Fire & Cooking
This tiny, dry material (like dryer lint or pine needles) catches the first spark.
What is Tinder?
Use the "RICE" method for this injury: Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation.
What is a sprain?
Known as the "rescue knot," it creates a fixed loop that won't slip or jam.
What is the bowline knot?
These three words describe the "Leave No Trace" rule for disposing of trash.
What is Pack It In, Pack It Out?
This floating needle always points toward the Magnetic North Pole.
What is a compass?
This type of lashing is used to build a tripod for a wash station or cooking rig.
What is a tripod lashing?
This is the first step when treating a minor cut or scrape.
What is wash it with soap & water?
This knot is used to join two ropes of unequal thickness together.
What is the sheet bend?
Leaves of three, let them be" is a warning for this common skin-irritating plant.
What is Poison Ivy?
These brown lines on a map show changes in elevation and terrain shape.
What are Contour Lines?
This fire-building method resembles a pyramid and provides a quick, tall flame.
What is a Tepee fire?
This condition occurs when a person's core body temperature drops dangerously low.
What is hypothermia?
This lashing is used to join two poles that cross at a 90-degree angle.
What is the square lashing?
This is the minimum distance you should camp from a water source.
What is 200 feet?
This is the specific direction (in degrees) you are traveling on a compass.
What is a bearing?
This is the term for cooking food directly on top of hot coals using aluminum foil.
What is a Foil Packet?
For a severe bleed, apply this device 2–3 inches above the wound to stop blood flow.
What is a tourniquet?
This hitch is the starting point for almost all lashings.
What is the clove hitch?
This outdoor code principle advises you to leave rocks, plants, and artifacts as you found them.
What is Leave What You Find?
This refers to the difference between True North and Magnetic North.
What is Magnetic Declination
You should always have a "Council Fire" sized area cleared of this before lighting a match.
What is Duft? (Flammable Debris)
This maneuver is performed to help a person who is choking.
What is the Heimlich Manuever?
An adjustable loop used for lines under tension, such as tent guy lines.
What is a taut-line hitch?
When hiking on a trail, this group always has the right of way.
What are Hikers going uphill?
Using two or more known landmarks to find your exact location is called this.
What is triangulation?