Cub Scout Six Essentials

Scouts should have the following available at all camp outs and outdoor activities:

• First Aid

• Trail Food

• Water Bottle

• Sunscreen

• Flashlight

• Whistle

Pack Campout Checklist

These items are recommended if you are camping with Pack overnight. If attending for the day only ensure you have weather appropriate clothing for day and evening and a flashlight in case you decide to stay late.

Camping Equipment:

❑ Tent, poles, and stakes (3 or four season)

❑ Waterproof ground cloth or plastic sheet

❑ Sleeping bag (recommend 3 or 4 season - cold temp rated), pillow, air mattress or pad

❑ Clothes Bag

❑ Cub Scout uniform &/or Class B t-shirt (usually specified)

❑ Poncho or raincoat

❑ Warm jacket or coat

❑ Pajamas or sweatshirt, sweatpants

❑ Underwear

❑ Durable close toed shoes, shoelaces - No open toe shoes  

❑ Hat or cap

❑ Gloves

❑ Extra socks, shoes, other extra clothing.

Toilet Kit:

❑ Toothpaste, toothbrush, comb

❑ Towel & Washcloth

❑ Soap in container

❑ Toilet paper

❑ Extra plastic bag or container

Other:

❑ Medications

❑ Personal First aid kit (Pack has one too)

❑ Water bottle 

❑ Flashlight, bulb, batteries

❑ Sunscreen

❑ Insect repellent

❑ Whistle

❑ Safety pins

❑ Compass

❑ Folding Scout Pocketknife (Age appropriate: only if scout has earned their Whittling Chip).

Note: Scouts are not permitted to carry their pocketknives. They must be stored in your tent in a safe place and may only be used during sanctioned activities under the supervision of a leader.   

Family Gear

❑ Lawn/Camping chairs - very handy

❑ Outdoor sport/ activity equipment

Optional / Program Extras:

❑ Snacks

❑ Camera

❑ Binoculars

❑ Sunglasses

❑ Notebook and pencil

❑ Nature books

❑ Work gloves

For Webelos Woods Campouts:

❑ Also bring cup, bowl, plate, knife, fork, spoon, mesh bag (for Pack Campouts we supply these).

Additional equipment as outlined by pack campout coordinator (please volunteer)

❑ Canopy Pop-up (for food /dining area)

❑ Cooler or ice chest and ice

Never Bring: Weapons: Guns, Arrows, Sheath (non-folding Knives), Alcohol or illegal drugs. (do not consume either). Also, never start any campfires without Cubmaster approval so we can ensure proper safety precautions are met.

New Camper Gear

New to camping? Need gear? Here are some options. 

Tent

Here is a reasonably priced family tent easy to setup for Fall, Spring and Summer. Good for cub campouts:

"Coleman Cabin Tent with Instant Setup

• 6 Person (Depending on time of year ~$170) Expect to Sleep up to 4 adult. Also, purchase the rain fly separate other wise open screen roof. Some tents come with a rain fly.

• The person rating does not include baggage so a 4 person will fit 2 and a 6 person will fit 4, typically.

Rain Fly

• Make sure you purchase the separate rainfly as well as the tent above doesn’t come with it. ~$30

• Note - whatever tent you purchase, always practice setting up prior to first campout to get familiar with it and ensure have all parts. Recommend you purchase spare tent stakes as well as they like to disappear.

Sleeping bags

• Coleman Sleeping Bag | 20°F Sleeping Bag | Brazos Cold-Weather Camping Sleeping Bag ~ $40

• One rated for 20 -40 Degree weather like this is good for 3 season camping (which is fine for cub scouts).

• The temperature rating is lowest ever temperature you can use it in.

• The comfort temp is usually 10 -15 degrees higher (i.e. a 30 degree bag not comfortable under 40 degrees).

Sleeping Pad

• Used for under the sleeping bag but this is a personal choice.

• ~$20 - $50pp depending on how much want to spend.

• If you’re new, yoga mats work ok or you can get moving blanket pads from places like Harbor Freight for under $10.

2 Tarps

• Sized to tent

• One for under tent to protect from ripping tent

• One for inside for easy cleanup.