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COLD WEATHER CAMPING

Group Equipment List

  • Tents & Ground Cloths
  • Tent Stakes
  • Backpacking Stoves
  • Fuel Bottles (filled)
  • Cook Kits
  • Cooking Utensils
  • First Aid Kit
  • Matches
  • Fire Starters
  • Clean up Supplies
  • Bear Bag
  • Rope (for bear bag)
  • Fly & Poles
  • Shovel
  • Toboggan/Sled
  • Lantern
  • Extra Fuel
  • Water

This equipment should be carried on the toboggan or sled, one per cooking crew (group of 4-5). Each sled should have enough gear for its members to make a safe camp in the event they become separated from the rest of the group.

For more information on this and other cold weather camping activities, read the Boy Scout Fieldbook, the Okpik manual, and the Outdoor Skills Instruction manual. Additional information from the GNFC Cold Weather Training can be found using the links below. These links will open an Acrobat (.pdf) file.

Our Troop's Notes in html format

GNFC Notes in .pdf format

 

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