Cub Scout Camping
What to Bring
Camping Essentials
Theseitems should be carried with you att the time in your daypack.
Each person should carry their own daypack!
- First-Aid Kit
- Extra Clothing
- Rain Gear
- Water Bottle(With water in it)
- Flashlight
- Trail Food
- Map
- Compass
- Sun Screen Protection
Individual Camping Gear
- Completed BSA Medical Form (Parts A & B)
- Day Pack with Cub Scout Essentials (Ideally Basic Scout Essentials)
- Descent pair of shoes, we will be hiking
- Personal Hygiene Kit
- Class “A” Uniform for Flag Ceremonies
- Personal Clothing (Seasonally Appropriate - Remember Layering)
- Sleeping Bag/Pad (Seasonally Appropriate)
- Tent with Ground Tarp (Seasonally Appropriate)
- Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen for sun protection
- Camp Chair (Needed for meals and campfire)
- Mess Kit (Recommended but optional)
- Hat and Gloves (Recommended)
- Camera/Binoculars (Optional)
Suggested Equipment - Personal
- Tents with extra stakes and ground cloths for tents (NO RV’s, Campers, or pop-up trailers are permitted) Lantern (battery operated only) and/or flashlights and/or headlamps
- Bug Spray
- Camp chairs
- Personal size Water bottles with water (you will be able to refill).
- Hammers to pound stakes
- Scout uniform shirt-worn
- Small back pack (daypack) to carry personal items during the day-see camping essentials list below Rain gear-carried with you at all times
- Clothes
2 T-shirts (Class B’s preferred)
2 pairs of underwear
2 pairs of socks
Extra pair of pants - Warm Sleeping clothes (do NOT wear same clothes worn during the day to sleep in)
- Foam pad or heavy under blanket, Cold Weather Sleeping bag (Nights can be in the low 20’s) Pillow
- Flashlights or headlamps with extra batteries
- Stocking cap, gloves (nights can get cool)
- Sweater, sweatshirt, jacket
- Toiletries: soap, toothbrush and paste
- Sunscreen
- Cup for Cocoa, Coffee or Juice (a cup may provide but bring an extra just in case)
Possibility of Colder Weather
- Consider nesting 2 sleeping bags or bring extra blankets. Consider adding blankets or extra sleeping pads under sleeping bag.
- Bring warm cloths to sleep in
- Stocking Cap for sleeping (Mandatory).
- Snow gear recommended
Health and Safety
- Water: Campsite water will be provided by the Pack; we will have communal water jugs used for cooking,
PLEASE BRING AN EXTRA COUPLE OF GALLONS WITH YOU FOR EMERGENCY USE
- Sanitation: Latrines are available. Trash removal at the end of the campout is the responsibility of the leaders and Scouts.
- Safety: We will plan on establishing safe camping areas. Food storage will be established to hold all “smellables” including meals, snacks, wastes, and personal hygiene gear. Keep a clean camp, cooking will be done in a kitchen area, but away from tent areas. We will dump water wastes where appropriate and the pack out all garbage.
- Bear Country: We will follow the rules as if we are in Bear Country. See the rules below.
- Medical: Class 1 (Part A & B) medical forms are required for Adults and Children; we will have the medical forms for the Scouts who are attending the campout.
There will be a designated First Aid leader and a backup first aid responder.
- Allergies: Participants are to inform the Adult Leaders of any medical issues including food allergies at check-in.
- Weather: The weather is unpredictable. We are scouts, therefore the Scout moto is BE PREPARED, therefore Be prepared for all type of weather.
General Camping Rules
Buddy System
- Inform a staff member before leaving the camp area
- Do not leave the camp area without a buddy (including adults)
- Be specific as to purpose, destination and expected return
- Always travel with at least one buddy
- Stick to the plan
- Carry the “6 Hiking Essentials” at all times for Scouts, Adults, Carry the “10 Boy Scout Essential”
Safety
- Maintain a clean camp. Leave no food or garbage out to attract animals
- Leave No Trace. Pack it in and pack it out again
- NO tree, fence, rock, or other climbing without specific permission
- NO participating in waterfront activities without proper supervision
- NO use of cutting tools (ax, knife, etc.) or matches without successful completion of training
- NO throwing of any objects except as part of an organized activity
- NO food in tents
- NO flame in tents
Prohibited Items
- Alcoholic beverages
- Tobacco
- Recreational drugs
- Firearms
- Ammunition
- Fireworks
Bear Country
- Stash Your Trash. Use bear-proof containers when available. If they’re full, double bag trash and lock it in your trunk or RV. Never leave trash outside.
- Store Attractants Safely. Store food, beverages and toiletries in air tight containers and lock in your trunk. Many bears have discovered that coolers, bags and boxes are full of food; never leave them in your tent or anywhere a bear could see, smell or reach.
- Keep a Clean Camp. Bears are attracted to odors of all kinds and will investigate anything interesting in hopes of finding food.
- Keep a Clean Tent. Don’t bring anything with an odor into your tent—that includes all foods, beverages, scented toiletries, gum, toothpaste, sunscreen, candles, and insect repellant. Don’t sleep in the clothes you cooked in; store them with your food.
- Lock RVs and Vehicles. Close windows and lock your vehicle and RV when you leave your camp site and at night before you go to sleep