a few kindred spirits may find) about our new patches is that they remind us of a time and place that we cant go back to.It makes us appreciate how far weve come and how sometimes the best way to get perspective is to take a step back. So heres to one more little detail that will help you step back in time when you visit us.CAMP WANDAWEGA. Not New. Not Improved since 1925..More at #wandawegacustoms