Camping Survival
Did you Know?
Tents are mentioned in Genesis 4:20 where Jabal is described as 'the first to live in tents and raise sheep and goats'
The first thing you need to remember before you even leave for your trip is make sure you don’t forget anything... laugh about this one later... Pack plenty of water, first-aid supplies, matches, lighters, tools – anything that can aid you in case you get lost. It can happen to the best of us. Never plan to come home, plan to stay...
Remember to be careful. A small injury or cut at home is easily fixed, out in the wilderness it can lead to infection that will hamper your camping experience, or worst-case scenario – your survival! Remember to have a complete first-aid kit. Check it! You may have forgotten that you used all the bandaids on uncle Pete’s finger, or sister Mary’s foot, you may have used all but a last weak little puff of bug spray, you may have left your pliers on the dock last summer. Remember to pack clothing for the place you’re going, not the place you’re in. And remember that sometimes it rains when you’re camping even if you don’t want it to. Finally, the biggest and best thing to remember if you do ever get into a little trouble or lost while camping... don’t lose your head. Patience and calm will get you many miles towards a safe return.
Quiz Time
- True or False: Lofty clouds usually indicate good weather
- A particular color attracts mosquitoes: a) green, b) blue, c) red
- If the campfire smoke hugs the ground, what should you prepare for?
- Give the location of the "starboard" side of a canoe.
- What is the chief cause of exposure deaths?
- True or False: "Queen Anne's lace" is another name for the wild carrot
- When is a slightly bow-heavy canoe actually preferable?
- A heavy morning dew indicates: a) rain approaching, b) good weather
- What should be assumed about any fruit which contains five sections?
- True or False: Chiggers tunnel into your flesh to lay their eggs
- What is the primary danger in eating wild plants found near civilization?
- Someone has been hit by lightning, what is the usual first aid procedure?
- What is likely to occur if the trees are showing the undersides of their leaves?
- Poison ivy berries are what color: a) red, b) white, c) green
- On what side of a tree is the bark usually the thickest?
Select the text below to reveal the answers
1. True 2. Blue 3. Rain 4. Right side 5. Exhaustion 6. True 7. In a side wind 8. Good weather 9. That it is UNSAFE to eat 10. Gross but True 11. Contamination from pesticides and weed killers 12. Artificial respiration 13. Rain 14. White 15. The north side
