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Packing for Day Hikes

Essential Items:

Pocketknife First Aid Kit Extra Clothing Rain Gear Canteen or water Bottles

Flashlight Trail food Waterproof Matches and Fire starters Sun Protection Map and compass

Clothing to wear:

Socks appropriate to shoes/boots Boots or sturdy sneakers Long pants (loose-fitting and preferably wool/fleece in winter) or shorts; not Scout pants Wool or pile gloves or mittens and hat in winter

Parka or jacket (wind and water resistant) Shirt and/or sweaters (have several including a wool or pile one to utilize the layer method) Tee shirt (Troop Tee OK - not Scout Shirt)

Additional Items:

Day pack or BIG fanny pack Canteens or polybottle(1 or 2 quarts/liters depending on trip) Insect repellent Handkerchief

Water purification tablets Notebook and pencil Nylon cord, 50 ft