Backpacking Equipment

Please pack the following items in your hike backpack (unless otherwise noted). Do not plan on using these items in camp as you will not have access to your hiking backpack then. You will be hiking with these items on your back for two days so pack the minimum amount of required gear and nothing else. In backpacking, gear weight is very important. Take the smallest and lightest items possible. Pack loose items in plastic Ziploc bags and bundle clothes by rolling and securing with rubber bands. If you do not have the following items, contact your Ward Camp Specialist to help you borrow items from your ward.

Gear

1 hiking backpack with padded hip belt and shoulder straps. All items must fit in/on this.
1 lightweight mummy style sleeping bag rated +30 degrees or lower.
1 lightweight sleeping pad: Thermarest or similar pad that can be tightly rolled up.
50 foot thin rope
Drawstring bag (to hang up food in a tree)

Clothing

1 pair underwear
2 pair hiking socks
1 t-shirt
1 pair pants for second day (optional if want to wear same pair both days)
1 pair pajamas, sweats or thermals
1 warm hoodie/sweatshirt/fleece
Gloves
Shell jacket/ windbreaker
Warm Beanie
1 swimsuit (if you only have 1 swimsuit, this may be shared with the General List)

Protection/ Safety/ Emergency

Identification. Write your name, phone #, address, and emergency contact info on a piece of paper.
1 disposable lightweight rain poncho - mini size
1 tube chapstick with sunscreen
1 mini container sunscreen (or pour some in ziplock bag)
1 small non-aerosol pump bottle insect repellent
1 small flashlight/ headlamp with new batteries installed

1 compass
1 whistle
1 pocket sized mirror for signaling - think small
1 45 gallon plastic garbage bag

Eating

2 large lightweight cups/bowls (16 oz aluminum or plastic)
2 plastic spoons

Toiletries

4 -6 wet wipes in Ziplock bag
small hand towel or super absorbent cloth
1 toothbrush. Disposable with toothpaste if possible.
1 mini tube toothpaste. Squeezing some toothpaste into a plastic sandwich baggie is best.
1 mini non-aerosol deodorant. Breaking off a small chunk into a plastic sandwich baggie is best.
1 mini comb/brush/hair tie (optional)
½ roll toilet paper in Ziploc bag. Best if unrolled from cardboard roll
1 small lightweight plastic gardening trowel for burying waste
Sanitary pads/tampons to last two days
2 1-gallon Ziploc bags to pack out used toilet paper and sanitary products
2 lunch-size paper bags to conceal waste products

Optional

Optional - Disposable or small digital camera, no smartphones
Optional - Hand sanitizer
Optional - mosquito netting
Optional - inhaler/Epi-pen

The following items should NOT be packed in your hike backpack but brought in a separate bag to show at the pack check. These items are included in your General Equipment List and you should be wearing/carrying these on the day you leave for your hike:

1 t-shirt
1 pair lightweight long pants (Jeans tend to be too hot and bushes can scratch your legs in shorts)
1 pair hiking boots
1 pair hiking socks
2 refillable water bottles labeled with your name

Optional - sunglasses, hat, visor, bandana

Tent Group

The following items should be divided up by Tent Groups. This usually works best with 4 people in a Tent Group. Please let your counselors know who the people are in your group and what they have been assigned to bring.