Overnight Hike

• Backpack (internal or external frame)
• Sleeping bag good to a least 15 degrees F
• Hiking boots
• 2 pairs hiking socks (two pair each day)
• 2 pairs pants (one pair each day)
• Hat/mittens
• Sleeping attire
• Long sleeved shirt
• Short sleeved shirt
• Sweatshirt or polar fleece sweater
• Jacket
• Rain gear/poncho
• Flashlight
• Ground pad
• Ground cloth or space blanket
• Mess kit
• Mug or cup labeled with your name
• Compass
• Whistle
• 4 liters water (3 for personal consumption one for the troop to cook with)
• Saturday lunch, boil bag dinner, Sunday breakfast
• Black trash bag to act as night time backpack cover
• Stuff sack to act as bear bag
• Bungee cord/rope for bear bag
• Small first aid kit
• Toiletries
• Pocket knife may be brought only by Scouts who have completed Totin' Chip.
• Boy Scout Handbook, if you want to work on rank requirements.
• Fire starter (optional)