What to pack for BACKPACKING
Backpacking
Gear
Pack Weight
Your backpack and the gear it holds should not weigh more than 1/3 of your body weight, and never more than 20 - 30 pounds (without water & crew gear). You need to leave room and allow weight for Troop Gear. This includes equipment such as pots, stoves, fuel, water purifiers, and your share of food. Also remember that water weighs a lot! Each gallon of water weighs 8.33 pounds, so the 3 quarts of water that you should plan to carry will weigh 6.25 pounds. Your share of group gear & water will weigh about 15 or 20 pounds, but your entire pack should NOT weigh more than 50 pounds.
Uniforms
Leave your Class A uniform home. You will only need a Class B or Class C. Remember to pack light, and do double duty. Zip away pants work better than shorts and long pants. If it is bulky, leave it home!
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Wear your Class B or C T-Shir Wear your 1 pair of pants (Zip-away preferred) Wear your hiking shoes Wear 1 pair socks (pack a spare pair)
light camp shoes
A spare set of underwear Jacket
/ Hat Swim
Suit Hand
Towel
Personal
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Backpack
Share these with you tentmate:
Ground
cloth, 10 Tent Stakes Tent
(2 or more Scouts share 1 tent)
Bowl. Spoon. Drinking
mug Water bottle Flashlight
with batteries Personal
first
aid kit |
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Sunglasses,
Hiking staff Rain
gear, poncho or coat Pocket
Knife Binoculars
Compass
and camera Cards
or Chessboard Personal
Medicine |
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Knives
with blades longer than 2" Food
in tents Inappropriate
Magazines Radios TV Electronic
Games Flames
in tents Fuel |
Leave it home or it will be confiscated |
Pack early. Get on the scale without your pack. Get on
again. If it weighs more than 30 pounds, it is too heavy,
because you will be adding that much weight from
Troop Gear, food and water.
If you aren't sure, leave it home! Think light. Pack light.
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Backpack Clothing
