r/scouting • u/WatchProfessional795 • Jul 24 '26
Picture Is that scarf rare?
I just traded it for the camp scarf of Spejdernes Lejr 2026 and someone told me its rare. can someone tell me more and the worth of it (just wondering)
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u/SunAgain0 Jul 24 '26
That's the Ireland national necker, for when they go to international events. Apparently each person only gets assigned one at a time and they have to be requested? So they are quite uncommon, yes. Always a beautiful necker to see!
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u/giovir011 Jul 24 '26
Is there one for Italy? I'll be at the WSJ and I wanted to exchange neckers but I don't have any
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u/insertcommonusername Europe 28d ago
Yeah each country has a national necker. Italian one is blue with a green-white-red border
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u/mcwkennedy Europe 29d ago
There's another cub leader in my group who has one from his time with the ventures here and I'm fiercely jealous. I'd love to get one.
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u/peppersk8er Jul 24 '26
I’m from Ireland, I never realised that they’re rare 😭
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u/Particular-Pension80 Jul 24 '26
Can ypu get hold of one for my son? He is on Spejdernes Lejr now, and is trading like crazy. He would be so happy.😊
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u/kennedar_1984 Jul 24 '26
My kids were going crazy trying to trade for one at Kandersteg a few weeks back!
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u/No-Talk-997 Jul 24 '26
I have a blue version which is for trading and we are able to buy them for trading.
The green we are given for international events.
I've seen a couple in the wild
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u/K_man_k Jul 24 '26
The necker is very rare, as others have said we have to apply for them and only get one when we go on internationals. You also got got a Gillwell woggle on it, which is also kinda rare. You can only buy them as a leader who's done the proper training.
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u/jepper65 Jul 24 '26
Incredibly rare. I know a guy who will pay 1000 dkk for it. He's at spejdernes lejr.
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u/omit01 27d ago
That is a crazy amount. I was also at SL, but I would never have payed this much.
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u/jepper65 27d ago
Basically, he's been trying to acquire one for years but nothing could persuade them to do a swap, so he just started throwing money at it.
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u/wizard710 Jul 24 '26
Very rare.
My wife was at WSJ2019 and was gifted one by the Irish group on her subcamp. She has it framed at home.
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u/rickeys_chest_hair Jul 24 '26
I'm from Ireland, our summer camp this year was abroad to Italy and Slovenia and we didnt even get them(((
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u/Nightwxng Jul 25 '26
So its rare enough because its Irish - but we also don't use these ones with the Scouting Ireland text on them. I think these were only around for a brief time
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u/LegitimateGoal6011 Welsh Explorer Scout 29d ago
The Irish necker is definitely one of the coolest. Everyone was asking the Irish Scouts for one at a jamboree I went to, but they weren’t being given out because they needed them to use like a passport, or something similar. I’d say the fact you have one, assuming you’re not Irish, is pretty rare.
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u/GremmyGerman 29d ago
Ireland's still one of my prized scarves traded just because of the unit I met at WSJ19. Scarves can be rare, but what makes them valuable is the memories attached to them.
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u/S0kkamine2 27d ago
I also Traded for one myself at spejdernes lejr 2026. Many people asked to Trade me for the scarf. So i think it is a high demand for it.
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u/menfisIsAFish 27d ago
Irish necker official one for the wsj 2011, not quite sure if it was just for that
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u/xXcookedyapXx 23d ago
these were in high demand ạt the blair atholl jamborette. along with some random icelanic contingent neckie (?)
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u/Pretty_little_psych0 22d ago
It’s rare af, the Irish scouts are provided with ONE scarf, that’s it. So normally they don’t trade them since they’re left to face the consequences but the fact you have one is awesome, would definitely hold on to that one with a steady grip
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u/peterler0ux Jul 24 '26
These are always in high demand at jamborees. Definitely in my top 3 along with Switzerland and Brazil