Scout Overnight Camping Equipment List

_____ Tent
_____ Sleeping bag
_____ Pillow
_____ Air mattress
_____ Bag / Pack
_____ Chair
_____ Jacket
_____ Neckerchief / Hand Towel
_____ Scout uniform A & B
_____ Hat (prevent ticks / sunburn)
_____ Flashlight & Batteries (find the toilet)
_____ Mess Kit (knife, fork, spoon, cup) (eat)
_____ Water Bottle
_____ Personal First Aid Kit
_____ Scout Pocketknife
_____ Compass
_____ Boy Scout Book
_____ Insect Repellent / Sunscreen
_____ Raincoat ($1)

"TREK" to Meyer Park

"TREK" to Meyer Park

Sample Dinner Menu

Dinner 1

Meal: Stew, Rolls, Pudding, Hot Drinks

Serves: 4

Type: Camp

Equipment: Stove, Fuel, Large Pot, Big Spoon, Can Opener, Mixing Bowl, Measuring Cup, Medium Pot

Stew: 2 large cans stew, 1 can mixed veggies, 1lb. stew meat, seasonings, 2oz oil, 2oz flour; large pot, big spoon, can opener

Rolls: 8 dinner rolls, 2oz squeeze butter

Pudding: 2 packs pudding mix, 4oz powdered milk; mixing bowl, large spoon, measuring cup

Hot Drinks: hot chocolate packets, apple cider packets; medium sized pot

Dinner 2

Meal: Oriental Bowl, Bread sticks, Fortune Cookies, Green Tea

Serves: 4

Type: Backpacking

Equipment: Stove, Fuel, Large Pot, Big Spoon, Medium Pot

Oriental Bowl: 2 packs ramen noodles, 2 packs vegetable soup mix, 4-5oz soft packs chicken, 4 soy sauce packets; large pot, big spoon

Bread sticks: 8 sesame bread sticks

Fortune Cookies: 8 fortune cookies

Green Tea: 6 tea bags; medium pot

Dinner 3

Meal: Chicken Alfredo, Rolls, Oranges, Cookies, Lemonade

Serves: 4

Type: Backpacking

Equipment: Stove, Fuel, Large Pot, Big Spoon, Knife, Nalgenes

Chicken Alfredo: 2 packs fettuccine alfredo, 8-10oz. soft packs chicken, 2oz. parmesan cheese; large pot, big spoon
Dinner Rolls: 8 dinner rolls

Oranges: 2 oranges; knife
Cookies: 8 cookies

Lemonade: lemonade drink mix; nalgenes

Dinner 4

Meal: Hot Ham 'n Cheese Sandwiches, Tomato Soup, Fig Newtons, Tang

Serves: 4

Type: Backpacking

Equipment: Stove, Fuel, Skillet, Spatula, Large Pot, Big Spoon, Nalgene

Hot Ham 'n Cheese Sandwiches: 8-10oz. soft packs chicken, 8 slices American Cheese, 8 slices sourdough bread, 2oz. squeeze butter; skillet, spatula

Tomato Soup: 2 packs tomato soup mix, 2oz. parmesan cheese; large pot, big spoon

Fig Newtons: 8 fig newtons

Tang: tang drink mix; nalgenes

Sample Lunch Menu

Lunch 1

Meal: Soup, Crackers, Cookies, Apples, Hot Lemonade

Serves: 4

Type: Camp

Equipment: Stove, Fuel, Large Pot, Big Spoon, Can Opener, Medium Pot

Soup: 3 large cans broth soup mix, bouillon cubes; large pot, big spoon, can opener

Crackers: 1 big box crackers

Cookies: 8 cookies

Apples: 4 apples

Hot Lemonade: lemonade drinks mix; medium pot

Lunch 2

Meal: Dried Fruit, Summer Sausage, Crackers, Cheese, M&M Gorp, Tang

Serves: 4

Type: Backpacking

Equipment: Knife, Nalgenes

Dried Fruit: 1 bag dried fruit

Summer Sausage: 2 12-16oz. sticks summer sausage

Crackers: 1 big box crackers

Cheese: 1 block cheddar

M&M Gorp: small bag trail mix

Tang: tang drink mix; nalgenes

Lunch 3

Meal: Tuna Wraps with Tomato, Dried Fruit, Oatmeal Bars, Pink Lemonade

Serves: 4

Type: Backpacking

Equipment: Knife, Nalgenes

Tuna Wraps with Tomato: 8 tortillas, 2 8-10oz. soft packs flavored tuna , 8 relish packets, 1 tomato

Dried Fruit: 1 bag dried fruit

Oatmeal Bars: 8 trail bars

Pink Lemonade: pink lemonade drinks mix; nalgenes

Lunch 4

Meal: Ham Bagels with Cheese, Apples, Cookies, Lemonade

Serves: 4

Type: Backpacking

Equipment: Knife, Nalgenes

Ham Bagels with Cheese: 8 bagels, 2 8-10oz packs ham spread, pack American cheese, 8 mustard packets

