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Camping Information

 

Ten Essentials for Camping

Here is the list of things you absolutely must have when camping.

 

  1. Change of Clothes

  2. Rain Gear

  3. Flashlight

  4. Trail food

  5. Water/Canteen

  6. Matches/fire starter

  7. Sun protection

  8. Pocket Knife

  9. First Aid Kit

  10. Compass

 

 Here are some useful links to order camping gear:

www.rei.com

www.campmor.com

www.coleman.com

www.scoutdirect.com

(the Troop can make bulk orders)

 

www.scoutstuff.org

(This is the official BSA site)

 

If your son is a new Scout then the most important piece

 of gear initially is a good pack that can adjust as the boy grows.

 Look at one of these sites for a youth backpack. Campmor has a decent initial pack for $40 called the Dragonfly (Item Number: 90387).

 

Decathalon in Guigliano has a great selection of camping gear to include packs, clothes and mess kits.  However I wouldn't buy a tent there because they are not well suited for backpacking.