Troop 618 Cold Weather Packing List

  • You can put cardboard or a sleeping mat on top of your cot to prevent cold air from blowing through the bottom. Alternatively, you can just use a sleeping mat without a cot.
  • A cold weather sleeping bag is recommended.
  • You don't want to forget this
  • Only if you have earned your totin' chip
  • Only if you have earned your fireman' chit
  • Good for hanging up clothes
  • Only if your tent needs one.
  • Is it going to snow?
  • Scout-Appropriate
  • Good to have for flag ceremonies, car rides, & scouting events
  • Scout-Appropriate
  • Definitely don't want to forget these!
  • Bring 2, one for sleeping and one for the day. Bring more for longer campouts
  • Bring at least 2, winter gloves and a thinner pair
  • Bring AT LEAST one more pair than the number of days at camp. Extra socks will never hurt! Wool socks work best for sleeping
  • Scout-Appropriate
  • Scout-Appropriate
  • Recommended for extra cold or wet conditions.
  • Important for rank work
  • Does your camp have merit badges?
  • Toss some in your sleeping bag to help keep warm
  • Just because it's cold doesn't mean that it's not sunny
  • THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ON THE LIST!!!