Sea Base Cost Calculator: One Simple Spreadsheet to estimate and track all Sea Base costs!

Below is Cost Calculator Spreadsheet for everything you will need for your Sea Base High adventure trip. Use this to calculate estimated total costs and track actual costs. There are links for last minute ordering online for overnight or sameday shipping from Aamazon

1. If you have yet signed up for a trip; you can put in numbers below and get an estimated total cost of the trip.
2. If you do not yet know what gear you need (or which gear to get) see your specific trip's departure base guide page first:
   Brinton,  Islamorada. Bahamas, St. Thomas or SCUBA.  Those are guides to choosing your gear, with detailed explanations, photos, tips, recommendations and options.
3.  Once you know what you want to get, scroll down this page and enter your specific numbers below.
4. Check each item off to confirm you have it in hand, and
5. Finally, AS YOU PACK each item into the duffle bag, check each item off!
6. Still have questions? See the FAQs page, answers to Sea Base frequently asked questions .

Click submit (at the bottom of the form) and email the link on the next page to yourself to come back and update your list, whenever you need to; it will save your selections.

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This page is printable and you can email it to yourself, and come back as you need, to update it!  Your own personal checklist ready whenever and whereever you need to access it. I made a PDF version of the All-In_One Checklist and Costs Tracker, BUT note that the PDF version will track costs but obviously cannot do the math/cost calculations for you, it's paper and pencil!)

Click here: to jump to the Submit button at the bottom of the checklist!

What NOT to bring

This is where people blow the 40L limit:

❌ Full sleeping bag (too hot and bulky)
❌ Mess kits and cooking gear
❌ Cotton hoodies/sweatpants
❌ Multiple pairs of shoes
❌ Large towels
❌ Hard suitcases
❌ Aerosols
❌ Unnecessary valuables
❌ “Just in case” extras  

How to take training and get certificates:

1. Go to https://my.scouting.org :
2. Click the button at the very top right named “My Training" or "MY.SCOUTING”/li>
3. Create an account if you do not have one. If you do (most of us should)—Log in
4. In the blue section, click “My Training”
5. On the next page click the “Scouts BSA” box
6. On the next page click “Catalog” near the top of the window
7. In the light blue search window just below the main image type out the name of each course listed in my previous email when you are ready to begin that course
8. Click “Enroll”, and begin watching the video course
9. Once you complete the course, download or print your completion certificates.
10. Email the certificates to your troop's Sea Base leader/organizer

The 2026 Florida Keys Sea Base Packing list:

Sea Base Islamorada Paperwork Overview of Required Paperwork:

Below is a list of required paperwork for all Sea Base Islamorada programs. They say to bring PHYSICAL printed copies and all paperwork must be current. For copies of all current forms, see Sea Base FORMS and tips to organizing them for a speedy check-in!

• Crew Roster
• Pre-Event Medical Screening Checklist
• Florida Keys/ St. Thomas Vessel Liability Waiver
• Scouting America Membership Cards
• Adult Leader Training Documents:
• Wilderness First Aid Certification-One adult per crew
• CPR /AED Certification-One adult per crew
• Safety Afloat Training Certificate
• Safe Swim Defense Training Certificate
• S.A.F.E. Guarding Youth Training Certificate
• Hazardous Weather Training Certificate
• BSA Unit Swim Classification Record (annual swim test records)
• 2019 Version of Scouting America Annual Health and Medical Record
• Copies of Health Insurance Cards (front and back)

Crew Roster: The crew roster is due 90 days prior to arrival. 2026 roster instructions linked here. If there is an up date to your crew roster within that 90-day window, please email the Program Director for your adventure. Addi tionally, bringing a copy of the most recent crew roster helps verify attendance during the check in process. Please bring one copy per crew.

Pre-Event Screening Checklist: The Pre-Event Medical Screening Checklist is to be completed the morning your crew de parts for Sea Base. Fill out the participants’ names and, on the morning of arrival, check how they are feeling. . Please bring one copy per crew