CAMPING PACKING LIST

The Cub Scout 6 Essentials

First Aid Kit
Water Bottle
Flashlight
Trail Food
Sun Protection
Whistle

In addition to the 6 essentials, we recommend ensuring you use the list below as your packing list for the best possible outdoor experience. Be sure to read the additional notes at the bottom for helpful information!

Individual Items

Day Pack
- - First Aid Kit (bandages / cleaning pads)
  - Sun protection (sunscreen / hat)
  - Bug repellent
  - Hand Sanitizer
  - Re-usable Water bottle (filled)
  - Whistle
  - Trail snacks
  - Flashlight
Duffel or Large Bag
- - Seasonal Clothes (enough for entire trip)
  - Extra Shoes
  - Mess Kit (Plates, Fork, Spoon, Cup)
  - Uniform
  - Towel
Closed Toe Shoes
Sleeping Bag / Blankets (see notes at the bottom)
Sleeping Pad / Air Mattress
Pillow
Rain Gear (Jacket / Pants)
Camp Chair
Medicine (enough for duration)
Smiles and Fun!

Family / Group Items

Tent w/ Rainfly
Ground cloth / Tarp (for under the tent)
Tent Stakes
Hammer (for tent stakes)
**Camp Stove / Cooking supplies (Cubscouts does not allow any liquid fuels to be used for stoves)
**Meal Food

** These items are commonly coordinated at the Den level to help reduce the amount of space needed at campouts

ADDITIONAL NOTES

A few additional things to keep in mind as helpful hints. Nothing can ruin a scouting overnight adventure like being wet and cold!

Sleeping Bags are rated for survival, not comfort! A good "rule of thumb" is that a sleeping bag stops being comfortable ~10 degrees higher than it's rating. Therefore if you have a 40 degree sleeping bag, you will start to feel cold when the temperature gets to around 50 degrees.
Ever wonder why your air mattress deflates? Be sure to have padding under it! The ground will pull your body heat right through your sleeping bag. Be sure to try to have a sleeping pad that provides at least 1/2 inch of padding between you and the ground!

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