Clothing
Pack all clothing in plastic bags and then put in your pack/bag. Can do one change of clothing per bag. Buy large zip lock bags. You want your clothing to stay dry – at least until you put it on.
You are aiming for a couple of complete changes of clothing plus extra socks, mittens, t-shirts, etc
Layering is good. Can add or remove clothes to match the conditions.
- Long johns / long underwear – a couple of pair
- Socks
- 4 pair heavy wool socks
- 4 pair light socks – to be warn under the heavy socks
- Shirts – 2 to 3
- heavy material; wool works best
- T-Shirts – 4 or more
- to wear under shirt
- Sweater
- large enough to pull over shirt, roomy
- sweat shirt with hood works well
- if not a turtleneck, pack a scarf to over your neck
- Pants
- first choice would be wool or snow/ski
- next choice would be cords
- blue jeans are not good – the absorb water and are very hard to dry at camp
- Toque – 2 to 3 – a must
- Mittens – 2 to 3 pair
- Jacket
- used with layering to keep you warm
- note that down will not keep you warm if it gets wet…
- Snowboots
- waterproof
- not too tight, even with the two pairs of socks on (heavy over light).
Tight boots result in cold feet.
- Plastic bags – fruit/vegetable, bread, grocery – can be used as a backup if socks and footwear all get wet.
- Sunglasses
- Gaiters (optional)
- Rain gear – a dry scout is a warm scout
Other
- Survival Kit
- Eating kit – in its own bag
- plastic bowl
- unbreakable bowl or mug
- knife, fork and spoon
- Water bottle – avoid metal
- Flash light
- Toiletry kit – also in its own bag
- small hand towel and wash cloth
- soap, tooth brush and tooth paste
- Sun screen and lip protection
Sleeping
- Sleeping bags – TWO bags (2)
- each of the TWO bags packed in a plastic bag then in its stuff sack
(a dry scout is a warm scout)
- each of the TWO bags packed in a plastic bag then in its stuff sack
- Sleeping pad – ensolite, compressed foam. Not an air mattress
- Sleep wear
- complete (yes,everything) change of clothing for each night. Clothing worn during the day will at least be damp – and a dry scout is a warm scout. If you don’t change all layers, you will be cold and/or have cold bits.
- If you sleeping bag does not have a hood, wear a toque or a hooded sweatshirt.
- Sleep wear is not worn during the day
If you don’t have it all for Winter Camp…
Then sign up for some of the spare equipment………
Be dry and layered….