Hiking
Merit Badges
Leave No Trace
Cooking
Safety
100

This is a common injury found on the foot after walking a long-distance.

Blister

100

This merit badge requires knowing how to treat injuries.

First Aid

100

These are the first three words of the outdoor code.

As an American

100

You may get this infection if you eat raw meat.

salmonella

100

This is the first thing you should do when someone gets hurt or during an emergency.

Assess the situation

200

At this elevation, altitude sickness is common when going from low to high altitude.

8,000 feet

200

This merit badge requires knowing how to rappel.

   Climbing

200

Your cathole should be this deep.

6-8 inches

200

Three types of fuel for camp stoves.

Propane, Butane, Kerosene, White Gas

200

When a tooth falls out or is broken, it should be saved in this substance.

Milk

300

This term refers to the difference between True North and Magnetic North.

Declination

300

This merit badge requires the ability to harmonize colors using a color wheel.

Painting

300

You must be this far from water sources or camp when disposing of dishwater.

200 feet

300

Most of the charcoal should go here when cooking with a Dutch oven.

On Top

300

These three rhyming terms follow “Reach” in the order of Water Rescue Methods.

Throw, Row, Go

400

This is something you must check a week in advance when preparing for a hike.

Weather conditions

400

In this merit badge, your possessions are graded based on value, size, physical defects, and age.

Collections

400

For a large group staying in a backcountry spot for more than one night, one of these should be made for restroom purposes.

A latrine

400

This is the proper storage system for food when camping in an area with bears.

Bear canisters

400

Of Hurricanes, Tornados, Floods, Heat, and Cold, the type of weather that causes the most deaths each year in the US.

Heat

500

The total miles one must hike to earn the Hiking Merit Badge.

70 miles

500

This merit badge requires learning about the structure of teeth.

    Dentistry

500

 If there are no durable surfaces and no designated campsite, you should practice this type of camping.

dispersed

500

4 ways to treat water while backpacking.

Boiling, water purification tablets, water filter, and UV rays/penlight

500

These 3 Common poisonous plants contain urushiol.

Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac

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