Packing checklist for boys
(Last modified: $Date: 2015-01-13 22:11:25-06 $)
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MUST have: | SHOULD have: | MIGHT want: |
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__ sleeping bag __ Boy Scout shirt __ Troop 72 red "Adventure" shirt __ rain coat (if above freezing) __ warm hat __ gloves or mittens __ snow boots (if snow) __ warm jacket __ wool socks __ extra underwear __ plate, bowl, cup __ knife, fork, spoon __ water bottle __ toothbrush, toothpaste __ first aid kit __ backpack/duffel bag __ toilet paper __ money (if stopping at McDonald's) |
__ Scout Handbook __ snow pants (if snow) __ flashlight __ matches, firestarters __ sleeping pad (if no bunks) __ pillow __ leather gloves __ sunglasses __ compass __ jackknife __ rope __ hand sanitizer __ long underwear (NOT cotton) __ money for Trading Post (Fred C.) |
__ slippers for inside cabin __ watch __ camera __ book __ magazine __ deck of cards __ woodcarving __ harmonica __ frisbee __ football __ hacky sack __ juggling stuff __ ice fishing gear (not at Fred C.) __ sledding gear (if snow) |
NOTE: When we go winter cabin camping, the cabin is heated. Cabins at L.E.Phillips have bunks. At Fred C. Andersen, the Adirondacks (small cabins that sleep one patrol each) have bunks, but the larger cabins that hold the whole troop are just one big room with a wooden floor. At Fred C. Andersen, we'll have to walk 1/4 to 1/2 mile to the cabin, so a backpack is helpful. If you don't have one, you can use one of their sleds or rickshaws to haul your gear to the cabin. Some Scouts sleep outside in the winter; to do that you'll need a tarp and a pad and a sleeping bag rated for cold.