PLEASE PUT YOUR NAME ON EVERYTHING! □ Shorts □ One (1) pair of long pants (preferably a lightweight fabric that isn’t cotton or denim – they don’t dry well)
□ One (1) long-sleeved shirt (preferably a lightweight fabric that isn’t cotton or denim – they don’t dry well)
□ T-shirts (including ones from previous summer camps, Philmont, Northern Tier if you have them) □ Underwear □ Socks (lots of them) for a week – you will use more of these than anything else!! □ Warm sweatshirt or fleece jacket □ Two (2) swim trunks □ Two (2) or more large towels □ Hiking boots □ Two (2) pairs shoes, one of which can get wet (water shoes if you have them) – 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 □ Sleeping Pad (optional but makes sleeping on cots and bunks more comfortable) □ Sunscreen (NO Aerosols) □ LOTS of insect repellent (NO Aerosols) □ Toiletry kit with toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, deodorant □ Medications you take daily (see HEALTH/MEDS page) □ Day pack (to carry your stuff around to and from events and classes), □ Sturdy water bottle □ Flash light or Headlamp with extra set of batteries □ Pen or pencil and notebook □ Boy Scout handbook □ Pocket knife (you must have your Totin’ Chip to carry it around) □ Two (2) wire hangers (to keep your scout shirt neat) □ Rope for a clothesline (about 25 feet is good) □ Clothespins (labeled with your name in Sharpie) □ 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 2017 Summer Camp T-shirt (Class B uniform) – This will be distributed to campers at camp □ Anyone taking Swimming merit badge (includes all First Year Scouts): long, baggy pants (jeans not recommended) 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 □ OPTIONAL: camera (mandatory if doing Photography merit badge), □ OPTIONAL: playing cards or other board games (but none that make electronic noise), □ OPTIONAL: fishing equipment (mandatory if doing Fishing merit badge) □ OPTIONAL: battery-powered lantern □ OPTIONAL: compass (needed for Orienteering Merit Badge) □ OPTIONAL: Bike helmet if you want to do mountain biking
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) like the Rubbermaid Roughneck Medium Storage Box - 14 gal 23.9" x 15.9" x 12.2" – the lid doesn’t lock shut so you may want to wrap with duct tape for transport
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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