Common Camp Out Checklist:
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- Registration form
- Mark name on all items clearly (jackets, hats, gloves, frisbees, water guns all look alike)
- Magic Markers
- Personal medications
- Bandages, first aid kit (antibiotic ointment such as Bacitracin)
- Insect repellent
- Insect sting relief medication
- Flashlights (for both) and extra batteries
- Camera (disposable?)
- Silver duct tape (it's a guy thing)
- Face cloths, face towels, soap, toothbrushes/paste, combs, brushes, collapsible plastic cups, etc.
- Toiletry/shaving kit (very few Big Braves bother to shave)
- Kleenex and hand wipes (e.g. Wet Ones)
- Sleeping bag, blankets, and pillow for both Big Brave and child (cabins have plywood/spring bunks with a thin mattress, no pillow)
- Pajamas for those who want/use them
- Change of clothes (and possible second change for children)
- Extra socks and shoes
- Swimming suits, towels, hair dryer (if we get a pool)
- Cell phone, pager
- Cash
- Tribal kindling/firewood
- Ear plugs (the snoring some women put up with is amazing!)
- As dictated by weather:
- Hats, jacket or coat (we will be outside a great deal of the time, including Saturday night around the Council fire, so bring appropriate clothing to keep you warm and dry)
- Hand warmers/Gloves
- Umbrella and/or poncho and perhaps Blanket to sit on or place over shoulders at Saturday night Council fire
- Junk food (cookies, crackers, candy, etc.) - remember, "No Mom rules" -- so we get to eat what we want!
- Drinks (water, pop, etc.) for washing down the junk food
- Your "Algonquin Longhouse Handbook" (Program Guide) to study if there is time to work for a bead
- Face paint for Haylushka, Crayons, Markers, etc. for the Patch contest
- Playing cards, small games, etc. for the kids to play during free time (and in bad weather)
- Paper towels
- Large plastic garbage sacks to help clean up the sleeping area before leaving and to store clean items if it's muddy
- Carpet squares for the doorway and by the bunks (it can get muddy)
- Spare bags (nothing ever packs as neatly as it did back home)
- Chiefs:
- Headdress
- Backup crayons, markers, pencils, paper plates for campout patch competition
- Ensure tribal banners and other tribal property arrive
- Ensure trophies and ceremonial log arrive
- For Winter Camp Out:
- Hats, mittens/gloves
- Warm clothes (heavy jacket, sweatpants and sweatshirt, long underwear, thick socks, etc...)
- Shovel in your trunk (in case we get snowed in and for snow sculptures)
- Sledding stuff
- Snow boots
- Added items for Spring Tent Out:
- Tent (use seam sealer and spray with waterproof/UV-block)
- Personal note: There's never enough room, a 6-person or larger tent holds two sleeping bags plus gear (coolers, food boxes, etc.) well
- Tent stakes/tie downs
- Small mallet and means to pull tent pegs from ground
- Ropes, bungee cords
- Plastic Tarp/ground cloth (to keep moisture below tent bottom, or cover it if it leaks)
- Air mattress or sleeping rolls/mats
- Lounge chairs
- Lantern, with spare batteries or fuel, funnel, and spare mantels
- Fishing rods, hooks, bait
- Horseback riding gear (shoes or boots with heels)
- FOOD! (REAL food, not just junk food--we're on our own)
- Condiments: salt, pepper, spices
- Hint: Some braves think cold food (muffins) make a great/quick breakfast
- Cooler, ice, beverages, can/bottle opener
- Tea kettle/coffee pot
- Camp stove and fuel or grill and charcoal and lighter fluid
- Matches or log-lighter
- Cooking utensils, spatula, serving utensils
- Dish soap, scrubber, sponge, dish towels, bucket
- Disposable cups, plates, utensils
- Plastic storage bags/containers
- More plastic garbage bags with ties
- Super-Soaker squirt guns for the kids
- Extension cord and fan if it's going to be very hot (even in a tent)
