Summer Camp
What to bring to Camp:
- Completed BSA Health Form (This should have been done prior to arriving at camp)
- Mosquito netting (Available at the Trading Post)
- 4-36″ dowels for attaching mosquito netting to bunk (Available at the Trading Post)
- twine, nylon ties
- Mosquito repellant (creme or pump spray – no aerosols!)
- Complete uniform
- Extra shirts, shorts, socks, jeans, underwear – enough for 1 to 2 changes per day
- Handkerchiefs
- Swimming trunks (two pair = 1 to dry + 1 to wear)
- Raincoat/poncho
- Sweatsuit/pajamas
- Sweater/jacket
- Extra sneakers/shoes
- Moccasins/slippers
- Sleeping bag (3 warm blankets are a good alternative)
- Pillow
- Mattress cover (twin size works perfectly)
- Towels/washcloths
- Toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, comb/brush, shampoo – A Scout is Clean!)
- Scout Handbook
- Pen, pencil and paper
- A few trash bags
- Flashlight, extra batteries
- Sunblock
- Length of rope – 15′ to 20′, and clothes pins
- Watch
- OA Sash if Order of the Arrow member
- Pocket knife
- Swimming Merit Badge clothes (long sleeved cotton shirt with collar, jeans with belt)
- Pre-Camp Merit Badge requirements
Note: Please mark all belongings with Scout’s full name and Troop # and town.
What Not to Bring to Camp!
- Aerosol cans of any type…………….they explode in fires, can cause eye injuries
- Bows, arrows, ammunition………….camp will provide when needed
- Sheath knives……………………………not approved for Scout Camps
- Any other weapon……………………..should not be needed in Camp
- Fireworks of any kind ………………..fire/safety hazard, illegal in Massachusetts
- Illegal drugs, alcohol, or prescription drugs in improperly/unmarked c
- Double bit axes
- Cigarette lighters
- Traps
- Televisions, boom boxes …………….walkmen are permitted
- Anything of real or sentimental value