Packing List
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Cub Scout Packing List
Each person should have access to:
- Day Pack, containing
- Individual First Aid Kit (age appropriate)
- Small Bandages and antibiotic ointment
- Wound cleaning pads and sting relief ointment or pads
- Sun screen spray or lotion (high SPF)
- Bug spray/lotion
- Hand sanitizer
- Water bottle (reusable)
- Whistle
- Trail snacks
- Pocket knife (optional, only if Whittling Chip is earned and with the scout)
- Flashlight
- Light rain gear – rain jacket/pants (better in wind, like “frog toggs”) or poncho
- Notebook and pencil (optional)
- Individual First Aid Kit (age appropriate)
- A duffle bag or other large bag, containing
- Personal items and toiletries and toilet paper
- Mess Kit (kits run $10-20, or bringing equivalent items from home is ok)
- Plate, bowl, and cup (reusable, plastic or metal)
- Spoon and Fork (or spork) (reusable, plastic or metal)
- Mesh dunk bag
- Clothing (appropriate for season and weather)
- Uniform (for dinner and scout’s own service)
- Towel
- Scout book
- Closed-toe shoes good for walking (broken in to reduce blisters, tall socks preferred)
- Sleeping bag/blankets and pad
- Pillow/sweatshirt in a pillowcase
- Camp chair
- Medicine (as needed, held by parent/guardian)
For each group tenting together:
- Tent with rainfly and poles
- Ground cloth or tarp
- Adequate number of tent stakes