Packing for Camp can always be a headache if you don't have your plans together - pack too little and you'll always feel like you're missing something, and pack too much and you'll be angry at yourself when you're getting a workout lugging it all up the hill. Luckily, we've made a handy packing list for you! Just print this out and go to town!

If you're planning to attend the Hi-Sierra Trekking [0] program rather than an in-Camp session, you should use the Trekking packing list [0].

Personal Gear

Clothes

• 2 pair, long pants: The mornings are cold (but warm up quickly after breakfast) and nights cool down not long after dark. Zip-off pants are especially convenient, but not necessary.
• 2 long sleeve shirts: For those mornings and evenings. The important thing is layers. Mornings and nights can reach as low as 40ºF.
• 3-4 t-shirts: for wearin' around camp
• Activity Uniforms (formerly "Class B"): You'll want these for the Campwide games [0] and to wear around camp during the week.
  • 2-3 Scouting-related T-shirts (Troop shirts, CHS shirts, etc.)
  • uniform shorts (see below)
• Field Uniforms (formerly "Class A"): Your troop needs to be in uniform for breakfast and dinner.
  • 1-2 uniform shirts (preferably short sleeve, but you can get away with either)
  • 1-2 uniform shorts or pants (you will almost certainly want the shorts during the day, and they're generally bearable in mornings and evenings too, but pants can be nice).
• Rain jacket: It doesn't rain often in the mid-Sierras during the summer months, but when it does, Scouts are prepared. Bring a lightweight waterproof jacket and it can double as your outer layer during cool mornings and nights.
• Hat: A wide-brimmed hat will serve you well in the day to keep the sun off, and/or a knit cap in the evenings and mornings will keep you toasty warm!

Tent Gear

• Sleeping Bag: For sleeping. If you're staying in Camp, it is possible to set up a cot with sheets and heavy blankets, but either way you need to be warm: nights drop to 40-50ºF, so a bag rated between 10-30ºF is recommended.
• Toothbrush & Toothpaste: For brushing.
• Toiletries: For cleanin' up. Be sure to bring a container to put your soap in once you're done in the shower - the shower trolls certainly find plenty of leftover soap, they don't need more.
• Backpack: If you plan on going on an overnighter.
• Ground cloth: The tent platforms are dusty, a ground cloth can help keep it clean. Also important for overnighters.
• Sleeping Pad: Important for overnighters and better than sleeping on the wooden tent platforms
• Cot: Better than a sleeping pad for inside the tents, and even better with a sleeping pad on top! You won't be able to take it for overnighters.

Recreational Gear

• Musical instruments! Camp is a very musical place, and there's a time and a place for almost all types of acoustic instruments. Bring those guitars, bugles, banjos, accordions, harmonicas, fiddles, slide trombones, and flutes! Be sure to bring a case to keep it clean/protected and hold all the fixin's...
• A good book: You won't have lots of time to read at Camp, but when you find that extra half-hour free each afternoon, nothing's more pleasant that sitting in a beautiful spot reading something wonderful. A Scout is Reverent, and a devotional or prayer book may be especially handy.
• Sports equipment: Adult Scoutmasters may want to bring their own softball mitts (so they can be well-prepared to be beat by the Staff!), and anyone might like to have a frisbee or soccer ball around for afternoon pick-up games. Water shoes can be fun for exploring the river or lake. Remember that anyone bringing their own archery, cycling, or shooting equipment needs to check those things in with the appropriate Program area staff members.

Other Personal Gear

• 2 (at least) water bottles of at least 2 liters: At nearly a mile high and in a dry climate, with temperatures over 90ºF, it is easy to get dehydrated. Bring a water bottle with you and drink from it often. Bladder-based water packs (i.e. Camelbaks) also work well, but you'll want at least one actual bottle for easy filling.
• Pocket knife: If you have your totin' chit (or you plan to earn it at camp), bring your pocket knife. No sheath knives or blades over 3.5".
• 10 Essentials: You should always have these when camping, but they are especially important if you plan on going on an overnighter (i.e. the Clavey, Wilderness Survival overnighter, etc...)
• Sunscreen: It makes sense to share this with your patrol mates, but make sure you have some - the sun is strong at 5000 feet!
• Sunglasses: Often helpful, it is sunny.

Patrol Gear

• Patrol Flag
• Major commodities to share - if you're going to be together with the same friends all week, why double up unnecessarily?
  • Sunscreen
  • Shampoo
  • Bug spray (not really so necessary at Hi-Sierra: long sleeves are more effective, and the mosquitos aren't generally too bad)
• Patrol songbooks, skit ideas, etc.

Troop Gear

• Troop Merit Badge book library: not necessary to have, but it can be nice to refer to the merit badge books while doing tent work or deciding what merit badge to signup for.
• Troop Flag: good to fly above your campsite, and really good to have at campwide games.
• Lantern: to provide some light for late night activities.
• Ashes for ash ceremony
• Prepared troop duty roster: Your SPL can prepare this ahead of time.
• Advancement records: Scouts will definitely be getting some serious advancement work done - be prepared to track their progress!

What to Leave at Home

• Anything terribly valuable: Sometimes things get lost at Camp, and it's no fun to get back home only to realize that you forgot to search the dust under your tent for that fancy watch the relatives gave you. Play it safe, and leave the valuables at home.
• Anything electronic: There is no electricity available to campers and personal electronic gadgets (i.e. iPods, video game consoles, cell phones, stereos, etc.) are prohibited. Camp is a rustic environment where you're going to have the sort of fun that you just can't find in the urban environment - leave behind the

urban accoutrements for a week and feel the difference! A few exceptions are noteworthy:

• • Adult leaders may use electronics necessary to their responsibilities: Carrying a cell phone for emergencies (though it isn't likely to work in Camp) or using a laptop to track advancement are fine.
  • Outdoor equipment such as flashlights and even GPS units are perfectly fine.
  • Medical equipment are of course allowed: please check in with the Health Officer [0].
• Contact information and trip itinerary: Be sure to let the folks at home know about your plans and how to reach you at Camp [0]!