CAMPING
To rough it in comfort, supplement your sleeping bag with an inflatable one of these
mattress
This 2-word phrase for a large vehicle with poor fuel economy became popular in the 1970s
gas guzzler
Don't ever forget that a herd of these African & Asian mammals is sometimes called a memory
elephant
Unlike mammals, birds regenerate cells within their ears, so the barn type of this doesn't lose its incredible hearing with age
A series by Jeff Kinney: "Diary of a ___ Kid"
wimpy
Boy Scouts know it's easy to build one of these using structures called pyramid, tepee or cross-ditch
a campfire
This adjective refers to tightly kinked hair
frizzy
The western lowland type of this can sometimes be found in the mist
gorilla
This dietary progression might begin with plants, move up through herbivores & end with large carnivores
a food chain
"The ___ Wizard of Oz"
Wonderful
Hanging food between trees to keep it from a certain animal is called this alliterative "bagging"
bear bagging
This adjective meaning blindingly bright also refers to an impressive array of goods
dazzling
California's flag has one
a bear
4-letter word for an organism that provides sustenance to one or more parasites
the 'host'
By Natalie Babbitt: "Tuck ___"
Everlasting
"Classics" from this camping company include the dual fuel 2-burner stove & the 54-quart steel belted cooler
Coleman
In June 1944 London came under attack by German V-1s, also known as these bombs
buzz bombs
This water mammal has long been thought friendly--in mythology Arion rode to safety on its back
a dolphin
It's not Tchaikovsky changing his mind, it's the term for an organism that breaks down dead plants & animals into simpler forms
a decomposer
About an endearing 3-legged critter: "The ___ Donkey"
Wonky
Like some antiseptics, water purification products like Potable Aqua are based on this element
iodine
This exclamation of joy or triumph is a big part of renaissance faire vocabulary
huzzah
This creature is used to drive rabbits out of their burrows, which is why its name also means "to search out"
ferret
In invertebrates, this outermost layer of the skin is usually only one cell thick
the epidermis
By Eric Carle: "The Very ___ Spider"
Busy