We have two camping trips each year. They are typically the first weekend in Oct and June. October 3-4, 2009 we're going to Stokes State Park (see Stokes page on this website)
Pack 10 Camping Rules:- Each Scout must be accompanied and supervised by their own
parent, and sleep in a tent with their own parent unless exception
cleared by the Cub Master.
- Do not bring your own food. If you have special diet requirements, talk to Cub Master or Grub Master
- NO FOOD IN TENTS, as it attracts bears. If you have food on your clothes (as kids frequently do), put those clothes in your car before you go to bed.
- No smoking or alcohol is allowed
- Only Webelos Scouts who have received their whittling chip card can bring a pocket knife
- No siblings allowed, unless they are members of our pack or Mountain Lakes Boy Scouts Troop 41 (for insurance reasons)
- Uniforms are optional, most Scouts don't wear them on campouts
Camping Equipment Stores
Campmor810 N Hwy 17, Paramus, NJ 07652
(40 minute drive from Mtn Lakes) (201) 445-5000 REIGreat online site. They just opened up a store in East Hanover (opens 9/25/09) 280 State Route 10, East Hanover, NJ 07936 (20 minute drive from Mtn Lakes) 973-581-1938
Ramsey OutdoorsThey moved to the Roxbury Mall in Sept 2009, 1.5 miles from the old store. 281 Rt 10, Succasunna, NJ 07876 (20 minute drive from Mtn Lakes) (973) 584 -7798 Dicks Sporting Goods
387 Mount Hope Ave., Rockaway NJ 07866 (10 minute drive from Mtn Lakes) In Rockaway Mall complex 973 -659 -1950 Dicks has a camping section, but it's not as extensive as the the stores above Tips: - Don't trust the weather forecast, be prepared.
- Dress in layers. For the kids, Under Armor works well for a first layer and it's not cotton.
- Cotton Kills - Cotton loses its insulating qualities when it gets wet,
whether from rain or sweat. Cotton also takes a long time to dry out.
Wool or synthetic materials are much better suited to winter camping in
cold weather conditions.
- If it's cold at night, sleep with a hat on, most of your body heat is lost from your head. Do not sleep with your head inside the sleeping bag, the water vapor from your breath will make your sleeping bag wet and you'll be even colder.
- Change into clean clothes before bed. Even if your old clothes feel dry. You'll be warmer and keep you sleeping bag cleaner.
Sample Packing List- Tent
- Ground cloth
- Sleeping pad
- Sleeping bag
- Pillow
- Soccer chair - useful when we gather around campfire
- Rain coat & pants or poncho
- Baseball cap
- Fleece winter hat
- Fleece coat
- Long underwear shirt
- Shorts Pants
- Long Pants
- Short sleeve shirts
- Long sleeve shirt
- Sweatshirt or Sweater
- Underwear
- Pajamas
- Socks - non-cotton (everything should be non-cotton)
- Gloves
- Sneakers
- Sandals
- Hiking boots
- Small towel
- Stuff sacks
- Garbage bag for dirty or wet clothes
- Pocket knife
- Flashlight
- Headlamp
- Camera
- Spare batteries
- Toothbrush & Toothpaste
- Toilet Paper
- Bug spray
- Sunscreen
- First Aid kit
- Bottled Water
- Hand sanitizer
- Prescription Medicine
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