Camping Basics
This is the most important factor when choosing a campsite location.
What is flat ground?
This small, armored mammal found in Oklahoma is known for digging burrows and rolling into a ball for protection.
What is an armadillo?
The tool used with a map to find direction.
What is a compass?
What is the official name of the club?
What is Outdoor Club at the University of Oklahoma?
This keeps you warm at night and comes in synthetic or down varieties.
What is a sleeping bag?
The practice of storing food away from your tent to avoid wildlife.
What is bear bagging (or proper food storage)?
This large bird of prey, often seen soaring, is the national symbol of the United States and lives near Oklahoma lakes and rivers.
What is a bald eagle?
When hiking uphill, this technique helps conserve energy by walking in a zigzag pattern.
What is switchbacking?
What year was the club re-founded?
What is 2025?
This is the special name for what all of our cooking gear is kept in and transported in.
What is a chuck box?
In camping, this nickname refers to a dead or unstable tree (or large branch) that could fall without warning and injure someone.
What is a widowmaker?
This nocturnal mammal is known for its “masked” face and tendency to raid campsites for food.
What is a raccoon?
This acronym represents the principles hikers and campers follow to minimize their impact on nature.
What is LNT (Leave No Trace)?
Who is Chance Foster?
How many people can fit in a 4-person tent?
What is two people plus gear?
The “rule of threes” says you can survive 3 days without this.
What is water?
This small, venomous arachnid found in Oklahoma is often confused with other spiders but is identified by a violin-shaped marking on its back.
What is a brown recluse?
What is our trash sweep called at the end of every campout?
When was the club ORIGINALLY founded?
What is 2020?
What is the price range of all gear rentals in our gear library?
What is $5-$10? (will also accept $5-$20)
What do you need to do on the stove before disconnecting the propane cylinder?
What is burn off the remaining gas?
This venomous snake, Oklahoma’s only rattlesnake commonly found in open plains, warns predators with a buzzing tail.
What is a prairie rattlesnake?
What should you do if you are lost?
What is stay put?
Who is the club mascot?
What is Juneau?
What is the measurement of insulation value on a sleeping pad called?
What is R-Value?