Pack 97 Camping Equipment List

The Boy Scout Motto - Be Prepared.

Required:

  • Tent
  • Sleeping bag
  • Flashlight
  • Mess Kit or Dinnerware (& Coffee Mug if applicable)

Optional:

  • Clothes (just kidding - bring what's appropriate for the season)
  • Uniform - Scouts and Leaders are required to wear their uniform for some events at camp outs.
  • Old T-Shirts
  • Old shorts
  • Old jeans
  • Air Mattress
  • Toiletries/personal hygiene products
  • Personal First Aid kit
  • Spare set of shoes, socks, and underwear (nice to have for you and your kid - especially when they've been playing by the creek and "slipped" in.)
  • A folding chair for you (if you're an adult) - kids aren't stiff yet and can sit on the ground.
  • Religious material
  • Book

Nice to have:

  • Fan(s)/Heater(s) for your tent
  • Spare set of clothes for when everything is soaked/dirty (you and your kid)
  • Personal camping equipment you can share with the Pack (a stove, a coffee pot, a wagon, a big bucket of twine, hammer, axe, etc.)
  • An extra tarp.