Items to bring to Summer Camp - 2007
NEEDS:
A sack lunch for on the way up to camp
Scouts must have 2 copies of “class 2” medical forms filled out and signed by your doctor – you can use your 5th grade physicals as they are good for 36 months but you still must fill out the front of the form
Parents over 40 must have 2 copies of the “class 3” medical form filled out and signed by your doctor – good for only 12 months
Parents under 40 must have 2 copies of the “class 2” medical form signed by your doctor – good for 36 months
Wear Class “A” shirt and troop hat to church – ARRIVE AT CHURCH AT 6 AM on June 24th
Either wear your swimsuit or have your swimsuit and towel on the top of your pack for inspection on Sunday morning.
$50 in spending money per Scout (singles & fives work best)
Sleeping bag
Pillow
Sleeping pad or cot
Rain gear
Flashlight with extra batteries
Sun block
Bug spray – no aerosol cans are allowed in camp
Backpack for carrying items around camp during the day
Water bottle
A pair of long pants, long sleeved shirt, old shoes, and a belt that can and will get wet if you are taking the swimming or lifesaving merit badges
Long pants – 2 pair
Shorts – 3 pair
T-shirts – 6
Long sleeved shirt – 2
Sweatshirt or light coat in case it gets cold
Underwear – 8 pair
Socks – 8 pair
Sleep-wear
Flip flops/shoes for the shower
Shoes – 2 pair in case one get wet at campPLUS, one old pair for the canoe trip/merit badges
Towel – 2 for swimming and showering plus a washcloth if you use one
Soap & shampoo
Toothbrush and toothpaste
Comb
Boy Scout handbook
Chair for around fire
Medicine
2 Plastic garbage bags - one for dirty clothes and one for wet clothes
Pens – 2
WANTS:
Camera
Headlamp
One battery powered lantern per tent
Compass
Walkie talkies
Watch
Pocketknife – bring your Totin’ Chip if you bring a knife, you cannot use a knife without a Totin’ Chip
Snacks – to be kept in trailer and not in your tent
Drinking water
C.O.P.E. – Elective for boys 13 and older, that have earned the Swimming, Lifesaving &
Environmental Science merit badges - $15
The following merit badges carry additional costs (estimates): Rifle - $25, Shotgun –$25, Water-skiing – $15, Motor boating – $15, Open shooting for all Scouts is $1 per 10 rounds for rifle, $1.50 per 5 rounds for shotgun.
(If you are taking rifle and shotgun shooting you should probably bring at least an additional $50.)
Whisper stove
Coffee/Creamer/Sugar/Hot Chocolate
Sunglasses
Sharpie
Pens – many for post cards (Leaders to bring these)
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
There is an Order of the Arrow (OA) ice cream social for OA members on Wednesday evening, so bring your OA sash to camp
Environmental Science – there is a 100 word or more report on an endangered species to do at camp or to complete before coming to camp – please research your species
Reptile & Amphibian – keep a pet for at least one month
Sculpture – you need your Totin’ Chip at camp
The 1-mile swim should occur on Friday morning for anyone interested
Archery, Rifle and Shotgun merit badges need to have requirement #1 written out before coming to camp
Verizon phone service works at camp – other service providers may or may not work
Must have medications in the original prescription bottle
Bring 2 inhalers to camp if you use them – one for you to carry around and the other for the doctor
Everybody receives a wristband – if lost there is a $2 charge for a replacement
Everyone will take the swim test upon arrival after speaking to the medical officer
No food in tents!
We will return on Saturday at approximately 3-4 pm.
Send care packages to the following address or see Steven Fleck for special instructions!!!
Mailing address for camp:
Name of Your Scout
Troop 196
Campsite - Wolf B
Napowan Adventure Base
N4789 24th Avenue
Wild Rose, WI54984
Emergency phone number of camp 920-622-3680; it may take up to 6 hours to get a message to our unit
Fax number of camp – 920-622-4678
Steven Fleck’s cell phone – 224-234-8515 – I will check messages each evening
Hank Schreiner’s phone number at camp – 847-712-3565, he will also check messages.
We are meeting in the church parking lot at 6 am on Sunday (6/24) and returning Saturday afternoon (6/30)
The boys will need to take the CPR class at camp except those who are CPR certified – to the best
of my knowledge the only CPR certified Scouts are Evan Barr, Harrison Fleck and Zach Fox, Eric Killian and Cameron Popek