Summer Camp Packing List:(initialing items is recommended)- Sleeping bag and/or bedding & pillow
- Full Class A uniform (including neckerchief w/ slide) with hanger
- Several Class B red T-shirts
- Bathing suit(s)
- Sneakers and water shoes/flip-flops (& hiking boots for TMR)
- Sweatshirt/jacket
- Poncho/rain gear
- Several changes of clothes, including Scout/green Scout-like shorts and long pants, and some warm clothes for sleeping
- Bath towel(s)
- Toiletries
- Insect repellent
- Sun screen
- Scout Handbook (photocopy signed pages before leaving home)
- Flashlight, lantern and/or headlamp (w/ extra batteries)
- Pocket knife (optional)
- 2 Canteens/Nalgene water bottles
- Pens and small spiral notebook
- Merit badge schedule and any completed pre-requisites
- Camp map
- Orienteering compass
- Medium sized knapsack for daily use
- Medication/EpiPen if necessary (advise camp nurse ahead of time)
- 1/4 inch rope/clothesline (10-feet for TMR / 25-Feet for Yawgoog)
- Mosquito netting for over bed
- Wristwatch
- Four 1/2 inch diameter by 36-inch long dowels and duct tape to create corner posts on cot for netting
- Camping chair
- Soccer ball, football, frisbee or the like, and/or reading material, for down time
- $25-$50 in spending money
- Fishing rod & reel/tackle (for Fishing Merit Badge; otherwise optional)
- Scout spirit
- PLEASE: NO electronics; NO packing for your son; NO excessive amounts of food/snacks
At Yawgoog, PARENTS must wear Class A uniform shirt, Troop neckerchief and slide at dinner. |
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