WHAT TO BRING and HOW TO PACK – PLEASE PUT YOUR NAME ON EVERYTHING!
- shorts,
one pair of long pants and one long-sleeved shirt (preferably a lightweight
fabric that isn’t cotton or denim – they don’t dry well), T-shirts, underwear
and socks (lots of them) for a week, warm sweatshirt or fleece jacket
- Two
swim trunks, 2 or more large towels
- hiking
boots and 2 pairs shoes, one of which can get wet – NO sandals, crocs,
open-toed shoes
- hat
with a brim, rain jacket or poncho
- sleeping
bag or washable blanket/quilt, sheet for hot evenings, travel pillow
- pad
(optional but makes sleeping on cots and bunks more comfortable)
- sunscreen,
LOTS of insect repellent, toiletry kit with toothbrush, toothpaste, soap,
shampoo, deodorant
- any medications
you take daily (see HEALTH/MEDS page)
- day pack (to carry your stuff around to and from events and classes),
a sturdy water bottle, flash light with extra set of batteries (optional: battery-powered lantern), pen or pencil and
notebook, Boy Scout handbook, compass, pocket knife (you must have your Totin’
Chip to carry it around)
- two
wire hangers, rope for a clothesline (about 25 feet is good)
- Scout
Class A uniform: Scout shirt, Troop 98 neckerchief, slide, Scout shorts/pants. If you don’t have Scout shorts, bring dark
green, khaki, tan or brown shorts (cargo shorts are fine), but something other
than athletic shorts or swim trunks for the few times when we have to look
really good
- Troop
98 2009 Summer Camp T-shirt (Class B uniform) – This will be distributed to
campers at camp or at the July 3rd Troop Meeting
- for anyone taking Swimming merit badge (includes all First Year Scouts): long, baggy pants and a long-sleeve shirt with buttons down the front - you will use these for clothes inflation in the pool
- any
items required for the merit badges you want to do (check the program list here: PROGRAM
- a folding camp chair
- water gun/weapon(s) for the annual Troop 98 water gun fight - you must turn in your weapons in at the Troop 98 Armory upon arrival at Ockanickon - we will keep them safely until battle day; please make sure your weaponry is labeled with your name!
- OPTIONAL:
camera (mandatory if doing Photography merit badge), playing cards or other
board games (but none that make electronic noise), fishing equipment (mandatory
if doing Fishing merit badge)
Use large Ziploc bags labeled with your name to subdivide
your things, especially clean clothes (this keeps them clean).
Pack everything in a duffel bag or footlocker – it fits
under your cot and will keep things dry.
Plastic tubs work well, too, as long as they’re not too tall (about 12
to 14 inches or so in height). Wal-Mart
has the Rubbermaid 48 gallon Action Packer plastic trunk (ideal!) and the
smaller Contico Storage Locker.
DON’T BRING THE FOLLOWING:
- electronics
(MP3 players, video game players, radios, walkie-talkies, cell phones –
anything that makes noise with or without headphones)
- fireworks,
prank supplies
- sheath
knives, hatchets
- anything illegal
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