Should your ground cloth be slightly bigger or smaller than your tent's floor? Why?
Smaller, so that water does not collect under the tent
What is the most important thing to have with you while camping?
Water!!
List 2 safety hazards you might encounter while cooking
Burns, Cuts
Make this before each campout to assign who's doing what:
Duty Roster
What day was troop 1211 founded (month, day, year)?
Feb 1, 2019
What should you consider when choosing a campsite? (2)
Environmental impact, safety, size, and comfort
We use this to clean up our campsite before we leave:
police line
What are the 5 food groups of the MyPlate guidelines?
Fruits, Grains, Vegetables, Protein, & Dairy
Make this after creating your menu if you're the buyer:
Shopping List
Recite the outdoor code
As an American, I will do my best to be clean in my outdoor manners, be careful with fire, be considerate in the outdoors, and be conservation-minded.
and i will AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Use this knot to tie any guy lines around the stakes:
Taut-line hitch
Where is our campout the weekend of 1/8-10/21?
Enchanted Rock!
Name 1 food-borne illness:(not COVID)
botulism, hepatitis A, listeriosis, and salmonella
What are the 3 parts of the 3 bucket system?
1. Hot water + soap
2. Warm water
3. Cold water + bleach
What year was scouting founded & by who?
Feb 8, 1910 by Robert Baden-Powell
The ideal per person weight of a tent is:
3 pounds per person or less
What should you do with full trash bags?
Elevate the bags so animals do not get into them
The boiling point of water at sea level is 212F. What is the boiling point of water at 7,500 ft.? (+/- 7 degrees)
198F. Water boils at a lower temperature at higher altitudes, which you need to start accounting for at 3,500 ft.
How many steps away from open water do you have to be when dumping out dishwater (+/- 15)?
75 steps
Who was the first scout that went on to become President?
John F. Kennedy
Name two types of tent frames
A-frame, dome, and wedge-shaped
Campgrounds that can be reached by car/ a short hike and offer utilities
Frontcountry campgrounds
Steps to being food safe: (4)
Clean, Separate, Cook, & Chill
Planning
How many of the 12 people who have walked on the moon were scouts?
11