As we prepare for our first backpacking trip, Michael Quinn found this great blog-post by an Assistant Scoutmaster on what a young Scout needs and a budget-wise way to get it. http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/boy_scout_gear_list.html

It is a great piece, but I would make the following comments in addition to his thoughts either for regional differences or because our Troop may be set up a bit different. Please read his blog first, and then these comments should make more sense.

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