BSA Troop 191

​Personal Hygiene:

• Soap
• Shampoo
• Tooth Brush and Tooth Paste
• Deodorant
• 2 Bath Towels
• Any medicines you need to take while at camp (remember that medical forms are required)
• Fragrant items attract insects, so avoid them

​Clothing:

• Complete class A uniform! Class A uniform consists of Scout socks, shorts/pants, belt, shirt, slide and neckerchief
• Class B green collared troop shirt and/or any scout shirts.
• 2 bathing suits: one for morning showers, and one for swimming.  Be sure to pack your bathing suit and towel on top.
• Closed toe shoes.  No open toed shoes except "shower shoes" (flip flops to wear in the showers), which are only to be worn in the showers.
• Raingear
• Sufficient clothing for 6 days. 
• Boots or hiking shoes (preferably waterproof)
• Jacket or sweatshirt
• Sleeping bag
• Bed sheet or sleeping bag liner for hot nights
• Pillow
• Spare shoes
• Extra socks
• Pool towel

​Outdoor Protection:

• Hat
• Water Bottle (you NEED to keep hydrated)
• Sunscreen (Non-Aerosol)
• Non-aerosol insect repellant

Other:

• Foot Locker / storage trunk for camp gear
• Padlock for foot locker
• Laundry bag / garbage bag for dirty clothes
• Hanger for uniform
• Clothes pins
• Flash light
• Watch
• Extra batteries
• Backpack / duffle bag to carry items to/from showers and / or merit badge classes
• Pencil
• Paper
• Money for extra activities/Trading Post
• Items specifically required for certain activities   
• Knife
• Scout book
• Merit badge books if required
• Prerequisites for Merit Badges
• Tarp Or Rope (You and your tent mate should make sure to plan who brings a tarp and who brings rope to hang a tarp over your tent.)

Optional:

• Compass or GPS
• Camera (Necessary for Photography merit badge)
• Playing Cards
• Fishing Equipment
• Chess/Checkers
• Reading Books
• Drinks in a cooler
• Snacks (They must be kept in the trailer to keep the Bears out of our tent!)
• Money for snacks and crafts
• Rug to lay on the floor between the cots (A good idea to keep things from falling between the floorboards)
• Tent poles and stakes for tarp
• Camp Chair (don't sit in other people's chairs, either bring one or don't sit)
• Small camp table

DO NOT BRING!

• Any electronics (ipods, phones, game systems)

​Items to Bring:

• Change of clothes for Sat and Sun.  Boys should wear their class A scout shirt on Friday night and on Sunday.
• Long johns if it’s going to be cold.
• Sleeping clothes for 2 nights (you will be inside a heated cabin)
• Toiletries (no showers, so just the basics)
• Preferably hiking boots, plus an extra set of shoes/sneakers
• Raingear
• Warm coat, hat, gloves – they will be outside all day on Sat
• Mess kit – (plate, utensils), refillable bottle for water/bug juice, cup/mug for coffee or hot cocoa
• Pocket Knife – make sure adults have this until it’s time for working on the whittling chip
• Compass – only if you already have one, no need to purchase one, the boys can share
• Sleeping bag or warm blankets
• Pillow
• Old blanket or mat to put down on cot
• Earplugs and sleeping pills (for the adults) might help too!!
• You might consider bringing a wheel barrow or wagon to help cart your stuff to the camp site.
• Any daily meds (inhalers, etc)
• Flashlight

No need to bring food unless you have an extremely picky eater or allergies to certain foods.

The Friday night meeting time is usually around 6:00PM at the municipal building, then caravan to the camp from there. The camps URL is http://www.ockanickon.org and there is a link for a map. The address is also listed and you can mapquest directions.

Try to get as much as possible into a backpack (old school one, no need to purchase a “real” hiking backpack unless you want to – they will need it when they become Boy Scouts). There is a long walk from the parking area to the Lodge.

​Items to Bring:

• Change of clothes for Sat and Sun.  Boys should wear their class A scout shirt on Friday night and on Sunday.
• Long johns if it’s going to be cold.
• Sleeping clothes for 2 nights (you will be inside a heated cabin)
• Toiletries (no showers, so just the basics)
• Preferably hiking boots, plus an extra set of shoes/sneakers
• Raingear
• Warm coat, hat, gloves – they will be outside all day on Sat
• Mess kit – (plate, utensils), refillable bottle for water/bug juice, cup/mug for coffee or hot cocoa
• Pocket Knife – make sure adults have this until it’s time for working on the whittling chip
• Compass – only if you already have one, no need to purchase one, the boys can share
• Sleeping bag or warm blankets
• Pillow
• Old blanket or mat to put down on cot
• Earplugs and sleeping pills (for the adults) might help too!!
• You might consider bringing a wheel barrow or wagon to help cart your stuff to the camp site.
• Any daily meds (inhalers, etc)
• Flashlight