*optional items
SCOUT OUTDOOR ESSENTIALS
Pocketknife (if you have totin chit) *
First aid kit (& your own medication)
Moleskin, Advil or Tylenol, check
Handbook
Extra clothing
Rain gear (never leave this home)
For summer 1-2 night trips the cheap
very thin plastic is OK. For longer trips
you should have a nice coated nylon
poncho or jacket/pants
Water bottle or camelback
Duct tape (can wrap around water bottle)
Small flashlight (with good batteries) LED preferred
Trail food
Matches or lighter
Sunscreen
Map/compass (maps often provided)
FOR SLEEPING
Troop Tent/stakes/poles
Sleeping bag
Sleeping pad, pad repair kit (if Thermarest)
Ground cloth
EATING
Stove/fuel (Troop supplied)
Pot (1 per food group)
Large spoon for cooking
Spoon/knife/fork
Bowl
Cup
Scrubber/soap (small)
Food – break down out of packages into
Ziploc bags, keep directions inside
Ziploc. Combine all ingredients for one
dish into larger Ziploc bag (e.g.,
“milkman” dry milk, cheddar cheese
powder, & macaroni for mac ‘n cheese)
Trash bag
Large water containers-optional, but a
collapsible container is nice in camp.
Water purifier (troop provided)
Bear Canister - if Nat'l Park area
PERSONAL ITEMS
Small soap or soap in small plastic tube
Toothpaste
Toothbrush
Floss *
Comb *
Washcloth *
Chap stick
Sunglasses
Camera*
Notebook with pen/pencil *
cards of fun things*
Toilet paper in 2 Ziploc bags
(wilderness areas require us to remove TP)
Repair kit (needle, thread, safety pins)
Mosquito repellent
Hiking poles*
CLOTHING
Knit cap
Swimsuit
BSA Field Uniform (like meetings)
Long sleeved shirt
Pants/shorts
Socks (1 pair for each day)
Sock liners
Shoes for hiking
Camp shoes*
Underwear
Hat with brim
Jacket or
Sweatshirt and windbreaker
Additional clothing depending on area visited
OUTDOOR CODE
As an American, I will do my best to
Be clean in my outdoor manners
Be careful with fire
Be considerate in the outdoors, and
Be conservation-minded.
Drivers should bring extra car key, phone charger in car,
Leaders should bring Sunday service materials, permit or reservation paper, Techno soap for poison oak, 2-way radios
Carry water in car
List maintained by Susie Perry June 2012