Apples: 4 apples

Cookies: 8 cookies

Lemonade: lemonade drinks mix; nalgenes

Lunch 5

Meal: Chicken Burrito Wraps, Clementines, Brownie Bites, Gatorade

Serves: 4

Type: Backpacking

Equipment: Nalgenes

Chicken Burrito Wraps: 8 tortillas, 1 bag shredded cheddar cheese, 1 bag southwestern pre-cooked chicken, salsa squeeze tube

Clementines: 8 clementines

Brownie Bites: 1 container brownie bites

Gatorade: Gatorade drinks mix; nalgenes

Lunch 6

Meal: Peanut Butter and Jelly Rolls, Cookies, Dried Fruit, Kool Aid

Serves: 4

Type: Backpacking

Equipment: Nalgenes

Peanut Butter and Jelly Rolls: 12 sourdough rolls, squeeze tube peanut butter, squeeze tube jelly

Cookies: 1 package cookies

Dried Fruit: 1 bag dried fruit

Kool Aid: Kool Aid drinks mix; nalgenes

Sample Breakfast Menu

Breakfast 1

Meal: Pancakes, Sausage, Oranges, Hot Drinks

Serves: 4

Type: Camp

Equipment: Stove, Fuel, Skillet, Spatula, Mix Bowl, Knife, Medium Pot

Pancakes: 1 12oz. packet complete pancake mix, 4oz. powdered milk, 4oz. oil; skillet, spatula, mix bowl

Sausage: 1 1lb. package sausage (pre-cooked is easiest); skillet, spatula

Oranges: 2 oranges cut into quarters; knife

Hot Drinks: tea bags, hot chocolate packets, apple cider packets; medium sized pot

Breakfast 2

Meal: Oatmeal, Bacon, Dried Fruit, Tang

Serves: 4

Type: Backpacking

Equipment: Stove, Fuel, Large Pot, Big Spoon, Skillet, Spatula, Nalgenes

Oatmeal: 8 packs instant oatmeal, 4oz. powdered milk or water; large pot, big spoon

Bacon: 16 oz. precooked bacon; skillet, spatula

Dried Fruit: 1 bag dried fruit

Tang: Tang drink mix; nalgenes

Breakfast 3

Meal: Oatmeal, Sausage, Apples, Hot Drinks

Serves: 4
Type: Backpacking

Equipment: Stove, Fuel, Large Pot, Big Spoon, Skillet, Spatula

Oatmeal: 8 packs instant oatmeal, 4oz. powdered milk or water; large pot, big spoon

Sausage: 1lb. precooked sausage; skillet, spatula

Apples: 4 apples

Hot Drinks: tea bags, hot chocolate packets, apple cider packets; same large pot

Breakfast 4

Meal: Bacon Wraps, Oatmeal Bars, Oranges, Tang

Serves: 4

Type: Backpacking

Equipment: Knife, Nalgenes

Bacon Wraps: 8 tortillas, 16oz. precooked bacon, 1 bag grated cheddar cheese, 8 salsa packets or 1 squeeze salsa bottle

Oatmeal Bars: 8 trail bars

Oranges: 2 oranges cut into quarters; knife

Tang: Tang drink mix; nalgenes

Breakfast 5

Meal: Granola, Dried Fruit, Bacon, Hot Drinks

Serves: 4

Type: Backpacking

Equipment: Stove, Fuel, Large Pot, Big Spoon, Skillet, Spatula

Granola: 4 bags freeze dried granola; large pot, big spoon

Dried Fruit: 1 bag dried fruit

Bacon: 16oz. precooked bacon; skillet, spatula

Hot Drinks: tea bags, hot chocolate packets, apple cider packets; same large pot

Breakfast 6

Meal: Boil-In-Bag Omlets, Hot Drinks

Serves: 4

Type: Backpacking

Equipment: Stove, Fuel, Large Pot (even bigger than the ones in the Troop patrol boxes), Ziploc Bags

Boil-In-Bag Omlets: 2 eggs per person, chopped vegetables, bacon, sausage; large pot, ziploc bags

Hot Drinks: hot chocolate packets, apple cider packets; same large pot

Instructions:

1. Put two eggs into Ziploc bag, close, and "scramble" by mixing the eggs together in the closed bag.
2. Add vegetables, bacon, salsa, sausage, and whatever other additional things you brought to bag and close again.
3. Boil the eggs in bags in the hot water until fully cooked and hot.

Camping Merit Badge

We are starting the Camping Merit Badge.  Camping is eagle required.  We only do this MB every two years, so all boys need to pass off requirements at this time.  Part of MB requirements will be fulfilled at Easter Break camp at Brazos Bend next month (April 5-7).

http://www.usscouts.org/mb/mb001.asp