Gear Choices
What type of shoes are best for hiking?
Hiking boots or shoes
The name of the way we lose heat through direct contact with an object or thing.
Conduction
The principle that starts the whole process of Leave No Trace?
Plan Ahead and Prepare
What is the universal distress signal made with a whistle?
Three short whistle blasts
What is the first layer closest to your skin called?
Base layer
What is the best natural material to use as tinder because it catches a spark easily?
What is dry grass, birch bark, or fine wood shavings?
This layer of clothing is essential to keep your body warmer in cool/cold weather?
Mid Layer
The name of this highlighter green substance - similar to Witches Hair.
Wolf's Bane
Digging and using a cat-hole is an example of which principle?
Dispose of Waste Correctly
Name one naturally found materials that can be used to start a fire in the wild.
What is dry grasses, small sticks, sap
DWR stands for this type of waterproofness.
Durable Water Repelency
Why should fires always be built in an existing fire ring when possible?
What is to reduce environmental impact and prevent forest fires?
What is the name of the item you use to sleep in while camping?
Sleeping bag
The name of the activity where we spread out and sit or stand quietly for a period of time.
Forest five
Making a ring of rocks is important to which principle?
Minimizing Campfire Impacts
What is the most important thing to find first if you are lost in the wilderness?
Shelter
This type of material is best worn in very hot climates.
Cotton / Linen
What are the three main components needed to successfully start a fire? Name two.
What are Heat, Fuel and Oxygen?
What is the term for a lightweight stove designed for cooking outdoors?
camp stove or backpacking stove
What is the term for an animal that eats both plants and meat?
Omnivore
Taking photographs is a great example of which principle?
Leave What you Find
What is the recommended way to prevent hypothermia if your clothes get wet/soaked in cold weather?
Remove the wet clothes, dry off, and put on dry layers or stay near a fire?
This type of material is hydrophobic.
Synthetic
Why is it important to collect firewood before lighting your fire?
What is so you don’t leave the fire unattended and can control its size?
What tool can you use to cut wood for a fire?
Saw or hatchet
What is the term for the natural process by which water moves between the ground, air, and bodies of water?
Water cycle
The overarching principle that Leave No Trace Falls Under
Stewardship
What naturally found material(s) is best for building a shelter in a forested area?
What are deadfall, branches, spruce boughs
Heat loss comes in these four ways - name three of them.
Convection, Conduction, Radiation and Evaporation
After finishing a fire, what does it mean to “drown, stir, and feel”?
What is pouring water on the fire, stirring ashes, and checking for heat to ensure it is fully out?