OK. Here is my final list (projected 5 years into the future);
After 5 years of lengthy and thorough indoctrination training my kids hate tents and store bought gear, and by now they are a tough flame hardened unit. We take the greyhound down to Philmont, staring down anyone on the bus that looks 'sketchy'. When we get to Philmont we are somewhat bummed because we have to rent tents. So we rent the tents and hike 20km into the Philmont wilderness but pitch our tarps anyway in a tight bivouc formation, with the 'bear or ranger sentries' armed with their hiking staffs and opinel #7 knives and posted to cover 6 overlapping sectors. On the signal we all dive out of our beloved hoochies and into the darn tents. It was just the darned ranger this time. Dang. Maybe next time. Anyway someone whips out their buddy burner and offers him tea, and so we all share ghost and bear stories 'til the wee hours of the morning, then break camp and shoulder up our Ötzi the Iceman packframes and hike 20km deeper into the great unknown, as a fresh Philmont snow begins to fall.

Clothing:
Homemade Ankle Moccassins
Felt insoles
Thin Wool socks
Thick Wool socks
Long underwear bottoms
Light nylon rain bottoms
200wt fleece pants
Long underwear top
hand knit wool sweater (200wt fleece sweater until they get merit badge for knitting)
Light nylon rain top
wool mitts
wool hat
wool neck tube that can cover ears/nose/mouth/neck
troop uniform hat

Gear:
Homemade Triangular Wooden Ötzi the Iceman pack-frame
Large Nylon Stuff Sack for Pack (some kids just use their tarp)
Cord, pegs for tieing pack to frame, and for pitching their puptent
Blue foam sleeping pad
3 pound homemade bedroll (my kids like to call it a bedroll)
Sylnylon Tarp, with velcro seam, for 1/2 of puptent shared with buddy
Wooden Hiking staff - for pitching half of puptent, and striking cool poses
map
compass/whistle/thermometer
knife
matches or flint kit
buddy burner or hobo stove
stainless mug
stainless spoon (my kids ain't no gram weenies)
food for 3 days
water canteen
firstaid/repair kit
other stuff their scoutmaster forgot but they didn't

Special Winter Gear:
cross country skis/boots/poles, or homemade snow shoes