Camping is an essential part of scouting. Listed below you will find suggested items for your day pack or outdoor experience.

“Suggested items for Camping”

Needed:

Campsite:

-Sleeping Bag & pillow

-Tent, stakes, poles and mallet

-Ground cloth/tarp

-Appropriate clothing(warm clothes, poncho, extra socks)

-Uniform (Class A or B, ranking hat)

-Wool hat for sleeping at night

-Camp chair for each person

-Toiletries (toothbrush/paste, towels, soap, extra toilet paper, small plastic bags)

-Hat for everyone (ranking hat for scouts)

-Comfortable shoes

-Scout book

-Flashlight

"Eatery"

-Mess kit (Mess bag for drying)

-Chow kit

-Waterbottle

-Coffee mug

-Food by menu

-Cooking utensils by menu

-Extra snacks through the day

-Napkins

-Antibacterial wipes/ instant hand sanitizer

Recommended:

-Ground mat

-Shower footwear (flip-flops, water shoes)

-Lantern (battery powered for safe scouting)

Extras:

-Air mattress or cot

-Camera

-EZup over the front of your tent

-Port-a-potty

-Sunglasses

-Binoculars

"Suggested items for your day pack or any outdoor experience”

-First aid

-Extra Socks

-Compass

-Safety whistle

-Mess kit (mess bag for drying)

-Chow kit

-Waterbottle

-Napkins

-Flashlight (extra batteries)

-Bugspray

-Sunblock

-Chapstick

-Non-peanut snacks

-Compass

-Pocket knife

-Poncho

Boy Scouts of America Suffolk County Council offers many opportunities for camping and summer camps for your scout.

Suffolk County Council

Spring Camps

Summer Camps

Family Camping

Bus Transportation Information