Scout Camping Check List

Water cup with handle & a clip to attach to a belt loop or collapsing cup (small enough to go into a pocket; you can get these at the Scout office)

Good walking shoes or hiking boots, take an extra pair if an overnight trip, and break them in before your camping trip if meals are not provided, two lunches for each day (put them in a sack or ice chest with your Scout's name and "Pack 1" written on it)

Sunscreen (put it on when you get there & again after swimming)

Small plastic bag of baking soda for your first aid kit (mix it with water & put the paste on the contact points if you come in contact with any poison ivy, oak, etc.)

Hat or cap (write your Scout's name and "Pack 1/99" on it, on the inside)

Bathing suit & swim goggles (if swimming will be available, like at Camp Don & MKB)

Towels (write your Scout's name on it, unless it's unique) & "shower shoes"

 "Deep Woods Off" or similar tick & insect repellent (write your Scout's name and "Pack 1" on it)

Compass (optional)

Walking stick (optional)

Money & one whistle per person (remind your Scouts not to blow whistles in camp, or unnecessarily; they're for "getting found")

 Walkie Talkies or Family Radio Service radios, with fresh batteries (optional, but they're good for adults communicating between cars)

Water bottles (must be hung on a belt or with a over-shoulder sling)

Camera & film (optional) (make sure you have fresh batteries)

If it's going to be a hot day:

Shorts & t-shirts and a good hat (broad brimmed is best)
 
Personal pump water mister (may be worn on waist or over the shoulder on a sling and pump out a cooling mist upon command -- it's GREAT!)

Cold-water soaked neck coolers (store in ice chest until you put it on, then wear it around your neck)

If a cool day -- long pants & long-sleeve shirt or wool fleece/sweater (avoid cotton over-shirts; they are useless when wet), stocking cap or beanie

If a rainy day -- rain gear & ponchos (a large trash bag works OK)

If an weekend/overnight camping trip ...

Tent - tent stakes & hammer, carpet/mat for outside by tent door

Waterproof tarp/plastic sheet for under the tent (know the size of your tent) and a tarp or cover for shade, plus (if you will need them) cable tie wraps or rope or bunggie cords, and poles to put the cover up

Chairs, cots, 3" foam pads, or an air mattresses, etc. to sleep on (that ground gets mighty hard at 2:00 a.m.)

Cook stove, sauce pan, Dutch ovens, knife, tongs, spoon, cutting board, can opener, Patrol griddle, foil (the Troop/Pack usually provides these items if meals are provided, if your Pack has them)

Hoses and some sort of water misting attachment or hose setup (if it's going to be hot)

Folding shovel (optional unless you are going on a multi-day wilderness hike)

Hatchet, rope to rope off a wood chopping area, a machete (to clear underbrush from under your tent site) (remember to sharpen these before you leave; it's the dull knife that cuts you!)

If you have earned your Whitlin' & Totten' Chip, a small Swiss Army or pocket knife, not more than 2 1/2 inches in blade length (remember to sharpen it, and always check the camp rules in advance, some camps like Philmont don't allow knives at all, and none beyond a certain length)

Small flashlight or lanterns (check your batteries before you leave, and take extra batteries), and a camp light (butane, propane, white gas, electric, etc.)
(REMEMBER -- "no flames in tent" means no open flames in your tent -- flashlights or florescent lights only; and remember that scorpions glow in the dark under florescent lights, so use one to check your tent/sleeping bag before you craw in it)

Firewood, charcoal, fire starters (dryer lint works well, or paper), matches in a waterproof container (check fire rules in dry conditions), and two metal water buckets (to clean your cooking & eating utensils in)

Cooking supplies (oil, butter, eggs, spatula, etc.) & eating utensils, paper towels, paper plates, and metal/plastic cooking utensils (if meals aren't provided)

A well-stocked Pack first aid kit and/or individual emergency aid kits; all medications must be in in original prescription containers; any required medical forms (Class I, II and/or III) in a three-ring binder; a "reflector on a stick" or some glowlights to mark the tent of your emergency medical responder (so that it's easy to find at 3:00 am when you have a sick child)

Eyeglasses or sunglasses/sun shades & cases

A weather radio (optional, but a very good idea, and in any event it's a most excellent idea to check the weather in advance, with one last check just before you leave home/town)

Small pillows, appropriate sleeping bags (check degree ratings and weather forecast), blankets & sheets
Windbreakers or coats (if cold or windy)

Changes of underwear & socks (wool socks are best)

Alarm clock and/or alarm wristwatch

Daypack, backpacks or fanny packs for each person (for carrying rain gear, class materials, money & change, maps, etc.)

Trash bags (leave your campsite as clean or cleaner than you found it), and one or more plastic or mesh bags for drying your eating utensils, for "finds", and/or for wet clothes, and a clothes line to hang them on

Skewers or wire hangers for marshmallows & smores

Food & water (1 gallon of water per person per day) (write your name & "Pack 1" on the bags your food is in and on your water bottles/cups)

Toothbrush & toothpaste, comb, toilet paper, medicines, washrags, towels, shampoo, razor, small mirror on a stand, soap, baby powder, deodorant

Fishing poles & fishing gear (if fishing is available)

If there's a way to wash clothes or if you'll be swimming, a long rope and some clothespins to hang up your wet clothes to dry

 Ideas for a Campfire Skit -- if you need some skit help, check out this Scout skit book in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.  (Please note that a few of the pages in this skit book will not open nor print, but that's the way I got this .pdf file and there's no way for me to fix it.)


DO NOT BRING:
Electronic devices -- battery-operated games, CD players, etc.; sandals or open toed shoes, sheer bed-clothes, or high heel shoes; unnecessary jewelry; pets
 
REMEMBER! - Warn Your Scout About Snakes
They are NOT your friend!!