CANOEING EQUIPMENT CHECKLIST
(IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ASK YOUR PATROL LEADER)

PERSONAL GEAR – EACH PERSON SHOULD BRING THESE ITEMS:

£ Flashlight (with extra batteries)

£ Ground-cloth (to put under tent)

£ Pocket knife

£ Bag lunch

£ "Mess kit" + utensils

£ Pad to sit on in canoe

£ Camp chair (folding) - optional

£ Hat

£ Strap to hold glasses on your head

£ Rain gear

£ Extra clothes

£ Shoes (1 pair for canoeing, 1 for camp/car)

£ Socks

£ Sleeping bag
£ Camping "mattress"

£ 2 quarts of water

£ Frame pack or duffel bag

£ "Bailing bucket" (1 gallon jug cut like a scoop)
£ Plastic bags (for garbage, to keep gear dry)

£ Toilet paper

£ Toiletries (tooth brush, soap, etc.

£ Bug repellant
£ Sunscreen

TROOP/PATROL GEAR – THIS SHOULD BE SPLIT UP EVENLY:

£ Patrol food

£ Matches

£ Paper towels

£ Tents, stakes

£ Stoves/fuel
£ Lanterns/fuel

£ Axe/Saw

£ Rope

£ First-aid kit

£ Garbage bags

£ Tarps
£ Maps

£ Pots, utensils

£ Troop water supplies

£ 1 Extra paddle per canoe

£ PFDs (life jackets)

- PACK EVERYTHING IN A WATERPROOF BAG AND TIE ALL YOUR GEAR INTO THE CANOE -
- ANY INEXPERIENCED CANOER SHOULD CANOE WITH AN EXPERIENCED CANOER -