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Snow Kitchens
Cooking and Melting Snow
Cleanliness
Fires for Emergencies
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What is the best tool for building snow kitchens?
A shovel :)
100
What can you do to treat your water? (2)
Boiling or using chemical purifiers
100
What is one thing you should bring to clean your hands?
Hand sanitizers
100
Why are fires generally not appropriate for winter camp? (2)
- not easy to find wood around - building a fire on top of snow is difficult
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What should you pack for night when you winter camp?
Pack candles
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How can you use snow to keep water from freezing?
Using it as an insulator (dig a hole and put your items in it)
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Why should you clean your pot with warm water?
To lessen the risk of contracting foodborne illnesses
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What can you also use to start a fire? (instead of a lighter)
Gas - however it is a volatile substance so be careful
300
What should remember about light in the winter?
You lose light earlier than in the summer
300
Why is water important?
It keeps your body going (like oil)
300
Why is cleanliness so important?
It prevents one from being unsanitary and can prevent illnesses/diseases especially on a camping trip
300
One way you can use the fire to your advantage
Using a blanket to reflect heat from the fire
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Why should you harden snow?
Makes the snow denser and harder, can set up kitchen with counters and seats
400
Why should you treat the water?
There are many waterborne illnesses
400
Why should you dispose your garbage into one sump hole?
To avoid contaminating the water/snow source
400
What kind of trees do you use and why?
Trees that are dry/have no moisture because its easier to get the fire going
500
What should you pay attention to when building your snow kitchen and why?
Direction the kitchen faces - East because you get the earliest light
500
How do you prevent snow from scorching?
Add water to snow to a pot of water and stir it around
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What are three ways you can be sanitary? (during camp)
- cleaning your meal pot with warm water - dispose garbage after meals into one sump hole - keep your hands clean
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What should you do to build a fire?
- find large pieces of wood and put them on the ground between kindling and fire - light kindling on fire