Mark everything with name and Scout Group so camp warden will know who to contact if it gets left behind
Containing ...
- Coat hanger for uniform
- Strong plastic bag for clean clothes (tents and bags can leak)
- Bag for dirty clothes preferably tie up netting
- Underwear
- Socks
- Shirts/tee shirts
- Night wear Tee shirt and shorts are best in summer
- Shorts/trousers Jeans and track suits take ages to dry
- Swimming trunks
- Jumper/jacket/fleece Even summer evenings can be cool
Eating Kit
- Two plates or bowls Unbreakable, high sided is best to keep food hot
- Cup/mug Unbreakable, preferable insulated
- Cutlery Knife, fork, spoon, no teaspoon
- Tea towel One for each 4 days of camp
Wash Kit
- Large towel For washing and swimming
- Flannel, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, comb
- Personal hygiene products as required
- Hankies/tissues
- Toilet paper in plastic bag
- Medication (must be included on camp information
form and kept in medical chest)
Use a toothbruh holder to keep soap off it
Sleeping bags should always be wrapped in a thick polythene bag
which wraps around several times and tied up, not a rubbish sack, they
tear too easily
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Activity Gear
- Waterproof jacket (Trousers optional)
- Boots or strong shoes walking and chopping wood
- Hiking socks Gortex if you can afford them, wear over normal socks
- Training shoes/plimsolls
- Sunscreen
- Hat, appropriate for season
- Sunglasses
- Gloves
- Water bottle, hikes and hot days
- Survival kit if you have one
Odds and Ends
- Torch & batteries Rechargeables won't last a week
- Knife only if agreed with leader
- Note book/paper & pencil
- Money In purse or wallet, use camp bank if there is one
- Camera & film Only if agreed with leader
- Clothes pegs or pegless clothes line
- Shoe cleaning kit Cloths rather than brushes
- Camp blanket or jacket if you have one
Engraving
Don't mark metal things with nail varnish, paint or sticking plaster,
they all come off, engrave them like this.
Draw your initials on the metal object with a soft pencil or felt tip pen.
Support the object firmly and make a series of small dents 1/2mm apart along
the pencil line buy hitting the point of a masonary nail into it with a hammer
and you will have your name engraved
for ever.
Not suitable for enameled items
Don't do this in an enclosed space, it will damage your hearing
Do NOT Bring
- Shell suits or nylon clothes Extreme fire injury risk
- Aerosols, matches, lighters, or any other flammable liquid or gas
These are dangerous and not necessary.
Any found will be confiscated and not returned
- Anything valuable or electronic No Walkmans, computers,
mobile phones, Portable TVs, Camcorders etc.
They are too easily stolen or damaged
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