Practical Scout and camping kit lists to help leaders and young people prepare for camps, activities, outdoor adventures and changing conditions.
A good day bag isn’t about carrying everything you own. It’s about taking the things you are likely to need and knowing where they are when you need them. Learning to pack your own bag is a useful outdoor skill because it gives you a little more responsibility for your own adventure. You start to…
A fire-lighting kit doesn’t need to be complicated and it doesn’t need to have too much equipment. In fact, one of the best kits is small enough to keep in a pocket or a corner of your rucksack and contains a few different ways of getting a fire started rather than relying on one single…
A practical campfire equipment checklist for Scout leaders, covering the equipment needed to plan, prepare, run and safely clear up a campfire activity. A campfire can be one of the most memorable parts of a Scout or Cub camp, whether you’re cooking, telling stories, singing songs or simply enjoying time outdoors. Good preparation makes the…
