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Required: Backpack (troop loaners available) Tent (share with one or more scouts; troop loaners available) Sleeping bag (in a stuff sack) Sleeping pad Mess kit (bowl and/or plate, fork and/or spoon) 2 1-liter water bottles Change of clothes Toiletries (tooth brush/paste, toilet paper, hand sanitizer) Rain gear Flashlight and/or headlamp Personal first aid kit Whistle Sunscreen Hat Scout Handbook $10 for Sunday lunch on the way home Cold Weather: Fleece or knit stocking cap Gloves Hand warmers (air activated packs) Dry clothing for sleeping, e.g. long underwear, wool socks Wicking base layer (non-cotton to wick away sweat) Chapstick/Lip balm

Optional: Day pack or fanny pack (for day hikes) Pocket knife (with your Toten Chip) Fire starter (firesteel, magnesium, tinder, etc; with your Firem'n Chit) Compass Sunglasses Bug spray Work gloves (for service projects) Binoculars 2-way radio (channel 4, subchannel 10) Pencil and paper Playing cards, board games, frisbee, football Water Activity: Swim suit & towel Personal Flotation Device (PFD) Swim shirt (fast drying) Fishing gear

Backpacking:  (when backpacking without chuck boxes, each patrol needs to pack their own cooking gear)

• Backpacking stove and fuel; 1 for every 2-4 scouts (propane/butane, white gas)
• All liquid fuels must be in well-marked approved containers, transported and stored by an adult, and used under an adult's supervision
  
• Dining fly (tarp used as a rain fly for the cooking and eating area)
• 1 quart pot (to boil water for cooking)
• Freezer bags for "cooking"
  
• Trash bags (pack it in, pack it out)
• All gear should fit in or be strapped on to the backpack