Packing
The Equipment List offers a guideline for what to pack. Though your son may want to bring more of one item and less of another, the important point is that all items fit into two bags and one carry-on backpack. Soft, large duffel bags work best and a carry-on backpack should be packed with one change of clothes and a swimsuit. Please do not use footlockers or trunks. The packing list provides more than enough for a 4-week session and remember, laundry is done every week.
The boys sleep on cots while at camp. Please pack the recommended number of sheets, blankets and pillows detailed on the equipment list. Cot-sized, colored sheets work best (available through Campmor and other retailers) as do small fleece or wool blankets. Sleeping bags will be used only when on canoe trips or at Hook Island. Since every boy will be on a canoe trip and many will go to Canada, a quality sleeping bag is an important item. Sleeping bags that pack small work best, while bulky cotton ones are the least desirable.
For Canadian canoe trippers (high-school aged campers), a supplemental equipment list will be sent separately.
In preparing to pack for camp, the single most important task is to label or mark every item of clothing and equipment, down to each sock and shoe, with your son’s name or initials. This will help prevent the loss of any clothing or equipment and help us to find the owner of lost laundry.
Other thoughts:
• Chippewa is free from the distraction of technology. Do not send radios, cell phones, iPods, cd players, gameboys, PSPs or electronic games.
• Do not send clothes that are delicate or require special handling. Camp is a great place to wear out old clothes.
• A poor rain jacket is worse than none at all.
• Including pre-addressed, stamped envelopes encourages letters home.
• Hudson Bay Trading Post is the camp store where we offer toiletries, shirts, snacks and other items. It is open about twice a week. Please advise us of any limitations to purchases at Hudson Bay Trading Post.
The Equipment List
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