Getting a ’70s Scout was a lifetime dream of mine. In 2016, I finally scored one from the desert city of Lancaster, California. Spray-painted, stinky, and leaky, the truck presented pretty rough. But ...

The last time I wore my scout uniform was for a Halloween party during college. I guess I figured the high-socked, short-shorted costume (and its political associations) would scare the hell out of my ...