The Agreements
FieldCraft basics
Knots
Movement & Observation
Hillcrest Randomness
100

How many agreements are there?

What is 4

100

What is fieldcraft?

A) Playing video games outdoors
B) Skills used to travel and work safely in nature
C) Owning expensive camping gear
D) Building the biggest campfire possible

B)  a collection of skills to travel/work/survive in nature

100

The most basic knot we learned is called the ____ hitch.

What is the 'clove' hitch

100

When moving through the forest, what's usually better: moving quickly or moving quietly and observantly?

What is moving quietly and observantly

100

What is our new principal's name?

Mr. Mike Parkins

200

Finish the sentence:  Participation and the right to...

What is pass

200

We used a story about a rabbit to learn this popular knot...

What is the bowline knot

200

Why is observation considered one of the most important fieldcraft skills?

Answers will vary.

It helps you notice hazards, find routes, spot wildlife or people, locate resources, and make good decisions.

200

True or False, Hillcrest school opened in 1962.

True-but it used to be an elementary school!

300

How many people are involved in 'mutual' respect?

What is more than one!  Respect has to go both ways (be mutual) for it to work.

300

To fuse or combine two things together (like a broken tent pole) you can use this paracord/rope technique...

What is a lashing

400

You really have to think about this agreement, it doesn't come naturally.  It is something you have to consciously make the effort to do.

What is appreciation!

400

This type of hitch creates a taut/tight ridgeline between two trees...

What is a trucker's hitch

500

What are the signs of attentive-full-body listening? (3 points)

What is...

1)  body/eyes facing speaker

2)  fidget free

3)  no side conversations/no talking

500

This loop is useful to create an adjustable pully-system to hang your tarp from:

What is a prusik loop