Base Camp is many things. It can be the camp where you set up for the assault on the mountain. It can be the camp where you set up then for the remainder of the week the scout patrols can take 10 mile hikes in different directions. It can be Boy Scout camp, where you are camped for the week while the boy scouts work on merit badges and outdoor skills. Regardless of what you use your base camp for; it does need to have the outdoor camping equipment to service your entire unit. This is the place on our site that has those items of gear that you need for your base camp. Get a cabin tent today, or a camp stove, or anything else you may need to make your outdoors experience the best. And after you are done outfitting your base vamp with the essential items do not forget to check out our Nifty Stuff  to make your Base Camp feel like home.

The base camp tent does cost more because it houses more scouts. When you can put the full scout patrol into one tent with their gear, it can save lots of set up and tear down time. Base camp tents are usually of the six man and up variety. These are quality tents and reasonably priced as well.

The base camp stove provides a place for the entire scout patrol to cook their meals. The base camp stove allows all the scouts in a patrol to have a chance to cook meals for the other scouts in the patrol. The base camp stove is also how your adult scout leaders can have a full meal.

We have all kinds of kitchen cookware. Base camp is where you can use those larger kitchen cookware items to allow preparation and serving for the entire scout patrol or scout troop. GSI offers kitchen cookware in several different colors and materials. This is also where you find those cast iron cookware items. Yes, cast iron cookware that dreaded hiking nemesis is ideal for base camp cookware. It is durable and hard to damage, plus you are not wrecking you hiking cookware.

In patrol equipment you will find items suited to the Boy Scout patrol size. Usually 6 to 9 boys. These items are of the right size and durability to last through several scout patrols.