Have your Match confirmation in case you get stopped by the police.

Lock your guns separately from your ammo, which must be locked when you drive. Unlock your gunbox before you go to the range.

Wear light colored clothes as it can be very hot.

Bring water as it is can be hot.

Bring a sweatshirt as it may be cold, rain suit, rubbers as it may be raining. A C-clamp to clamp your gunbox closed, as it may be windy. A score sheet holder, an enclosed one is nice when it is raining. A grease pencil, as it is the only thing that writes when the paper is wet.

A Golf umbrella is really helpful in the hot sun and Rain, but you cannot open it in front of the "ready line".

Cart to carry everything. EB Marine in Fairfield sell them at about $43. They fold up and carry a lot, and they don’t fall over.

Some people bring a bungee cord to keep the gunbox on the bench during heavy winds.

Only give the competitor the score sheets for that day, as they may not be there the next day.

Screwdriver, Allen wrenches, cleaning rod, shooting dairy, pen, extra batteries for red dots scopes, scoring overlays, scoring plugs, rule book, shooting glasses (indoor and outdoor), earmuffs (I use earplugs and earmuffs, called double plugging.), magazines, one inch surgical tape, garbage bag (it rains outside and you place the bag over your box.), wooden or brass rod in case bullet takes a nap in your barrel. (Push the bullet out the way it came in.), spare parts, I take it back, you don’t need a gun box, you need a pick up truck to carry all this stuff around. Did I remember AMMO?

Bring a towel for the first relay at Camp Perry. Walk to the benches and wipe the morning dew off, it’s a nice thing to wipe off the entire bench. Do both the 50-yd and 25 yd bench. The range officers let you. By the time you get to the 25-yard line it usually will be dry.1st relay is near the canon. Wear your earplugs. Prepare for colors. That means the raising of the flag hand over the heart or hat over your heart.

Wear a cap to keep the sun, rain and shells off.

Bring a metal screen to place between the shooter on the left and you as their fired cases may hit you. Check the rule book for the size diameter of the screen. There isn’t a rule about how big the screen is, only the size of the holes in it. If the screen is too big they may say something. Most screens are about 2 ft by 2.5 ft. Some people staple the screens to their gunbox. Others use a clamp. I use a spring loaded clamp.

Cee Cee makes great earplugs at Camp Perry. I love mine had them for years.

Oh yea the most important thing to remember at CP is to have fun, make a lot of jokes, friends and bring enough extra money to buy me a beer.