Hiking & Camping
Name one thing that NEVER goes in a tent.
No Fires in Tents!
Name the current Scoutmasters and Committee Chairs for the two troops.
Mr. Boston (Scoutmaster of 3196)
Mrs. Swanson (Scoutmaster of 5196)
Mrs. Finney (Committee Chair)
Describe 3 methods of purifying water.
Boiling - Full rolling for 1 minute
Treating - Tables, UV
Filter - Ceramic, Carbon
How do you orient a map?
Set a compass to North then align the compass with the North arrow on the map. Turn the map and compass until the compass again points at North.
There are Eight Steps to the First-Aid Method. Name them in order.
2. Call for help
3. Approach safely
4. Provide urgent treatment
5. Protect from further injury
6. Treat each patient for shock
7. Make a thorough examination
8. Plan a course of action.
To achieve the rank of First Class, you must identify how many plants and evidence of how many animals?
10 Animals - Second Class Requirement #4
10 Plants - First Class Requirement #5a
Who made the following statement?
"One step towards happiness is to make yourself healthy and strong while you are a [youth], so that you can be useful and so can enjoy life when you are [an adult]. "
Lord Robert S.S. Baden-Powell
In Scouting you are not allowed to carry or use a pocket knife or build a fire until you have earned...
The Totin' Chip and Firem'n Chit
Citizenship is important in Scouting. Which Eagle Merit Badges deal with Citizenship?
Cit in Society
Cit in the Community
Cit in the Nation
Cit in the World
Repeat the Scout Motto and Slogan
"Be Prepared" and "Do a Good Turn Daily"
Explain 3 rules of safe hiking
Hike with a buddy
Watch where you put your feet
Stay on the trail
use bridges to cross streams
detour areas which might be dangerous
wear bright-colored clothing
hike single-file facing traffic near roads
Who is our most recent Eagle Scout?
Mitchell Wilson
Katherine Moreno
A bear bag is used to keep animals from your food. How far out of reach does it need to be?
12 Feet off the ground, 8 feet away from trees
A map contains more information than just the map itself. Aside from the legend, explain 2 other symbols found in a map's margins.
A compass rose (For orienting the map)
a distance scale (for measuring distances)
a map scale (comparing the size of the map to the area the map represents).
a date (when the map was drawn or last updated).
Explain the symptoms of dehydration.
Symptoms: fatigue, headache & muscle aches, confusion.
First aid is simply rehydrating the body. Water is best.
Give 3 examples of a "Durable Surface"
Sand, gravel, rock, compacted soil, dry grasses, or snow.
Explain the 4 water rescue methods.
Reach with an arm, leg, stick or other support
Throw lines or objects
Row a rowboat to the victim
Go with support (rope, stick, shirt or the like)
Explain when you would whip or fuse the end of a rope.
When a rope has been cut or when the end begins to fray or come apart.
To earn the rank of Tenderfoot you must teach someone how to tie a square knot using EDGE. What does EDGE stand for, and demonstrate a square knot for us.
Explain
Demonstrate
Guide
Enable
Why do we use the buddy system in Scouting?
Safety. It's a way to look after each other.
Gear placed near the top or outside pockets of your pack.
What are Raingear, First Aid Kit, Water Bottle, Flashlight, Map and Compass?
The year Troop 3196 was founded.
The year Troop 5196 was founded.
T3196 - 1942
T5196 - 2019
Explain what tinder, kindling, and fuel are used for.
Tinder is small, catches fire easily, and burns fast.
Kindling is small twigs no thicker than a pencil and used to get the fire going.
Fuel is larger wood used to keep a fire going and to create coals for cooking.
Explain 3 ways to find directions without a compass
Using the North Star & Constellations
The "watch method" (point the hour hand at the sun halfway between the hour & minute hands is south).
The "shadow stick method" (put a stick in the ground pointing towards the sun. A shadow will eventually be cast which points east)
How to remove a fishhook when you can't get to a doctor.
Push the hook farther in until the barb comes through the skin.
Snip off the barb with pliers, wire cutters, or nail clippers.
Ease the shank of the hook back out through the point of entry.
Wash and bandage the wound.
Describe at least 2 ways to minimize campfire impacts
Use stoves, fires only in existing fire rings, bare ground fire rings
Explain 4 of the 8 requirements of Safe Swim Defense
Qualified Supervision
Physical Fitness
Safe Area
Lifeguard on duty
Lookout
Ability Groups
Buddy System
Discipline
Explain 6 safe knife rules
DO'S:
Always keep a knife blade closed when not in use.
