What to bring to Whitewater Rafting

We didn't cover what is required for the trip at the meeting last
Monday:

Red T shirt uniform to and from the site on the bus as usual for
travel.  This applies to all leaders as well who will be on the trip.
Uniform consists of the Troop shirt, Scout shorts or long trousers,
Scout socks, and Scout belt.

He will dress in river clothes when he gets up on Saturday morning:
swimming trunks, t shirt, and sneakers or river style /boat shoes that
won't come off his feet in turbulent water or walking on rocks and
rought terrain.  Rubber slip ons,  poorly made keiva type shoes won't
work.

He will get on the boat with these clothes..he may want to bring a rain
jacket if he gets cold on the River..it's not usually necessary..or he
can wear a long sleeve shirt on the river instead..but he going to get
wet in the raft.

He needs a quart water bottle on the raft as he will be on it for
two-three hours and will get thirsty on the way down. it should have a
rope on it so he can tie it to the raft as not to lose it.  He may
bring a bailer, or a half of a water/milk jug to bail his raft and
spray water other rafts (this should also be tied in with rope so he
won't lose it.)

He will have lunch at the ready site before he gets on the raft (Troop
lunch).  He will need some cash to stop at McDonalds for lunch on the
way back.

When he is completed the trip on the raft, he will need dry clothes to
change into on the bus so he won't have to sit in a wet bathing suit
and shirt on the two-three hour drive back to camp.

He may want to have some small cash to buy a soft drink or ice cream
bar and souvenier when he gets of the raft at the gift store.....He
will keep that on the bus during the rafting trip.

Thanks for all your support for encouraging attendance.

YiS Dan S                              "Delivering the Promise"