Clothing and Gear
This layered clothing system is designed to manage moisture, insulation, and wind protection.
What is the three-layer system?
This sleeping bag rating is generally recommended for winter camping below freezing.
What is a 0°F (or lower) rated sleeping bag?
Eating high-calorie foods helps the body do this in cold weather.
What is generate heat?
This medical condition happens when the body loses heat faster than it can produce it.
What is hypothermia?
This winter travel tool spreads body weight to prevent sinking into deep snow.
What are snowshoes?
This item placed under a sleeping bag prevents heat loss to frozen ground.
What is a sleeping pad?
Before going to sleep, Scouts are advised to do this to keep their sleeping bag dry.
What is changing into dry clothes?
Drinking water regularly in winter helps prevent this condition.
What is dehydration?
Shivering, confusion, and slurred speech are warning signs of this condition.
What is hypothermia?
This knot is commonly used to adjust tent guylines in snowy or icy conditions.
What is a taut-line hitch?
Cotton clothing should be avoided in cold weather because it does this when wet.
What is losing insulation and drying very slowly?
This practice reduces moisture buildup inside a tent during cold nights.
What is tent ventilation?
This type of stove fuel performs better than canister fuel in extreme cold.
What is white gas (liquid fuel)?
This cold injury commonly affects fingers, toes, ears, and noses.
What is frostbite?
This winter hazard can occur when snow slides down steep slopes.
What is an avalanche?
This piece of headwear is critical because a large amount of body heat escapes from here.
What is a hat or beanie?
Scouts are taught to never sleep directly on this during winter camping.
What is snow or frozen ground?
This cooking problem can happen if snow is melted too quickly without liquid water.
What is scorching the pot?
This weather factor increases heat loss by moving cold air across the body.
What is wind chill?
This Scouting principle is especially important when camping on snow.
What is Leave No Trace?
These hand coverings are most effective when worn in layers with liners and shells.
What are gloves or mittens?
This campsite choice helps reduce wind exposure in cold weather.
What is camping below ridgelines or behind natural windbreaks?
Scouts often keep this item inside their sleeping bag so it does not freeze overnight.
What is a water bottle?
The safest way to warm a cold Scout includes dry clothes, insulation, and this.
What is shared body heat?
This safety rule means Scouts should never camp alone in cold conditions.
What is the buddy system?