Packing List

Packing List

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This is a list of recommended items for your stay at Cedar Point. To help you, we have identified items in bold that we think are indispensable (or at least high priority). You should be prepared for storms and biting insects while expecting to get wet and dirty as a part of class exercises or out on your own.

Over 900 scres of land at CPBS functions as the classroom for most of our field-oriented courses. Bring clothes and shoes suitable for wading, canoeing, and hiking in rocky terrain (there are snakes and burrs, so long pants are highly recommended). Field activities are conducted in any type of weather, so bring clothes suitable for wet and cold weather as well as hot and dry. Most Cedar Point buildings are not air-conditioned.



Important Notice!

YOU MUST BRING YOUR OWN TWIN-XL SIZE BEDDING, INCLUDING A PILLOW AND MATTRESS COVER!


CLOTHINGPERSONAL ITEMSFOR YOUR CABINRECREATION

Jacket/sweatshirt

Short-sleeve shirts

Long-sleeve shirt(s)

Shorts

Long pants

Water shoes/sandals

Hiking shoes

Shower shoes

Hat (broad-brimmed or baseball)

Sunglasses

Rain gear

Warm jacket

Gloves

Toiletries
(eg. toothpaste, shampoo, menstrual products)

Towel(s)

Pain relievers and personal medication
(eg. ibuprofen, cetirizine)

Power cords for all devices

Water bottle

Sunscreen

Flashlight

Extra batteries

Pens/pencils

Notebook & paper

Insect repellant (ticks, mosquitoes, biting flies)

Aloe Vera

Bedding
(sheets, pillow, & mattress pad)

Blanket(s)

Sleeping bag
(esp. useful in first session when nights
are cooler instead of bedding)

Small electric fan

Small rug

Clothes pins

Clothes hangers

Headphones

Camera

Fishing gear & license
note: 
license is necessary to legally fish

Binoculars

Camping equip.

Snorkeling/scuba

Golf gear

Small cooler

Swimsuit

Beach towel

Frisbee, balls & gloves, games


PROHIBITED ITEMS
  • Appliances that use lots of electricity: space heaters, air conditioners, microwave ovens, coffee makers, refrigerators, etc. The electrical service is not designed to handle this kind of a load, and you will blow the circuits leaving everyone in the dark!
  • Candles, incense, fireworks, or matches. The risk of a fire spreading through the station is too great to allow open flames of any kind.
  • Alcohol. UNL is a DRY campus, and we are part of UNL thus making CPBS a DRY campus as well.