Campers are not permitted, under any circumstances, to bring: 

• Pants, sweaters, or socks made primarily of synthetic materials (due to working around fires)
• Firearms or fireworks
• Food, candy, drinks, or alcohol
• Prescription drugs that are not in the original packaging with the camper's name on the label or over the counter medications that have not been approved by a legal guardian (all medications must be handed over to Camp Flintlock staff at check-in)
• Tobacco products of any kind
• Any and all electronic items (i.e. electronic games, radios, iPods, cell phones, etc.) with the exception of cameras
• Aerosols of any kind (if someone brings aerosol bug/body/hair spray, there will be an attempt to build a flamethrower)

Campers are permitted to bring the following items: 

• Period-appropriate bladed tools such as knives or tomahawks (with a parent's permission)
• Their own colonial-style clothing
• Any period-appropriate instruments such as the fife, drum, violin, viola, tin whistle, jaw harp, dulcimer, or bagpipes (Camp Flintlock can ensure a safe place for these instruments)

Certain items will be collected and held by Camp Flintlock staff at check-in:

• Medications: Camp Flintlock will hold all medications and dispense them at the designated times. Please ensure that any prescription medications are packaged in their original container with the prescription label attached.
• Camper Money: Campers are encouraged to bring $30-$100 to spend in the Camp Flintlock Store. Staff will hold this money and keep track of how much your camper spends. Any money remaining in their account by the end of camp session will be returned to the camper's guardian.
• Musical Instruments: Campers are encouraged to bring any period-appropriate instruments such as the fife, drum, violin, viola, tin whistle, jaw harp, dulcimer, or bagpipes. However, to ensure the safety of these items, staff will collect them at check-in and store them in a safe, dry place until the appropriate time(s) for playing music.

Packing List

It isn’t necessary to buy lots of new items for Camp Flintlock. Old sheets, towels, and well-fitting old leather boots or shoes (from Good Will, etc.) work great! We encourage you to save yourself the expense.

As colonial-style luggage is a rare thing, our campers simply use pillowcases to pack their belongings. Each camper will need three pillowcases: one for personal items, one to stuff with straw for a pillow, and one for dirty clothes. Please bear in mind that, barring all but a few bulky items such as tomahawks or musical instruments, all items brought must fit into a single pillowcase.

Please note that, while we do not specify exact colors, in order to maintain the colonial atmosphere, we do request that cloth items such as towels, sheets, and clothing be kept to muted tones and in solid colors or stripes, if at all possible. Some items may also need to be of a certain material for reasons of comfort and/or safety.

Camp Flintlock requests that you label all personal items to avoid confusion. Camp Flintlock is not responsible for lost or damaged items.

Clothing

Camp Flintlock provides colonial shirts for the boys and colonial shifts, petticoats, bodices, and pinafores for the girls. Camp Flintlock also provides colored kerchiefs corresponding to the campers' team colors.

Please note that what is required varies by gender, though everyone must bring their own shoes, undergarments, and cloth face covering (which only needs to be worn under certain circumstances and when doing so poses no other health risk--eg heat exhaustion). Campers may opt to wear their team kerchiefs as face coverings.

Many outerwear items must be at least 50% cotton, as synthetics are easily damaged by sparks from campfires and cookfires.

Campers are encouraged to bring any colonial style clothing they may own (again, synthetics may be easily damaged when working around a fire).