Equipment You Will Need

It is often a bit of a shock when new Scouts come home saying they need a lot of expensive clothing and gear. They may not understand that the nice gear owned by some of the older Scouts was collected over a period of time.

For purchasing all of the BSA uniform supplies, we recommend:

  • Scoutfitter, located at the Circle 10 Office in Dallas, at the northwest comer of Harry Hines and Regal Row. 
      

  • Lewisville Scout Shop, located at 2305 South Highway 121 (Timber Valley Shopping Center behind McDonald's).

  • The BSA Museum Store in Irving on Walnut, next to BSA National

  • BSA catalog.  Now on line at Scoutstuff.org
  • Have you checked the Troop Closet?  Older scouts turn in items they have out-grown, but not necessarily out-worn.
      

Although the camping gear sold at the BSA shops is of high quality, it may be more expensive than gear sold at sporting goods stores or in the camping departments of discount stores like R.E.I., Wal-Mart, Target, Service Merchandise, K-Mart, or others. In addition, many good deals have been found at garage sales or from older Scouts. The Patrol Leaders or any of the adults in the Troop are good sources of advice.

Basic Equipment List

*1. BSA Class A - Green Uniform per Uniforming Standard

*2. The Boy Scout Handbook

*3. Back pack or duffel bag (boy must be able to carry all of his own equipment)

*4. Sleeping bag or a blanket and sheet

*5. Canteen or water bottle '

*6. Poncho or rain suit

*7. Utensil kit (knife, spoon, fork)

*8. Drinking cup and bowl/plate or mess kit

*9. Personal first aid kit (Talk with Patrol Leader first. Malting a personal first aid kit is part of early rank requirements.)

10. Flashlight, plus extra batteries and light bulb

11. Bug repellent (no aerosol cans)

*12. Pocket knife (may carry only after earning Totin' Chip            Cub Scout/Webelo card not acceptable)

* Essential