Summer Camp Info

Summer Camp Information

Food

The camp supplies food for all meals. Other food is also available at the trading post, but they are discouraged from bringing this into camp because it will attract ants and other varmints into their tents.

Money

Scouts should bring about $45 spending money for such things as handicraft kits for merit badges and related incidentals. (Quarters and $1 bills are encouraged by the trading post.). Our adults will serve as “bankers” for each patrol. The bankers keep their money for them in envelopes that are locked away so they do not lose it. The “bank” is open once a day, at the discretion of the adults. The meals eaten during the bus trips are covered by the Troop.

Good Behavior

Unlike a regular troop campout, we will be interacting with a large number of other troops at summer camp, in assemblies, the dining hall, and instructional activities. Each of our boys must be an ambassador of good will and good behavior for our troop in all of their interactions with other troops and with the camp staff. We are a large troop, and the misbehavior of even one Scout reflects badly on all of us.

What Each Scout Should Bring -- Please Mark all items with Scout Name and Troop 211

□ Scout Handbook

□ Writing Items: small notebook & pens

□ Compass

Clothing Items:

□ Class A Scout Uniform –will be worn daily to dinner as well as during the bus trips to and from Summer Camp

□ Troop T-Shirt (will be available before we leave for Summer Camp)

□ Long sleeved sweatshirt or jacket

□ Rain Gear –Rain Jacket with hood and Rain Pants. (important: A rain poncho will not keep you dry and the water running down the poncho will collect in your boots/shoes)

□ Hat or cap with brim

□ Long, loose, rugged Pants (not tight jeans)

□ Under shorts (2 pair min.)

□ T-Shirts (2 min.)

□ Shorts (nylon shorts dry quickly and double as swimwear)

□ Long-sleeve button shirt

□ Hiking Boots with proper socks (important: boots need to be waterproof and BROKEN IN)

□ Tennis Shoes with proper socks (may get wet)

□ Swim Suit and Towel -Scouts taking aquatics merit badges must be classified as a swimmer (by passing a swim test after arrival) and must bring tennis shoes, socks, long loose trousers (not tight blue jeans), a long-sleeve button shirt and jacket or sweatshirt. These clothes should be “dunkable.” They will get soaked.

□ Pack as much in Ziploc bags to keep clothes dry

Camping Gear:

□ Sleeping bag and an old sheet. On most nights, unless it gets cool, they can use the sleeping bag as a mattress and use the sheet as cover

□ Pillow

□ Personal Ground Cloth

□ Scouts should pack their personal gear in a duffel bag or a backpack. A smaller backpack, such as a daypack or what they take to school, is also handy for hikes and such.

□ Flashlight with fresh batteries

□ Extra flashlight batteries

□ Water bottle

□ Personal First Aid Kit –should contain band-aids, antibiotic ointment and moleskin

□ Sunscreen

□ Insect Repellant

Toilet Kits:

□ Handkerchief

□ Toothbrush and toothpaste

□ Bath Towels and wash cloth

□ Emergency toilet paper in a Ziploc bag

□ Soap for body/Soap for clothing

□ Deodorant

□ Comb

Suggested Extras:

□ Sunglasses

□ Disposable camera

□ Watch

□ Extra Ziploc plastic bags to keep things dry

□ Sleeping pad –thin foam pad for under sleeping bag

□ Book of Faith

Items to Leave at Home:

□ Hunting and sheath knives

□ Open Toed Shoes

□ Fireworks

□ Any lighting device with a flame (i.e. matches, lighters, candles)

□ Inappropriate Possessions -Guns, Archery Items, Firearms and Ammunition

□ Radios/CD Players

□ Electronic Games

□ Valuables of any kind

□ Pets

□ Personal food items you intend to eat in your tent

□ We plan to have the traditional Troop 211 chess tournament during the week, so we will need a number of chess sets. Similar board games like checkers are also welcome in camp.

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING ELECTRONICS

□ Camp is an outdoor experience. As a rule, personal items such as cell phones, radios, stereos, CD or tape players, Game Boys, etc. are not allowed at camp. If they are found in camp, they will be confiscated immediately -No ifs, ands or buts. Any electronic gear used on the bus during the trip to will be collected upon arrival at camp and stored by an adult until our departure on Saturday.