Wear:

• 2 pairs of wool socks
  
• Hat
• Mittens
• Scarf or neck muff
• Warm, waterproof boots rated -20 or colder– large enough to fit over 2 pairs of socks! Look for the wool content, on the label
  
• Water repellent pants
• Thermal underwear
  
• Layer all your clothes

Bring:

• Extra wool socks – Moreno wool does not itch, the more wool content the better
  
• Extra mittens
• Extra hat
• Hand/toe warmers (buy them at Sports Authority, CVS, Walmart)

• Extra Thermal underwear

• Space blanket to put under your sleeping bag

• Foam or Thermarest ground/bed pad (the Troop has some to lend)

• Cold Weather sleeping bag (rated 0° or colder)

Sleeping bags can be rented from REI in Norwalk or EMS in Stamford/Fairfield at a reasonable cost

Be prepared!  If you are not properly prepared, you will be sent home!

 

READ THE COLD WEATHER CAMPING GUIDE (attached)