Scout Weekend Camping Packing List

This is what a Scout packs for a typical weekend camping trip with Troop 23. Each trip's own page has the final word for that trip — the season, the campsite and the program change what you need, and the trip page says so under What to Bring.

Pack everything in one backpack, not a duffel bag: a Scout wearing a pack has both hands free to carry patrol gear from the cars, which is how the Parent Guide asks it to be done. Mark clothing and gear with the Scout's name.

What to Bring

Paperwork

⧠ Permission form from ScoutBook, signed
⧠ Annual Health and Medical Record, parts A and B — handed in by the date on the trip page

Worn and carried

⧠ Class A uniform for travel, Class B for camp
⧠ Backpack
⧠ The Ten Essentials
⧠ Hiking shoes or boots — broken in, not new
⧠ A second pair of closed-toe shoes or sneakers (no sandals)

Clothing

⧠ Socks (2 pairs) and underwear (2)
⧠ Long pants (2), a T-shirt, shorts if the weather allows
⧠ A warm layer — sweatshirt or fleece — and a jacket for the season
⧠ Rain gear
⧠ Warm hat for the evening
⧠ Something to sleep in

Sleeping

⧠ Sleeping bag warm enough for the season
⧠ Sleeping mat
⧠ Pillow or camp pillow
⧠ Tent, when the trip page asks for one — it also says what size this trip wants

Eating and drinking

⧠ Mess kit and eating utensils, marked with the Scout's initials
⧠ Cup or mug
⧠ Refillable water bottle, at least 2 liters of capacity

Personal

⧠ Flashlight or headlamp, with spare batteries
⧠ Personal first aid kit
⧠ Toothbrush and toothpaste, soap, a small towel, deodorant, tissues
⧠ Medications, clearly labeled with the Scout's name, the medicine and the dose
⧠ Scout Handbook, a notebook and a pen — requirements get signed off on trips
⧠ Compass, if you have one
⧠ Wristwatch
⧠ Pocket knife, only for Scouts who hold the Totin' Chip

Optional

⧠ Folding camp chair
⧠ Card games
⧠ A musical instrument, if you play one

Troop Weekend Packing List