Scoutmaster's Corner

Checklist - A Backpacking Campout no Vehicle Access
Items to Bring on a Backpacking Campout 

 

Scout’s Name:                                                             

Campout Destination:                                                                                                                                       

Date, Time and Location of Departure:                                                                                                              

Approximate Date, Time and Location of Return:                                                                                               

1^st Adult Name and Emergency Cell Phone Number:                                                                                           

2^nd Adult Name and Emergency Cell Phone Number:                                                                                          

Food or Supply Assignments:                                                                                                                            

Personal Items:

• Small Tent or Tarp
• Foam pad or air mattress
• Sleeping bag (proper temperature rating) and Small pillow
• Backpack (everything has fit inside or attached to it)
• Headlamp with extra batteries (preferably not a flashlight)
• Scout Uniform
• Personal Size First Aid kit with extra bandages
• Watch
• Compass and Map of Area
• Pocketknife (less than 3” blade)
• Mosquito repellant
• Sun-Tan Lotion
• Small Camera
• Miscellaneous spending money ($10 maximum)
• Clothing
  • Sturdy outdoor shoes (not new)
  • 2^nd pair of hiking or stiff soled Tennis shoes (not new)
  • Extra socks and underwear
  • Pants and belt
  • Shirt
  • Sweater (can use it as pajama top)
  • Baseball cap or hat
  • Raincoat or Waterproof Poncho
  • Jacket
• Toiletries
  • Toothbrush and Toothpaste
  • Comb
  • Soap
  • Hand towel

Personal Cooking and Eating Supplies:

• a clear, waterproof plastic bag to carry all personal cooking and utensils in
• Water bottle or canteen – 1 quart
• Plate
• Bowl
• Cup
• Silverware
• Paper towels or napkins
• Assigned Food

Troop Items (to be divided up and carried equally):

• Water Purifier
• Rainfly or Tarp
• Trash bags
• Emergency Cell Phones
• Firestarter material
• 50’ of 1/8” diameter Nylon rope
• First Aid Kit – Troop Size
• Digital Camera
• Contact and emergency info for each Scout
• Tour Permit
• Boy Scout Handbook
• Boy Scout Requirements Book 2009
• Folder with paper and 2 pens
• Toilet Paper in a large waterproof bag
• Small Shovel
• Cooking, all in a clean, clear sturdy bag (such as the zippered bags that Blankets come in)
  • 5 gallon water container
  • Pans
  • Pots
  • Can openers
  • Cooking Utensils
  • Lightweight Backpacking stove
  • Fuel
  • butane lighter
  • several Zip-lock Sandwich and Quart-size bags
  • Dish soap
  • Scrub brush or pad

Meals, Menu Items and Food Assignments (determined by Scouts):

Meal: _____________________

Meal: _____________________

Meal: _____________________

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