What you should bring

Everything MUST PLEASE have your name on it.

For Activities, Expedition & the Survival Challenge: 3 sets of old clothes including...

		Warm jerseys or fleece jackets or tracksuit tops.
		Trousers or tracksuit bottoms.
		Teeshirts or games shirts.
		Underwear, and Handkerchiefs.
		Thick woollen socks.
		Games shorts, and Swimming Costume.
		Warm waterproof jacket with a hood.
		Waterproof Over-trousers.
		Woolly hat, and Gloves.
		Old Trainers, for general use and canoeing.
		Welly-boots, packed so as to be easy to reach on your arrival.
		Walking Boots or chunky Trainers with deep cleated soles. (You can come without boots, and use wellies instead, but they can be uncomfortable and slippery on wet rocks.)
		Small personal First Aid Kit, and High Factor Sun Barrier cream.
		Torch with fresh batteries. Spare batteries and spare bulb. (A head-torch is particularly useful.)
		Penknife (e.g. `Swiss Army`) for Expedition and Survival. (Please practise with it before coming!)
		Loud Whistle on a string, to hang around your neck, for emergencies.
		Mug, Bowl, Knife, Fork & Spoon, for the Expedition.
		Midge Repellant. (Gel or cream is safer than a spray.)
		Exercise Book or ringbound Notebook, and several Pencils/pens. Vital for your Survival Notes.

For Inside the House

		Wash kit, and soap, and two smallish towels.
		Hairbrush, and shampoo.
		If you wear glasses, a 'Specsaver' lanyard for canoeing, plus a spare pair of glasses.
		Personal hygiene / medical requirements, with full instructions for use. And a spare inhaler.
		Pyjamas / nightdress or boxer shorts, to sleep in.
		A good Reading Book, for quiet moments.
		3 bin-liner poly-bags, for rucsac liners and to take home your wet muddy clothes and trainers.
		Pillowcase. (If you do not bring one, you must hire one from us at £2.00.)
		A Sleeping-bag, Or one bedsheet plus one Duvet Cover. (If you bring neither of these alternatives, bed-linen must be hired at £3.00 per item, = £6.00.) Please note that in our situation, man-made fibre filled sleeping bags are much better than Down or Feather filled ones.

For your travel to the island

		Rucksack or Holdall.
		Travel money and Pocket Money. (Remember our Tuckshop, and Teeshirts at about £12.00.)
		Travel documents, Tickets, Timetables, Emergency Telephone Numbers, etc

Optional items.These might be useful but are NOT vital.

		Camera with lots of films. (We don't sell film.) And Binoculars.
		A Watch.
		And some people like to bring their own small Survival Kit.
		Anti-midge Head-net. (NOT a mosquito net as the holes in the mesh are usually too big.)
		Your own Wetsuit, which might fit you better than ours.
		Musical Instrument, e.g. Flute or recorder or bagpipes.

Children's Survival and Adventure Activity Courses in Scotland