Spring/Summer Camping Gear List

Your First Summer Campout

____ TENT ____ BACKPACK (and/or large Sports Equipment Bag, and/or Duffel Bag). Line it with a Lawn Bag first, to keep contents dry. ____ SLEEPING BAG ____ CLOSED-CELL FOAM CAMP SLEEPING PAD ____ RAIN GEAR ____ EXTRA PAIR PANTS  ____ WOOL SWEATER OR SWEATSHIRT  ____ LONG SLEEVE SHIRT ____ 2 SHORT SLEEVE SHIRTS ____ UNDERWEAR ____ HAT (with brim for sun) ____ GOOD QUALITY WHISTLE on neck chain. ____ MESS-KIT (BOWL, CUP, FORK, SPOON, PLATE -- (plastic keeps food warmer than metal). ____ 2 ONE-QUART WATER BOTTLES, filled ("Nalgene" Bottles are the most dependable). ____ FLASHLIGHT & EXTRA BATTERIES. ____ SMALL FIRST AID KIT (You can make your own: BSA Handbook, Page 289). ____ PEN & POCKET NOTEPAD, (No, you can't borrow ours) ____BSA HANDBOOK ____ CLEAN-UP KIT (Small Hand Soap, Toothpaste, Toothbrush, Comb, Floss, Fast-Drying Camp Towel). ____ TOILET PAPER (Half a roll in a Zip-Lock bag). ____ "BLUE" 5'X7' TARP (or other Plastic Ground Sheet to keep sleeping bag dry). ____ BUG REPELLENT ____SUN SCREEN ____ SWIM SUIT (But not sure if we'll be going in the water) ____ SHORTS ____POCKETKNIFE AND TOTIN' CHIP   Always pack for one season COLDER than now!