So for this weekend camp out I will be learning outdoor leadership skills, to help me be a more effective leader to my girls troop. So as I sit here getting things together I thought I would take a moment at write something up for all of you. In this blog I will share with you what you need to pack for a camp out with scouts. Many of these this are essential for camping just with your family as well.
You are going to want to have a backpack a sturdy one. Clothing for every day you will be camping, depending on how many days I am camping depends on how many pants or shorts I take. If it is a two night trip I take one plus the one I am wearing. Most jeans or shorts you can wear twice. I do pack one shirt for each day plus and one extra. I pack one set of pajamas, usually sweat pant and t-shirt. Socks and under clothing for everyday plus one. A hat, two pairs of shoes, I like one pair of tennis shoes and a pair of hiking boots, you never know if it is going to rain, rain gear, jacket or hoodie, any other seasonal clothing. So when we winter camped I had a winter coat, gloves, stocking camp, snow boots. I do sometimes sleep in a stocking camp at night if we are camping in early spring or in the fall. You loose heat off your head. I also have socks to sleep in for spring, fall and winter camping. You want a good sleeping bag for all seasons, a mess kit for eating, water bottle, fist aide kit, flash light or head light, toothbrush and tooth paste, brush or comb, soap and wash cloth, I like having dry shampoo, small fire starting kit, sun screen, bug spray and a small pocket knife. This is a good personal list of gear for camping.
I like to pack my clothing in gallon zip lock bags. I also put personal care items in a baggie. This helps you to find what you need in your backpack and keeps them dry if it rains and your tent gets wet. I like to wrap my extra shoes in a plastic bag like for the store or if your car is close by I keep them in the car to stay dry. I also pack a large trash bag or by a backpack rain cover to try help keep the contents of my backpack dry incase of a large rain storm.
Our family loves camping and I can do more blogs about camping. I can do one on cooking, how to set up camp, how to plan a camping trip, setting up camp, to name a few. If you have any you would like me to focused on let me know.
Until Next Time,
Pitters
