Boy Scout Equipment Checklist
The following list is provided as an aid to a Scout’s planning to attend Summer Camp but certainly is not all encompassing. It is suggested that Scouts ask veteran campers to assist them in their planning.
It is recommended that portable radios, electronic games and other valuables be left at home. If it's something you aren't willing to have lost, don't bring it.
- Complete Boy Scout uniform (for evening meals, campfires, and flag lowering).
- Clothes, underwear and socks for at least six days.
- Jacket, sweater or sweatshirt
- Swimming trunks
- Comfortable hiking boots, athletic shoes, and if the Scout is planning to work on any boating merit badges, he will need a pair of shoes that can be worn in the water. Scouts working on Horsemanship Merit Badge or plan on taking a trail ride will need shoes/boots with a heel.
- Rain Gear
- Belt
- Backpack, duffel bag, or foot locker
- Canteen
- Sleeping bag or blankets and a small pillow.
- Toilet kit (toothbrush, towel, soap, comb, etc.).
- Notebook, pencil, pen and Scout Handbook.
- Suntan lotion and insect repellent (non-aerosol).
- Flashlight with extra batteries.
- Watch, first aid kit, camera, sewing kit, religious materials.
- Folding pocketknife (Scouts are encouraged to bring a pocketknife with a locking blade. Blades cannot be more than 3 inches long).
- Long pants (jeans) and a long-sleeved button-down shirt are necessary for the clothes inflation requirement of Swimming Merit Badge. Long pants are also required to ride horses at the Ransburg Ranch.
- Medical Form and prescription medication in its original container.
- $30 or more for spending money and merit badge projects.
It is recommended that portable radios, electronic games and other valuables be left at home. If it's something you aren't willing to have lost, don't bring it.