Always cut away from yourself.
Always close the blade before passing the knife.
Always keep your knife sharp.
Always obey regulations about carrying knives.
DONT'S
Don't throw a knife
Don't strike a knife with another tool
Don't use the point of a cutting blade as a prying tool.
Name three rules for displaying and show how to hold the national flag.
Flies above states or organizations
Flies on the right whenwith other national flags
Not flown at night without being illuminated
Blue field should be top right of the flag
Hug over a street with the blue field either North or East.
How many Merit Badges are needed to earn Star? And how many are Eadgle required?
2 merit Badges, and 4 Eagle Required for a total of Six
Name 8 of the 10 "Outdoor Essentials"
What are: pocket knife, extra clothing, water bottle, trail food, sun protection first aid kit, raingear, flashlight, matches & fire starters, map & compass?
The 3196 Troop Summer Camp is at the original site of Many Point Scout Camp. What site is that?
The 5196 Troop Summer Camp is at the original site of Many Point Scout Camp's sailing beach. What site is that?
Grand Portage, Voyageur Camp, MPSC
Vermilion, Voyageur Camp, MPSC
Based on the Handbook serving chart, how many slices of bacon in a single serving
3-4 slices
Explain how to estimate the width of a river using a compass.
Take a bearing on an object directly on the other side of the river.
Add 45 degrees to the bearing from step one.
Walk along the shore until the new bearing points at the object on the other side.
Measure how far you walked. This equals the width of the river.
Name four "hurry cases".
Serious Bleeding, Heart Attack or sudden Cardiac Arrest, Stopped Breathing, Stroke, and Poisoning
Plants provide many basic necessities. Identify 5 of them.
Explain 4 of the 8 requirements of Safe Swim Defense
Qualified Supervision
Physical Fitness
Swimming Ability
Personal Floatation Equipment
Buddy System
Skill Proficiency
Planning
Equipment
Discipline
Name & demonstrate the two lashings used to join poles at angles.
Diagonal Lashing: Starts with Clove Hitch and ends with Clove Hitch.
Square Lashing: Starts with Timber Hitch and ends with Clove Hitch.
The handbook says "Leadership starts with leading the person you know best - yourself". Complete the statement "Slef Leadership is:" with three bullet points
Having a vision of where you want to be.
Figuring out the steps to get there.
Completing the steps one at a time.
What position of Responsibility does not count for advancement?
Bugler
(Bonus 100 points, Assistant Patrol Leader does not count for Eagle)
Name at least 4 of the six considerations for selecting a campsite.
What are: Safety, Size, Water, Stove and Campfires, Privacy, Permissions
What National High Adventure Camps have youth from the Troop attended in the past 10 years?
Philmont, Northern Tier, Summit
When camping in the wilderness, campfires can still be part of your campsite. Describe how to have a campfire using a fire mound
Place a tarp on the ground and place a 2 ft by 2 ft mount of mineral soil at least 3 inches thick. Build your fire on the mound. After the fire is out cold, disperse any unburned material, mix the ashes with the soil, and return the soil to where it was gathered.
Describe how to estimate the height of an object using the "Stick" method.
Measure the height of a known object (for example, a person) next to the object.
Count how many "times" that dimension has to be stacked to match the object's height.
Multiply that count times the known item's height to obtain the estimated height of the object.
Explain at least 4 symptoms of shock.
Weakness, confusion, fear, and/or dizziness.
Skin that is moist, clammy, cool and pale.
A quick, rapid pulse.
Shallow, rapid and irregular breathing
Nausea and vomiting.
Extreme thirst.
Name three characteristics of a leaf that can help with identification.
Simple or compound structure
Lobed or unlobed
Toothed or smooth edge
Shape - long & thin, oval, rounded, etc.
What is required to pass the BSA Swim Test?
Jump feetfirst into water over your head
Swim 75 yards in a strong manner using one or more of the following strokes: sidestroke, breaststroke, trudgen or crawl.
Swim 25 yards using a resting backstroke
Float on your back for 30 seconds
What is a floor lashing used for?
The Floor lashing is used to build the top of a table the deck of a raft or the walkway of a bridge.
What is the missing of Scouting America
The Scouting mission is to prepare young people to make ethical choices by teaching them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.
What three requirements are necessary for every rank advancement?
Demonstrate Scout Spirit by living the Scout Oath and Law
Participate in a Scoutmaster Conference.
Complete your Board of Review (Trick question! This is not required for Scout)