Walkabout
One of these should always be taken on a hike in the event someone gets hurt.
First Aid Kit
The outdoor code reminds us that we should protect and conserve our natural ___________.
Resources
This insect is too small to see and can cause big itches when they burrow into your skin.
Chiggers
Name four of the scout basic essentials. An extra 100 points if you name all nine.
First aid kit, extra clothing, rain gear, filled water bottle, pocket knife, flashlight, trail food, sun protection, map and compass.
The best leaders lead by what?
Example
Scouts should always bring plenty of water and this to provide themselves the energy to keep hiking or during an outdoor activity.
Food, snack, lunch
How should you leave a fire when you are done?
Cold-out
The snake is found in the deserts of the south west.
Sidewinder or horned rattlesnake
You will be allowed to carry matches in a fire starter when you earn this.
Firem’n Chit
This person is responsible for calling breaks, following the map, setting a comfortable pace and pointing out hazards to other hikers.
Trail leader
Finish this rhyme, “leaves of three...”. It is a reference used to avoid poison ivy and poison oak.
“Let it be”
When no one can tell that you were camping or hiking means to what?
Leave no trace
This is a hard shelled insect that likes to bury its head in your skin.
Tick
These are almost as important as shoes since they soak up moisture in cushion your feet.
Socks
This person is responsible for carrying the first aid kit or assigning someone else to carry it and helping to give first aid if needed.
First aid leader
On a hike who is the person responsible for following the map setting a comfortable pace and pointing out hazards to other hikers.
Trail leader
What are the four principles of “leave no trace?
No before you go, choose the right path, trash your trash, leave what you find.
This poisonous spider is black and has a red hourglass on its abdomen.
Black widow
What should you do with new boots or shoes before you go hiking.
Break them in by wearing them part of every day for a week or more.
This person is responsible for assigning scouts to carry food, identifying in lunch spot, and supervising cleanup.
Lunch leader
What “code” reminds scouts “To Be Careful with Fire” among other things?
The Outdoor Code
Name the four parts of the Outdoor Code.
Clean in outdoor manners, careful with fire, considerate in the outdoors, conservation minded.
This snake is found in or near water from Southeast Virginia to Florida to East Texas and up to Arkansas in parts of nearby states.
Water moccasin
What are five things that can make hiking easy and fun?
Look around, take breaks, stay on the trail, walk in a single file, respect other hikers.
What can you do after a hike that will help you become a better leader?
Discuss with you den how you did as a leader and what you could have done better.