Boy Scout RV headed to the World Scouting Museum

The National Boy Scouts’ 32-foot Class C recreational vehicle is headed to its final “campsite,” the World Scouting Museum in Charleston, West Virginia.

This unique RV traveled across the Lower 48 states as a way to spread awareness and information about the Boy Scouts’ mission. It also celebrated 100 years of Scouting!

100-year celebration

All American Homes/Coachmen Industries donated this special RV. It was made specifically for the Scouts’ 100th anniversary celebrated in 2009-2010.

Not your everyday RV

The specially made RV features a full-body vinyl mural that visually traces the history of Scouting. Eagle Scout and professional illustrator Bill Morrison designed the artwork for the wrap. His mural highlights the Boy Scouts’ founders along with various milestones from the past 100 years of Scouts.

Inside the coach, volunteers report compact, practical sleeping arrangements. There are multiple bunks to sleep several people and enough living space to function as a traveling outreach center rather than a luxury RV.

“A Century of Values” tour

The Boy Scout RV was the heart of a coast-to-coast outreach program called “A Century of Values.” Beginning in 2009 and running into early 2010 (the year of the Boy Scouts’ 100th anniversary), dozens of volunteers and scouting leaders took turns driving legs of the route. This enabled the vehicle to visit council offices, camporees, parades, and public events in every region of the Lower 48 states.

Along the way, teams handed out information, presented each local council with a copy of the centennial artwork, and used the RV as a mobile meeting and presentation space.

Historical importance

This isn’t just another wrapped promo RV. It’s a traveling artifact of Scouting’s centennial outreach. The RV’s multistate itinerary made it a living, moving commemoration.

Local scouts and leaders still remember the stops, the hand-offs between volunteer crews, and the mural presentations. It’s a physical piece of modern Scouting history, a portable exhibit that connected the national anniversary storytelling to local councils.

World Scouting Museum

Volunteers associated with the original tour have been working to preserve the RV and arrange for its donation to a museum that collects Scouting artifacts. That preservation effort, including plans for repairs and fundraising to stabilize the vehicle, is being coordinated by organizers who want the coach to serve as a permanent, educational display rather than disappear into private ownership.

The iconic RV will be added to the World Scouting Museum collection in Charleston, West Virginia. (The museum was formerly based in Las Vegas, but relocated to Charleston, West Virginia, in mid-2023.)

The museum bills itself as a custodian of one of the world’s largest Scouting collections. The Boy Scouts’ Centennial RV will join the hundreds of thousands of Boy Scout artifacts, patches, medals, and historical displays in the museum.

The museum is currently located at 1615 Washington Street East, Charleston, WV 25311.

In addition to tours, the museum runs programs like a merit badge college and hosts rotating exhibits tied to jamborees and Scouting milestones.

You can call to schedule a tour and see the Centennial RV and other artifacts for yourself. Note that bus/RV parking is available with advance notice. Phone: 681-215-4450 for reservations and additional information.

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