Individual Equipment Required• Pack• Sleeping Bag• Sleeping Pad• Cook kit/Mess kit• Ten essentials – First Aid Kit, Compass, etc

• Buy quality gear within budget• Recommended source: Scout shop, Campmor, Tooth of

Time Traders and REI

• Additional “nice to have” items – Stool/chair, lantern, water purifier, personal stove, etc

Back Pack• Light weight (5lbs or less)• Sleeping bag compartment• 3-4 external pockets• Water bottle pocket/holder(s)• 3000-4000 cu/in• Adjustable fit (must size to fit)• Adjustable External Frame (new Scouts)• Example: External - Firefly – Outdoor Products $49.98-

Campmor.com; Internal - REI Passage $149, rei.com• http://boyslife.org/outdoors/guygear/8296/backpack-

buying-guide/

Sleeping Bag

• 20-30 degree bag

• Light weight (3-4 lbs)

• Small (dimensions around 7”-11” when stuffed)

• Recommend polyfill for new scouts, down for older scouts.

• Example: Slumberjack, Utimate 200 - $79.99 – Tooth of Time

Sleeping Pad

• 1”-2” thick

• Light weight

• Closed cell foam or self inflating (all scouts)

• Air mattress (older scouts)

• Example: Therm-a-rest Z-Lite $29 REI; Therm-a-rest Trail-Lite $69 REI

Cook Kit/Mess Kit

• Light Weight

• Non-stick

• 1-2 pieces w/lid (need a pot to boil water)

• Plastic bowl (collapsible better)

• Spork

• Plastic measuring cup (scout cup)

• Light weight Metal or aluminum cup

Ten EssentialsFirst Aid Kit

Knife

Matches/Lighter

Map and CompassSun Protection: Hat, Sunscreen, Sun glassesand chapstick

Extra ClotesRain suit

Flashlight

Water bottle

Trail Food