Boy Scouts Backpack Views
We havenp't field tested the pack yet, dead of winter does put a damper on trips, but the pack seems perfect. Great pack for not only adults but also for growing backpackers. It 's a serious pack with an adjustable frame to accommodate growing bodies. All the boy scouts were raving over it and much cheaper than the packs they sell in the scout stores. Highly recommended.
The gear on the list below was selected with careful attention paid to low weight and low cost as much as possible. The list was compiled for new Boy Scouts (although it will work equally well for anyone who wants to lighten their load but not their wallet) backpacking in three-season, mild conditions.
All new Scouts can use the sneakers that they wear for everyday use for backpacking. Since these boys are constantly growing out of shoes, I would not purchase specific shoes for hiking, especially not leather hiking boots. Their current sneakers will do fine as long as they are not completely filled with holes and have some tread left on the bottoms, and are able to be tied tightly. When you look at new sneakers, consider purchasing running, or even better, trail-running shoes instead of items like skate shoes.
Do not bother to buy any backpacking stoves because the troop probably has multiple stoves for the to boys use. Please see the quartermaster to check them out. If you have to get a stove for young Scouts, stay away from white gas and alcohol stoves and instead look at Esbit solid fuel tabs or butane/propane fuel canister stoves.
Boy Scouts Backpack Images
