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____ 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
____ RAINCOAT
____ WARM JACKET (for night).
____ EXTRA PAIR PANTS (non-cotton, if possible -- check the tags for polyester, nylon,
or other synthetics)
____ WOOL SWEATER, or POLYESTER SWEATSHIRT (about $3 at Thrift Stores).
____ LONG SLEEVE SHIRT (Wool or synthetic fiber for insulating quality/quick dryig)
____ SHORT SLEEVE SHIRT
____ UNDERWEAR
____ WARM HAT (to wear at night when you sleep)
____ 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, (headband style keeps hands free)
____ SMALL FIRST AID KIT (You can make your own: BSA Handbook, Page 289).
____ PEN & POCKET NOTEPAD, (No, you can't borrow ours), BSA HANDBOOK (Free when you join)
____ 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 your sleeping bag dry).
Always pack for one season COLDER than now!
Avoid cotton clothes (like blue jeans and cotton sweatshirts) for outdoor use.
Wish List for Birthdays, Christmas:
____ 100% POLYPROPYLENE LONG UNDERWEAR (Required on winter campouts and summer deep-woods
backpacking trips, but recommended year-around for rainy weather, and for cold nights & mornings in the
summer. If buying new, look for 100% Polypropylene, NOT the white "waffle pattern" cotton blend).
____ OFFICIAL SCOUT SHIRT
____ TROOP ACTIVITY PANTS (Green Olive-Drab Nylon Zip-Off Cargo Pants, or Green Olive-Drab
Army BDUs) See: http://inquiry.net/uniforms/bdu.htm
____ HIKING BOOTS (Buy 1/2 size larger to fit heavy hiking socks--Make sure your boots are NOT
TOO TIGHT!).
____ HEAVY NON-COTTON HIKING SOCKS & Liners
____ COMPASS with a BASE-PLATE, in a Zip-Lock bag (with map, if you have one).
____ POCKETKNIFE
____ Good quality RAIN SUIT (includes rain pants)
Uniform Exchange - Contact Richard Glahn at 908-236-2771 for more information
on purchasing used uniforms or selling scout clothing that your scout has outgrown
but that is still in good condition.