Scout Quartermaster Checklist

Use the section that matches the job in front of you. Agree with your group’s leaders on who can issue gear and who handles safety questions, purchases, and repairs.

Start of term

• Walk the storage area with the outgoing quartermaster.
• Get your own access to storage and shared records.
• Review open loans, repairs, and gear needed for the next activity.
• Count one rack or cupboard against the inventory.

Between trips

• Check overdue gear and follow up with the person who has it.
• Give each repair or missing item a person and a follow-up date.
• Count one high-use shelf or group of kits.

Around a camp

Bring the packing sheet for loading and the return sheet for unloading.

• Before leaving, name who will receive and check gear when the group gets back.
• After the return, tell the next activity lead what’s missing or unavailable.

Give an equipment update

What won’t be ready? __________________________

What does the group need to decide, and by when? __________________________

Hand over the role

• Show the incoming quartermaster where the gear and records live.
• Review open loans, repairs, and gear reserved for upcoming trips.
• Transfer role access without sharing personal passwords.
• Watch the incoming quartermaster run a real checkout and return.

Read the Scout Quartermaster Guide for a first-night walkthrough and an example equipment report.