Packing lists
Below are packing lists for various kinds of standard troop trips. Note that these lists might be supplemented with specialty gear for some trips. (No, you don't need to bring the items pictured above, which come from an 1911 edition of the Boy Scout Handbook.)
Note that most of the following lists should print out onto a single page, so you have no excuse to to be properly packed.
Cotton kills
All clothing on camping trips should be polyester or wool.
- No jeans.
- No cotton T-shirts.
- No cotton socks
- No cotton undies.
(Once cotton gets wet—from rain, water sports, or even just sweating—it sucks heat away from the body, which can lead to hypothermia and other life-threatening conditions.)
Personal gear
- The 10 Essentials (take these even on a day hike)
- Packing list: Backpacking (fall/spring) (unless told otherwise, use this packing list for all weekend backpacking trips)
- Packing list: Backpacking (winter)
- Packing list: Skiing/snowboarding
- Packing list: Cabin camping (Rodney)
- Packing list: City trips
- Packing list: Water trips (kayak/canoe/raft)
- Packing list: Day hike
- Packing list: Summer trip
- Packing list: Summer camp
Troop gear
Related pages
- The 10 Essentials
- The 7 Leave No Trace principals
- The 7 survival priorities
- Useful links (including where to get gear)
- Troop calendar (upcoming trips)
- The trips program