Personal Items To Pack

FAQ - Personal Items To Pack

Personal Items to pack for camp

Passport
Statement form of good health provided by EEM, signed by your dr.
ATM card for accessing personal cash (for souvenirs, personal purchases)
Contact lists: phone numbers & email addresses - personal and those you receive from EEM
Plane tickets, travel information
2 Suitcases that meet airline standards, to be checked onto plane – 1 for crafts, 1 for your personal items
Carry-on bag or backpack for plane

Clothing to take: things that hand wash and dry easily

2-3 pairs very comfortable, supportive walking shoes or sandals
Shower flip-flops
4 sets casual camp clothes that wash/drip dry (jeans, modest shorts, t-shirts, sweatshirts, etc)
1-2 sets sports clothes if you play soccer, swim, run, etc.
Women:
1 skirt
1 robe as bath facilities may be more public
1 scarf/head covering for visiting cathedrals, monasteries
Lightweight, easy-to-carry or strap-on purse or fanny-pack
Men:
1 pair slacks
Light all-weather jacket
Socks (take extra), underwear
Hat or cap for shade

Accessories

Bible, journal, reading material for travel time
Prescription medications, ‘recommended for travel’ over-counter medications
Small umbrella
Camera, extra batteries, extra film or photo storage cards (during air travel, place in carry-on)
Camp-type Water bottle
Small flashlight
Bug repellent
Photos of your family
Toiletries (shampoo, bath soap, hair products, shaving gear)
Simple tote or bag for carrying toiletries to/from shower areas
Light-weight towel, washcloths (one towel usually provided by camp, bed linens provided)
Feminine products
220 watt converters for Russia (not typical European) ELECTRICITY VERY LIMITED
Disinfectant towelettes
Plastic zip bags (during air travel, pack any liquids in plastic zip bags)
Toilet paper
Clothing detergent (travel packets available)
Clothes line, clothes pins

Food: Optional (Take based on your personal preference – these are just suggestions)

Snacks (i.e. granola bars, nuts, trail mix, protein bars, jerky, cheese’n cracker packs, dried fruit, peanut butter[pack in checked bags])
Salt, pepper, seasonings for personal meals at camp
Foil-pack tuna or other personal size food products

For More Information, contact the Youth Camp Program Coordinator at: 800-486-1818 or email us at youthcamps@eem.org.