Group Leader Packing List
Other than the items from the regular packing list, I recommend carrying the following items, too:
Small zip ties (for closing bags in hotel room)
Nail clippers (for breaking zip ties)
Extra plug adapters (for those who forget)
Laptop and/or card reader (to download pictures)
Birthday candles, matches, and birthday cards (in case you have a birthday on tour)
Power Strip (to power multiple devices)
Small gifts from your state for the Tour Director (I often bring Moravian cookies and a calendar
from North Carolina)
Ziploc bags of varying sizes (you just never know what you might need these for!)
Download Viber app and encourage group to use it to text and call when on wireless
In 7 day pill organizer (I carry this with me everywhere):
-Anti-Diarrheal (buy the Sam’s or Costco brand—it’s cheaper and you get tons more)
-Tylenol PM
-Ibuprofen
-Zyrtec (generic forms at Sam’s or Costco are Cetirizine---and much cheaper)
-Benadryl
-Gas X
-Dramamine (Walmart sometimes sells their off-brand Dramamine in bulk and it works just fine)
In First Aid Kit:
-band-aids
-gauze pads of varying sizes
-gauze in a roll
-medical tape
-Coban wrap (self-adhering elastic support wrap)
-Ace bandage
-instant ice pack
-Nyquil pills
-Dayquil pills
-Aspirin
-alcohol wipes (great for insect bites; poison ivy—dries it right out)
-Desityn (diaper rash cream—great for heat rash)
-Tums chews
-Dulcolax
-Prescription medication for nausea (Phenergan or Zofran)—get parent permission
-Tegaderm (for covering wounds for a while—adheres to skin and protects wounds)
-Pepto Bismol pills
-Thermometer
-ginger gum (for nausea)—buy this on Amazon
-ginger drops (for nausea)—buy this on Amazon
-disposable gloves (multiple pairs)
-disposable wipes (multiple packs)
I will usually make a day pack of some of these supplies in a sandwich Ziploc bag to carry with me during the day. Usually, it’s bandaids, some gauze and tape, alcohol wipes, disposable gloves, plastic grocery bag (balled up), and tums or pepto bismol.