This is a recommended list of items your son will need for most Scout Camping trips

This is a recommended list of items your son will need for most Scout Camping trips. Special events will obviously have different requirements. Please use common sense and your own judgement. The boldfaced items are considered mandatory.

· Class A uniform

· Scout Handbook

· Pencil and paper

· Cup

· Canteen

· Poncho

· Sleeping Bag

· Foam pad/air mattress

· Flashlight

· Extra Batteries

· Watch

· Compass

· Tent [Optional]

· Complete change of clothes
[based upon weather conditions]

· Hiking Boots

· Socks

· Extra pair of shoes

· Extra pairs of socks

· Extra pairs of underwear

· Deodorant

· Soap

· Wash cloth

· Towel

· Swimming suit

· Beach towel

· Personal First Aid Kit

· 3 trash bags

Please, NO:

Radios or sound emitting devices, this includes gameboys.
Knives without a locking blade. Knife blades must be shorter than 3". Only scouts who have earned a Totin Chip are permitted to bring a knife.
Aerosol sprays.
Valuable or sentimental items. We have discovered that things have a way of being misplaced or broken on campouts.