I think this may be the time to have a talk with your son and tell him that he can not go on this trip, but the two of you need to come up with some ideas to earn the money to pay for some used uniforms. He is a 13 yr old “young man” and I am sure there are jobs that he can do to raise some cash for his activities.
Unfortunately, we live in a more “country” style area...our very small community in the subdivision we live in has professional mowers that take care of most of the lots and he is not allowed to go inside the homes of strangers to do other tasks. If there were a way for him to raise more funds for used uniforms (that don’t seem to exist in the area) he would be doing all possible to earn it...and I’m trying to find former scouts that might have uniform parts that would fit him by posting this. Should I break his heart again, or should I try like I am to help him get what he needs to make the camp trip?