Commit to the Bit: Memoirs of a Scout Camp Staffer

by Logan Miller

It’s not hard to see how living off the grid can change someone. A 32-year-old man tired of the ol’ 9-to-5 who inherits his father’s farm in west Nebraska. A fugitive lying low in the swamps of Louisiana. A mom of four who was the sole survivor of a plane crash that landed on a deserted island off the coast of Tahiti on her way back from a work trip. I’m sure most of these people would survive and become stronger because of their trials. Although we all know Nebraska is a bit of a wildcard.

Now let’s take an underdeveloped teenager and throw them into the same ring. Their job; to teach children (who range in age from 11 to older than them) how to not die in the wilderness. Seems easy enough.

It’s crucial that the Scouts never know the inner workings of camp staff, but in this tell-all, you’ll get to hear all the juicy gossip, interesting hiring practices, and hilarious antics that made up my six years working at a Boy Scout summer camp.

64 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 31, 2023

About the author

When identical twin brothers, Logan and Noah Miller's homeless father died alone in a jail cell, they vowed, come hell or high water that their film, Touching Home, would be made as a dedication to their love for him. Either You're In Or You're In the Way is the amazing story of how--without a dime to their names nor a single meaningful contact in Hollywood--they managed to write, produce, act, and direct a feature film in under a year starring four-time Academy Award-nominated actor Ed Harris and a cast and crew with 11 Academy Awards and 26 nominations.

Logan and Noah Miller, identical twins raised as roofers in northern California, dreamt of being baseball stars. When that dream failed, they found professional success as bingo callers. Always staying together, the brothers were briefly suckered into the world of modeling, somehow avoided the circus, and finally, with 17 credit cards, pursued a career in filmmaking. In 2006, the brothers were awarded the Panavision New Filmmaker Grant, and their screenwriting, directorial, and acting debut Touching Home premiered at the San Francisco International Film Festival in April of 2008. They live in northern California and hold no degrees.