From sleeping bags and tents, to Dutch ovens and camping stoves, Hingham has an important resource for any Hingham resident to use. Free equipment rentals let people get to know the environment in a new and exciting way!
Camping Gear available:
Click here to see a suggested list of Troop Supplies for your next camping trip!
How to Borrow
Please fill in the check out form located next to all the camping gear to borrow any items. For non-GS members please contact our SU coordinators to arrange entry into the HGSH. Please note, while there is no charge for borrowing any of the equipment, donations to Hingham Girl Scout House are welcomed.
Program History
As part of their Silver Award, two Cadette members of Troop 74806, Lulu Pennell and Katie Dettman, started this program as a way for Girl Scout troops and other people who want to go camping to borrow essential equipment to give camping a try! In 2023 Junior Girl Scout Troop 82286 reorganized the supplies, updated the check out system, and earned their Bronze Award doing it!
Camping Gear available:
- pots and pans
- spoons, spatulas and tongs
- Dutch Oven
- portable stoves
- plates and silverware
- tarps and rope
- overnight backpacks
- hiking poles
- Tents
- several sleeping bags
Click here to see a suggested list of Troop Supplies for your next camping trip!
How to Borrow
Please fill in the check out form located next to all the camping gear to borrow any items. For non-GS members please contact our SU coordinators to arrange entry into the HGSH. Please note, while there is no charge for borrowing any of the equipment, donations to Hingham Girl Scout House are welcomed.
Program History
As part of their Silver Award, two Cadette members of Troop 74806, Lulu Pennell and Katie Dettman, started this program as a way for Girl Scout troops and other people who want to go camping to borrow essential equipment to give camping a try! In 2023 Junior Girl Scout Troop 82286 reorganized the supplies, updated the check out system, and earned their Bronze Award doing it!