AY Honors/Camping Skills I/Answer Key
1. Be at least in the 5th grade.
2. Understand and practice wilderness and camping etiquette, regarding preservation of the outdoors.
Be considerate of other campers. When purchasing tents, buy ones in muted colors that will blend in with the environment. Blues, greens, and browns are preferred to reds and oranges. People go camping to escape the garrishness of the city—leave that behind.
Also be mindful of the noise level made in your camp. Don't be a nuisance. If camping in the wilderness, be sure to make your camp out of sight of the trail. Most National Forests have guidelines for where you can camp in relation to the trail. Find out what those guidelines are and follow them.
Leave the area cleaner than you found it. If you are leading a group of youngsters on a campout, have a contest before you pile back in your cars to go home: see who can collect the most litter (define "most" first though - it can mean by volume, or by weight). Offer a prize to the one who collects the most (such as getting to choose which seat he or she will sit in on the trip home).
3. Know eight things to do when lost.
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4. Be familiar with various types of sleeping equipment suitable to location and season.
5. List personal items needed for a weekend campout.
Clothing
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Other gear
- Sleeping bag
- Foam ground pad or air matress
- Flashlight
- Pocket knife
- Quarter roll of toilet paper
- Coins (for campground showers)
- Bible
6. Plan and participate in a weekend camping trip.
7. Know how to properly pitch and strike a tent. Observe fire precautions when tent is in use.
8. Know and practice the proper principles for camp sanitation for both primitive and established campsites.
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9. Properly use the knife and hatchet. Know ten safety rules for their use.
10. Fires:
a. Demonstrate ability to choose and prepare a fire site.
b. Know fire safety precautions.
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c. Know how to properly strike a match.
d. Practice building a fire with the use of one match, using only natural materials.
e. Demonstrate how to protect firewood in wet weather.
11. Bake bread on a stick.
12. Describe the proper procedures for washing and keeping clean the cooking and eating utensils.
13. Describe sleeping wear and how to stay warm at night.
14. Draw a spiritual object lesson from nature on your camping trip.
15. Explain and practice the motto: "Take only pictures and leave only footprints."
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Note: The tent color for Camping Skills #1 is blue.
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