Troop 175 Personal Camping Equipment Packing Lists

TROOP 175 PERSONAL CAMPING EQUIPMENT PACKING LISTS

5/1/2015 BJD

‘Car’ Camping / Backpacking
Item / Recommended/Example Equipment / Warm Weather / Cold Weather
OUTDOOR ESSENTIALS – You should have all of these for every outdoor event
Small pocketknife / Victorinox Swiss Army ‘Classic’ / 1 / 1 / 1
Personal first aid kit * / Make up at home / 1 / 1 / 1
Compass and map / BruntonTruarc 5
Map provided by trip leader / 1 / 1 / 1
Waterproof/windproof shell / Lightweight / 1 / 1 / 1
Whistle / REI Tri-Power Safety Whistle / 1 / 1 / 1
Signal mirror / SOL Rescue Flash Signal Mirror / 1 / 1 / 1
Matches /firestarter and tinder / UCO Stormproof Matches
Light My Fire FireSteel Scout 2.0 Fire Starte / 1 / 1 / 1
Hat (Wide brim for sun protection) / 1 / 1 / 1
Sunglasses / 1 / 1 / 1
Sun block / Travel tube / 1 / 1 / 1
Small Flashlight & extra batteries / Princeton Tec Byte headlamp / 1 / 1 / 1
Water purification tablets / KatadynMicropur Water Purification Tablets / 1 / 1 / 1
Emergency food / 1 / 1 / 1
Nylon cord (50 ft, 3-4 mm dia.) / 1 / 1 / 1
CLOTHING
Long pants (Synthetic or wool} / Scout pants/zip-offs / 1 pair / 2 pair + 1dry spare / 1 pair
Base layer (synthetic) / Red troop T Shirt / 1/night / 1/night + 1dry spare / 2
Long Sleeve sweater or shirt (wool/synthetic) / Light fleece / 1 / 1 + 1dry spare / 1
Insulated jacket / Down/synthetic fill jacket / 1 / 1 / 1
Gloves (wool/synthetic) / Optional / 1 pair / Recommended
Insulated long underwear (synthetic) / - / 1 pair / To sleep in
Underwear (synthetic) / 1/night / 1/night / 1/night
Wool/synthetic hiking socks / 1 pair/day / 1 pair/day / 2 pair
Polypropylene sock liners / 1/night / 1/night / 2 pair
Hiking shoes/boots / Boots / Boots / Trail Runners
Camp shoes / Optional / - / -
Swimming trunks / (Depending on activities) / 1 / - / -
Aqua socks / (Depending on activities) / 1 / - / -
Bandana / 1 / 1 / 1
Stocking cap/beenie / 1 / 1 / 1
Belt / 1 / 1 / 1
PACKING
Backpack / Osprey Exos 58 / Or duffel bag / Or duffel bag / 1
Waterproof Pack Cover / Trash compactor bag inside backpack / - / - / 1
Nylon Straps for Sleeping Pad (3 ft) / - / - / If needed
Nylon Straps for Sleeping Bag (4 ft) / - / - / If needed
Day Hike Pack / REI Flash 18 / 1 / 1 / -
SLEEPING GEAR
Sleeping Bag with stuff sack / North Face Aleutian 35/
Kelty Cosmic Down 21 / 1 / 1 / 1
Sleeping Pad / Thema-rest Z-lite Sol / 1 / 1 / 1
Pillow / 1 / 1 / -
Plastic Ground cloth / Polycro sheet / 1 / 1 / 1
EATING GEAR
Plastic water bottle / 1 liter Gatorade bottle / 1 / 1 / 2
Plastic bowl / REI Campware Bowl / 1 / 1 / 1
Plastic plate / REI Campware plate / 1 / 1 / -
Cup/mug / REI Campware Cup / 1 / 1 / 1
Fork and Spoon / Light my fire spork / 1 / 1 / 1
OTHER EQUIPMENT
Watch / 1 / 1 / 1
Camera / Optional / Optional / Optional
Pencil/pen & Paper / 1 / 1 / 1
Scout Handbook / 1 / 1 / -
Garbage bag / 1 / 1 / -
PERSONAL CARE ITEMS
Towel / Car: Bath towel
BP: PacktowlUltralight / 1 / 1 / 1
Tooth Paste / Sample size (small) / 1 / 1 / 1
Tooth Brush / Small/light for backpacking / 1 / 1 / 1
Biodegradable soap / Travel container / 1 / 1 / 1
Chap Stick & Blistex / 1 / 1 / 1
Toilet Paper in zip lock bag / Coghlans (REI) / 1 / 1 / 1
Comb / Optional / Optional / Optional
Insect Repellent with DEET / Small size / 1 / 1 / 1
Personal Medication / As needed / 1 / 1 / 1

*Personal first aid kit should include:adhesive bandages, medical tape, sterile gauze, moleskin, soap, antiseptic, a mouth-barrier device for CPR, and scissors (if not on pocket knife).