Outback packing list

What to pack for a week of Outback, for youth and adults. Print it, or check things off on your phone as you pack.

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What to pack

For Outback participants, youth and adults. Crews spend most days away from camp. Tents, cots, meals, transportation, and the gear for climbing and rafting are provided. Label everything with your name and troop number.

Sleeping and packs

  • Sleeping bag rated to 20°F
  • Pillow
  • Footlocker or large backpack to hold everything
  • Daypack
  • Hydration pack and water bottles, at least 4 quarts in all

Clothing

  • 3 or 4 shirts, not cotton
  • 1 or 2 pairs of pants, hiking pants recommended, no jeans
  • 2 or 3 pairs of shorts, no jeans
  • 3 or 4 pairs of underwear, not cotton
  • 5 or 6 pairs of hiking socks
  • Rain jacket and rain pants
  • Windbreaker
  • Fleece
  • Full-brim hat
  • Polarized sunglasses

Shoes and extras

  • Sturdy hiking shoes
  • Tennis or activity shoes
  • Shower shoes
  • Trekking poles or a walking stick
  • Pocket knife
  • Folding chair
  • Sunscreen and bug spray
  • Towel, shampoo, body wash, toothbrush, and toothpaste
  • A favorite outdoor game (optional)
  • Money for the Pikes Peak summit doughnuts

Medications and health forms

Packing is the last step. Before camp, every medication needs signed forms uploaded to CampDoc, and all youth medications get checked in at the Med Lodge on Sunday. See every step.

Medications to pack

  • Prescription medicine in the original pharmacy bottle, with the full label showing
  • No pill organizers and no over-the-counter medicine. The Med Lodge has it.
  • Only enough for the week
  • Rescue inhaler or EpiPen. Your Scout can carry it only if a signed Contract to Carry is already in CampDoc.
  • A CPAP that runs on batteries. Campsites don’t have electricity.
How medications work at camp

Paperwork

  • Everything uploaded to CampDoc at least 14 days before your week, including a Permission for Medication Administration form for each medication and any Contract to Carry. These go in CampDoc, not in your Scout’s bag.
  • Leaders: a paper copy of every camper’s forms, kept with you on the drive, not in the trailer
Health and medications

Leave these at home

Not allowed at camp

  • Firearms, ammunition, bows, and arrows. See the policy.
  • Fireworks
  • Alcohol and drugs of any kind
  • Aerosol cans
  • Laser pointers
  • Pets
  • Inappropriate shirts or material
  • Over-the-counter medicine

Better left home

  • Personal electronics. Camp has very little cell signal, and Wi-Fi is for adult leaders only. Internet and phone policy.
  • Excessive jewelry and other valuables
  • Food and candy in tents. Bears and chipmunks visit campsites, so lock food in a troop trailer or a critter-proof container, and don’t take food from the dining hall.