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2009 4-H Venturers Backpackers
--- Personal Equipment Checklist
Personal Gear
- Sleeping Bag
- Foam sleeping pad/mattress
- Stuff bag for sleeping bag
Clothing (should be quick drying, not 100% cotton)
- Long Sleeve shirt - 1 (your crew shirt is long sleeved,
hydro-duct polyester jersey knit)
- Short sleeve shirt - 2 (one to sleep in, one to wear)
- Shorts - 1-2 pairs
- Long pants - 1 pair
- Warm Jacket (fleece is good)
- Rain jacket and pants (avoid cheaply made and cheaply priced),
no ponchos
- Gloves (wool works best)
- Stocking Cap
- Hat with wide brim
- Underwear - 2 pair
- Lightweight insulated underwear
- Bandanas (3)
- Water shoes or sandals
- Athletic shoes to wear at camp
- Socks (biting flies love your ankles and toes)
- Swimming Suit
Toiletries
- Toothbrush
- Small, itty-bitty tube of tooth paste
- Small hand towel (chamois cloth works great)
- Personal feminine products
- sunscreen
- Lip balm
- Insect repellent
Medical
Medications (prescription and/over the counter)
First-aid kit (personal size)
Spare pair of vision glasses (or contacts)
Sunglasses (Polarized for fishing)
Contact solution
Miscellaneous
- Waterproof matches in waterproof container
- Tent stakes (10) - no plastic stakes
- Pocket knife
- Flashlight
- Extra batteries
- Camera and film in waterproof bag
- Compass
- Bowl, spoon and drinking cup
- Nalgene Water 1 quart bottles (2)
- Playing cards, books
- Crazy Creek style of chair
- Assorted sizes of Zip-top plastic bags (2 gallon, 1 gallon, 1
quart)
- Heavy duty garbage bags (3)
- Water proof bags to keep small personal items handy in the anoe
- Fishing pole, lures, etc.
Note: You'll leave all your techie gadgets in
the front country as they are not allowed in the backcountry!!!
For Traveling Days
Packing
Sleeping
- Sleeping bag
- Foam sleeping pad
Clothing
- Shoes and/or sandals
- Socks (2-3 pair)
- Underwear (2-3)
- Shorts (2 pair)
- Long Pants (1 pair)
- Long-sleeve shirt / sweater/ sweatshirt
- Rain jacket
- Swimming suit (swimming party on June 29th, Lamoni, Iowa, City
Pool)
Personal and Miscellaneous
- Soap and shampoo
- Lightweight baqth towel (old and thin)
- Camera and film
- stamps for postcards
- Deck of cards, books, games
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