Please only bring old clothes, and remember that it still gets cold at night, and is likely to rain at some point knowing our luck!
Essential Clothing
- Scout uniform (shirt + necker)
- Set of clothes/sandals able to get wet for canoeing/kayaking
- 3 Shirts
- 3 Jumpers
- 2 Pairs of Trousers (not jeans, which are useless in wet weather)
- 3 Pairs of Socks
- 3 Changes of Underwear
- Waterproofs (both tops and trousers)
- Hiking Boots or welly boots
- Spare Trainers
Sleeping Kit
- Sleeping Bag
- Sleeping Mat
- Pyjamas
Essential Kit
- Plate, Bowl & Mug
- Knife, Fork and Spoon
- 2 Old Tea Towels
- Sun cream
- 500ml (or bigger) water bottle or equivalent
- Wash Kit
- Towel
- Torch
- Spare Torch Batteries
- Poly Bag for wet Clothes etc.
- Medicines – if necessary
- Ruck-sack, big enough for spare clothes and a towel for canoeing/kayaking
- Camp chair
- Insect repellent (if needed)
- Cake to share (hand it in at the start – food in tents is a recipe for mice/rats/squirrels/bears)
- Watch (so no 5am wakeups!)
Optional
- Pen Knife
- Frisbee/similar games
Please leave at home
- Phones
- Electronic items
- Anything easily breakable
Places with Scout discounts for buying stuff
- 10% at GO Outdoors – print this voucher – Millbrook
- 15% at Cotswolds Outdoors – Hedge End – take a necker