Personal Camping Checklist
Posted by webmaster on March 12, 2009
Troop 16 Personal Camping CheckList
Ø Essential Camping Gear:
o 10 Essentials: these items are required for every outdoor activity the scout attends. I recommend gathering these items and then finding a daypack that will hold them with some room to spare for extra warm clothes.
§ Water: two 32 oz Nalgene bottles with lids with loops and carabiners
§ First aid kit: Add a whistle to the kit.
§ Fire starting kit:
§ Rain Gear
§ Warmth: A polar fleece jacket or pull-over and a fleece or wool hat and gloves.
§ Pocketknife
§ Orientation: compass, map, and pencil
§ Flashlight
§ Sun protection: wide-brimmed hat and sunscreen and lip balm with SPF.
§ Trail Food: High protein and high carb trail mix, granola bars, beef jerky, etc.
o Daypack.
o Basic Clothing:
§ Appropriate footwear –
· Summer: ankle high hiking boots
· Winter: Waterproof boots/Felt Pack Boots with gaitors
· Always have a back-up shoe or boot in case one gets wet.
§ *2 Fleece or Wool Stocking Caps (one for day, one for night).
§ *Synthetic long underwear (for summer or winter camping)
§ *Wool Hiking Socks: 1 pair per day with 1 extra pair.
§ Synthetic Pants –
· For summer: zipoffs available at most sports retailers or at the scout shop.
· For winter: a pair of ski pants/bibs works well or a pair of long underwear and rain gear pants.
§ Synthetic long sleeve shirt (like a Class B shirt).
§ Underwear
o Sleeping Pad
o Sleeping Bag
o Cooking and Eating
§ Mess Kit (if cooking).
§ Utensils.
§ Bowl and Cup.
§ Insulated Drinking cup
o Toilet kit:
§ soap
§ toothbrush
§ washcloth
§ towel
§ toothpaste
§ deodorant
§ toilet paper in a Ziploc bag.
o Frame Backpack.
o Miscellaneous:
§ Bandanna (acts as a hanky, tourniquet, or hat)
§ Plastic garbage bags (2) – work as gear cover, sleeping bag cover or emergency rain poncho.
§ Rope
§ Wristwatch
§ Sunglasses
§ Repair kit
§ Small pillow
§ Space blanket
§ Camera
o Medicines
Ø Optional or “As Appropriate” Gear:
o Tent (one tent per two boys – make sure you know who is responsible for this!)
o Additional clothing
§ Neck gator for winter
§ Additional gloves, hats, boots, pants, or shirts (including wool pants and shirts)
o Insect repellant
o Disposable Hand Warmers (Costco had a box of 40 pair for $15 this year).
o Work gloves
o Swimsuit – summer camping
o Magnifying glass
o Gaiters for winter camping
o A small, lightweight garden trowel for backcountry trips.
o Spending money as appropriate
o Axe/Hatchet (adults only)
o Camp Chair (adult drivers only)
o 2-Way Radios