1. Bring it. Drop off clean, gently used uniforms, outdoor gear, and scouting items on the back table of our pack hall.

2. Browse it. Look over the table before or after any pack meeting from October through December.

3. Take it. Pick up anything your scout can use. There is nothing to buy.

Check the closet, the garage, and the bottom of the gear bin. Bring in anything that no longer fits or no longer gets used, and set it on the back table of our pack hall. One family's outgrown shirt is another family's missing piece, and every item helps a fellow scout.

Check the closet, the garage, and the bottom of the gear bin. Bring in anything that no longer fits or no longer gets used, and set it on the back table of our pack hall. One family's outgrown shirt is another family's missing piece, and every item helps a fellow scout.

These items come from Scouting America's Cub Scout Six Essentials, the Scout Shop's new-family gear list, and council packing lists. Ask your den leader which uniform pieces our pack wears.

Uniform

• Cub Scout uniform shirt (navy blue for most packs)

• Uniform bottoms

• Scouting America t-shirt or pack t-shirt (the "Class B" outing shirt)

• Cub Scout handbook for the current rank

Hiking and outdoor gear

• Daypack or small backpack

• Reusable water bottle

• Rain jacket or rain gear

• Closed-toe hiking shoes or sturdy boots

• Warm layers: jackets, sweatshirts, hats, gloves

• Flashlight or headlamp

• Whistle

• Sun hat and sunglasses

• Camp chair

Camping gear

• Sleeping bag

• Sleeping pad

• Ground cloth

Other scouting items

• Fishing pole and gear

• Gear for specific den activities, such as a small tool kit or craft supplies

A note on safety: Please skip food, sunscreen, and first-aid supplies. Each scout should carry fresh, unexpired ones in their own Six Essentials kit.