Campfires
Campsite Selection
Lashings
TENTS ANYONE
FIRE WITHOUT A MATCH
100

This type of fire has the name of lesser lights in the sky.

What is the Star fire?

100

Name two things to consider water when selecting a campsite.

What is: Flooding, fresh water supply, proper drainage in case it rains, mosquito/pest that reproduce in stagnant water?

100

This lashing type of lashing is used to bind spars or poles together, to prevent racking. It is usually applied to cross-bracing where the poles do not initially touch but may be used on any poles that cross each other at a 45° to 90° angle. 

What is Diagonal Lashings?

100

How far should your tent be from a water source?

Minimum 100 paces.

100

You take a hard, sharp-edged rock in one hand and the steel striker in the other. 

What is Flint and steel?

200

What is used in the second step of creating a fire?

What is Kindling?

200

This 'w' of campsite selection ensures that you have proper permits for camping area.

What is Willingness?

200

This type of lashing is a fun technique. It is used to create shelves, tables, and other structures.

What is 'Continuous Lashing'?

200

Identify the following tent type.

 

What is a Dome Tent?

200

The fire building technique that uses this type of air. The technology to do this is similar to a diesel engine and is called a sulpak by the islanders or fire piston by the rest of the world.

What is Compressed Air?

300

This fire can be used for baking but is not as good as the oven with the same name.

What is the Reflector fire.

300

Knowledge of these patterns can help you choose a good campsite. 



What is 'Weather'?

300

This lashing generally begins with a timber hitch around the juncture of two poles.

What is Diagonal Lashing?

300

What are the 2 recommended positions for your tent doors?

Against the wind and/or facing east to catch the morning sunrise.

300

Hold this in the sun and it directs heat onto the tinder to start a fire. 


What is Curved glass?

400

True or False.  It is okay to remove burning sticks from a fire.

What is False?

400

This picture shows this 'W' of camping site selection.

What is Wild Things?

400

Identify the following lashing.

What is Square Lashing?

400

This type of tent uses just one flexible pole and is sold as light weight 1 or 2 person tents.


What is a Single-hoop tent?

400

The "bow and drill" method is well-known and it is a lot of work. The bow is similar to that used for archery.

What is Friction?

500

T/F. It is safe to light a fire beneath overhanging branches or near tents.

What is False?

500

We need adequate amount of this 'W to keep a campfire going.

What is 'Wood'?

500

This lashing uses two or three spars or poles, 15 - 20 feet of rope. It starts with a clove hitch on one pole.  

What is Shear lashing?

500

Identify this type of tent that has a circular floor and a single central pole.

What is Sibley tent/bell tent?

500

The term __________ or 'firesteel' has become synonymous with so called 'artificial flints' which are metal rods of varying size composed of ferrocerium, an alloy of iron and mischmetal

What is Metal match?