swap box

English

swap box (plural swap boxes)

(chiefly Philmont Scout Ranch) A box which is used for exchange of items; individuals put in items that they do not want to have, and other individuals who are in need of such items take them for themselves freely.
- 2010, Joseph Torlucci, Out In God's Country, Tonight - An Adult's Re-Experience of Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron, New Mexico, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 31:
  The boys walked over to the cabin to check out the “swap box” where campers unload unwanted food and drink mixes. If you take something from the swap box, you are supposed to give up a similar item. We were also able to take a hot ...
- 2021, Justin Kernes, Last Summer at Camp, PhotogJman Publishing, →ISBN, page 170:
  The place with the swap box, trash cans, and meal-snake. ... Philmont has a powerful hold on everyone's soul who walks her trails. Some spend one summer, ... One of the benefits of Philmont is how isolated you are from the “real world.