What should I bring to camp? 

You'll want to be prepared for your week at Camp Barton. The following lists should be a good beginning. Feel free to add to the list, but remember that whatever you bring you have to carry!

Be sure to bring:

• Completed health form
• "Class A" Boy Scout uniform: shorts, shirt, socks.
• Boy Scout Handbook
• Flashlight
• Normal summer clothing (t-shirt, shorts)
• Notebook and pencils
• Personal gear (towel, soap, toothbrush/paste, comb)
• Raincoat or poncho
• Sleeping bag or blankets
• Sneakers and/or hiking shoes
• Spending money
• Sweatshirt or light jacket
• Swim trunks
• Underwear and socks
• Old sneakers, aqua-socks or other water shoes. Please Note: Zebra Mussels have arrived in Cayuga Lake, as they have in most of the large bodies of fresh water in northern New York. These pesky mollusks have sharp shells which can cut feet, so leaders are urged to see that Scouts bring some form of footwear to wear while swimming.

Optional - you might want to bring:

• Camera
• Clothes hangers
• Clothes line or rope
• Clothes pins
• Compass
• Individual first aid kit
• Merit badge pamphlets (you can get these at the Trading Post, too)
• Musical instrument
• Pocket knife
• Watch

Please do NOT bring:

• Archery equipment
• Boom boxes
• Fireworks
• Gasoline fueled stoves or lanterns
• Guns of any kind
• Sheath or switchblade knives
• Slingshots

Boy Scout Troop 221 | 328 Main St. Vestal, NY 13850