• • Tent (don't forget stakes and the rain fly) If you/your scout hasn't earned the First Class Rank yet, they'll be in a troop tent with other scouts in their patrol. They'll get these tents ready at the shakedown meeting on the Monday before the campout.

  • Sleeping bag, pad and/or blanket

    • 1. 1. • Keys to sleeping warm when it's cold: wear a warm hat, change into clean, dry sleeping clothes, if you don't have a sleeping pad, a blanket helps insulate from the ground

            • Keys to sleeping cool when it's warm: bring a cotton sheet to lay over a sleeping bag (vs laying on a nylon sleeping bag). Roll up flaps on tents to encourage a breeze.

  • Clothing

    • Class A Uniform (wear to and from the campout, at flags)

    • Extra clothes based on weather. (always nice to put on a clean t-shirt if it's been a sweaty day)

    • Good sturdy shoes - hiking boots and/or tennis shoes (Crocs are for going from a tent to the bathroom. That's about it. Flops are only for in a shower, not around the campsite.)

    • Warm clothes (shorts by day, jacket, warm hat  -- even warm days can have cool evenings)

  • Rain jacket (always -- good for a windbreak too)

  • Hat with a brim for sun

  • Toiletries

  • Cup/spork/bowl for eating

  • Water bottle (with water!)

  • Small pack for carrying water bottle, sunscreen, etc. for hiking around

  • Flashlight, extra batteries

  • Scout Handbook (always!)

  • Pocketknife (especially if taking the Totin Chip safety class)

  • Camp chair (optional)

Pack your gear in a backpack or duffle bag. We're trying to get away from using footlockers for weekend campouts. Save them for summer camp. 

TROOP/PATROL GEAR

• Tents for scouts under First Class Rank

• Chuckboxes (pots, pans, utensils, spices, cleaning supplies)

• Dutch ovens

• Gas stoves, propane

• Water Jugs

• Tarps/poles for building a cooking shelter

One last thing -- the T157 tradition is that if you go camping, at the Monday meeting after the campout you can wear a Class B t-shirt instead of the Class A uniform.