Boy Scout Troop 71

Patrol Tool Box

• 1 whisk

• 1 can opener

• 1 grater

• 1 potato peeler

• 1 spatula

• 1 serving spoon

• 1 serving fork

• 1 ladle

• 1 salt shaker

• 1 pepper shaker

• 1 bottle cinnamon

• 1 bottle onion powder

• 1 bottle chili powder

• 1 bottle seasoning salt

• 1 bottle water purification tablets

• 1 pkg fire starters in zip-loc (emergency use only)

• 1 zip-loc with wood strike-anywhere matches)

• 1 four-inch natural bristle paint brush (natural bristles don't melt when brushing ashes from dutch ovens)

• 1 candle lantern

• 6 lantern candles in zip-loc

• 6 ScotchBrite scrubbing pads in zip-loc

• 1 measuring cup set

• 1 dutch oven pliers

• 1 charcoal tongs (aka salad tongs)

• 1 pair leather gloves (for cooking only)

• 2 pkg dental floss in zip-loc

• 1 apron

Patrol Box (some items vary with planned menus, some may need refrigeration between campouts)

• 1 sm bottle dish soap

• 1 sm bottle cooking oil

• 1 bottle squeeze margarine (more hygienic, and on cold mornings, you can thaw it in a pot of water)

• 1 coffee pot or 1-gallon can

• 1 roll aluminum heavy duty foil

• 5 lg trash bags

• 1 sm camp shovel

• 1 roll paper towels

• 1 sm bottle pancake syrup

• 1 sm bottle mustard

• 1 sm bottle catsup

• 1 one-liter bottle juice powder

• 1 one-liter bottle hot chocolate powder

• 1 one-liter bottle powdered milk

• 1 half-liter bottle sugar

• 1 one-liter bottle biscuit mix

• 1 pkg paper plates

• 1 pkg paper bowls

• 1 pkg paper "hot" cups

• 1 pkg plastic spoons, forks, knives

• 1 single/Dbl-burner gas stove

• 1 bottle fuel for stove

• 1 metal charcoal starter

• 1 grill

• 1 twelve-inch dutch oven

• 1 dutch oven lid stand

• 1 twelve-inch cast iron/aluminum frying pan

• 1 ten-inch cast iron/aluminum sauce pan

• 1 ten-inch mixing bowl

• 1 first aid kit

• 1 metal mirror

• 2 rolls toilet paper

• 12 eight-foot lengths of 3/16" or 1/4" solid-braid nylon rope with ends fused

• 1 dining fly

• 1 plastic-coated table cloth

Troop Box

2 coffee pots or 1-gallon cans

• 1 crescent wrench for propane bottle connections

• 2 twelve-inch dutch ovens

• 1 griddle

• 1 small camp shovel

• 1 hammer

• 1 camp saw

• 1 ax

• 1 hatchet

• 1 file

• 1 sharpening stone

• 1 dining fly

• 1 plastic-coated table cloth

• 3 sets of spare lantern mantles in zip-loc

• 1 box 1-gallon zip-loc freezer bags

• 1 box 1-quart zip-loc freezer bags

• 1 box lg trash bags

• 2 rolls toilet paper

• 2 rolls paper towels

• 1 first aid kit

• 1 bottle aspirin or Tylenol

• 1 bottle Pepto Bismol or Kaopectate

• 6 spare flashlight batteries

• 1 recording thermometer (to document how cold it was last night)

• 1 Scout Handbook

• 1 Scout Fieldbook

• 1 Bible

• 1 selection of merit badge booklets

• 1 bird identification book

• 1 mammal identification book

• 1 reptile identification book

• 1 tree identification book

• 1 plant/flower identification book

• 100 ft of 3/16" or 1/4" solid-braid nylon rope

• 1 roll of bailing twine

• 1 roll waxed string (for whipping rope, I get mine from Tandy Leather)

• 12 spare tent pegs

• 1 tent & pack repair kit (patches, seam sealer, spare poles, extra shock chord for tent poles, spare backpack pins with rings)

• 1 threaded sewing awl (from Tandy Leather) for field repair of packs and tents

• 1 roll duct tape

Additional Items outside boxes

• 1 steel table for dutch oven cooking

• 1 five-gallon plastic bucket full of charcoal (more bucketfuls if required by menus or length of campout)

• 1 five-gallon water jug per patrol

• 1 propane lantern

• 1 lantern tree stand

• 1 two-burner stove

• fuel for lantern and stove (I use a 20-lb propane bottle for lantern and stove)

Note: All bottles are plastic.

Some of the items may not be needed. This is a general list of items that most troops have on hand during campouts. If you have any questions or concerns, please email me, scs7313@iquest.net