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Green Earth Outdoors

Canoe Rental

If your Scouts wish to work on Canoeing Merit Badge or your unit is planning a canoe adventure, either locally or farther away, Green Earth Outdoors can provide top quality canoes, paddles and PFD’s at competitive prices for day, weekend or extended trips. From popular local rivers and lakes such as Blue River, Floyds Fork, Salt River, Indian/Celina Lake to name a few, to those less paddled and pristine, Green Earth Outdoors can provide transportation of canoes/equipment and even your Scouts to any navigable waterway with pubic access. Canoe instruction from a certified American Canoe Association instructor is also available. Call us today for a personalized quote.

Rental Gear Program

For many youth, getting the gear to safely enjoy the outdoors can be an expensive endeavor. For many units, not having the funds to purchase their own equipment can prevent the outdoor program from flourishing. To help keep your program active and your Scouts involved, offers personal and group rental gear with discounts for Scouts, leaders and units. We offer top quality state-of-the-art equipment with convenient pickup or delivery in the Louisville Metro area. See our website at www.GreenEarthOutdoors.com for a current listing of equipment and pricing. Be sure to apply your Scout discount. Call our office for availability and to make reservations.

Outdoor Skills Instruction

Depending on your unit’s specific needs, offers Outdoor Skill Instruction in various activities of outdoor recreation. Each module is presented in a hands-on format where participants learn and practice the skills to become proficient in that particular discipline. Each activity is available in either a one or two day session. Outdoor Skill

Instruction modules include:
Wilderness Survival Backpacking Basics Winter Camping
Canoeing Basics Leave No Trace Wilderness Navigation
Outdoor Cooking Introduction to Mountaineering
Wilderness Canoe Camping Knots for the Outdoors  

Wilderness First Aid (requires a minimum of 12 participants)

Group Transportation

Many units realize that transportation to an outing or an event can be a burden and costly, especially for smaller units who have to recruit several volunteers to drive personal vehicles. offers affordable local and nationwide ground transportation services (including gear transport) to help your unit keep get out more. Whether it is to one of the BSA’s High Adventure bases or another destination, let us make the journey getting there and back more enjoyable.

Unit Camping Equipment Is your unit looking to purchase new camping equipment? Let leverage our existing relationships with many outdoor gear manufacturers to offer your nonprofit youth organization significant discounts on several camping items such as tents, trail tarps, stoves, trail food and many other items. We understand the value of getting young people outside, so we do everything we can to get them there. Contact us today for suggestions and pricing.