I AM BORED SO HERE IS MY MERIT BADGE WORKSHEET, Camping Merit Badge Workbook This workbook can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet (book). No one can add or subtract from the Boy Scout Requirements #33216. Merit Badge Workbooks and much more are below: Online Resources. Workbook developer: [email protected]. Requirements revised: 2007, Workbook updated: February 2009. Scout's Name: ___Zach Wunder___________ Unit: __________466________ Counselor's Name: ______Kelly Luna_________________ Counselor's Ph #: ____________________________ 1. Show that you know first aid for and how to prevent injuries or illnesses that could occur while camping, including hypothermia, __________________to tread hypothermia, call 911 and warm the person up. _________________ frostbite, _____________cover the area in cloth, and warm up ( some sources say slowly others say it doesn't matter)___ ____ heat reactions, ________attempt to cool the person, treat for shock. _______________________ ____ dehydration, ___call 911. Slowly rehydrate the person.__________________________________ ___________ altitude sickness, _______take person to a lower altitude. Treat for shock.___________________ ____________________ insect stings, _____if barb is still in slowly rub with the grain using the dull side of a knife until barb is removed. Then wrap cover the place. tick bites, __________use fine tweezers and gently but firmly pull on the tick, if do not jerk on the tick. ____________________________________ snakebite, _____call 911. Treat for shock, and sterilize the would and wrap it in a dry cloth.______________________ blisters, ________________cover in “mole skin” or bandage and do not pop. ____________________________________________ and hyperventilation. ________attempt to calm the person and have them breath into a paper bag or stuffsack._____________________________________________ 2. Learn the Leave No Trace principles _________take only photos leave only footprints, don't take anything from the wilderness and don't leave anything like garbage behind.____________________ and the Outdoor Code and explain what they mean. _The outdoor code means to leave the wild as it is, and to keep from starting hazardous fires, and to also be kind and courteous to others while in the wild.______________________________ Write a personal plan for implementing these principles on your next outing. My personal plan for implementing these is to bring a camera to take the memories so I don't have to take items, I will also stay on the main trail and not walk on young plants, finally I will pack all of my garbage out of the wild.______ 3. Make a written plan for an overnight trek. My plan for an overnight trek is to go out on the rialto boardwalk to the ocean beach, from there I will walk 5 miles south to the camping site on the bluffs. I will spend the night there. The following day I will hike back out on the same trail I hiked in on.____ and show how to get to your camping spot using a topographical map and compass OR a topographical map and a GPS receiver. 4. Do the following: (a) Make a duty roster showing how your patrol is organized for an actual overnight campout. List assignments for each member. ___ Breakfast Saturday Dishes 1 Dishes 2 Chef 1 chef 2 latrene Max x Nicholas x Zach x Ryan x Zane x Lunch Saturday Dishes 1 Dishes 2 Chef 1 chef 2 latrene Max x Nicholas x Zach x Ryan x Zane x Dinner Saturday Dishes 1 Dishes 2 Chef 1 chef 2 latrene Max x Nicholas x Zach x Ryan x Zane x Breakfast Sunday Dishes 1 Dishes 2 Chef 1 chef 2 latrene Max x Nicholas x Zach x Ryan x Zane x lunch Sunday Dishes 1 Dishes 2 Chef 1 chef 2 latrene Max x Nicholas x Zach x Ryan x Zane x (b) Help a Scout patrol or a Webelos Scout unit in your area prepare for an actual campout, including creating the duty roster, ______________________Done many times and setting up camp. _________________Also done____________________________________________________________ 5. Do the following: (a) Prepare a list of clothing you would need for an overnight campout in both warm weather and cold weather. Warm Weather c__ 2 pairs zipiff pants ___ _ ____2 tshirts (poly-pro)_ _ _ __Hiking Boots__________ _ _____5 pairs socks___ c___Fitting backpack______ _ 2 Pairs sweat pants_____ _ _camp shoes (closed toe)__ _ __Swim suit_________ c__________Day pack____ _ ___Sleeping clothes_____ _ __Swim shoes___________ _ ____Fleece jacket____ c______________________ _ _____________________ _ ______________________ _ ___________________ Cold Weather c____Fleece Jacket_______ _ __Rain Gear___________ _ ____hiking Boots________ _ ___fitting backpack___ c_____Tshirts (poly-pro)___ _ ____Camp Shoes_______ _ ___Sleeping Clotes_______ _ ___Zipoff Pants______ c_____Day Pack_________ _ _____Jacket___________ _ __Sweat Pants__________ _ ___________________ c______________________ _ _____________________ _ ______________________ _ ___________________ Explain the term layering __layering means to wear clothes over clothes in layers, like tshirt under a sweatshirt under a fleece under a jacket_______________________________ (b) Discuss footwear for different kinds of weather _In warm weather you can wear lighter non-waterproof shoes, in cold/wet weather you should wear heavier, and waterproof shoes. You should never wear open toed shoes.___ (c) Explain the proper care and storage of camping equipment (clothing, footwear, bedding). _you should store it hung out to dry and out of the stuffsac. Propane and other gasses should be stared outside.________ (d) List the outdoor essentials necessary for any campout, and explain why each item is needed. Item Why is it needed. 1. You should have your 10 essentials. 2. You should have warm clothing, layers, and everything on the list above. 3. Tent 4. Sleeping equipment 5. adequate food 6. food preparation equiptment. 7. eating utencils 8.etc… (e) Present yourself to your Scoutmaster with your pack for inspection. __________done many times ___________________ Be correctly clothed and equipped for an overnight campout. __________again____________________ and how the right footwear is important for protecting your feet. ________it will protect you feet from sharp object, slipping, and other possible injuries.____________________ 6. Do the following: (a) Describe the features of four types of tents, when and where they could be used, Type ___Half Dome___________________________ Features ____________________fits 2 people and has an optional rain fly _______________________________________ When to use _________on lightweight trips, or when there is small number of people to house Where to use ___________on flat ground with no sharp objects._________________________________________________ Type ___________bivvy__________________________________________ Features _______________light weight one person___________________________________________________ _ When to use ______on light weight backpacking trips________________________________________________ Where to use __ _on flat non sharp land______________________________________________________________ Type _____taj___________________________________________________________ Features _____________fits 5 includes rainfly_______________________________________________________ When to use __________when on car camong type trips or heavy weight backpacking Where to use _________on flat no-sharp ground_________________________________________________ Type _______________hammoc__________________________________________________ Features __________1 person lightweight and comfortable._______________________________________________________ When to use ___________on super lightweight trips to forests__________________________________________________ Where to use ___________in between 2 strong trees____________________________________________________________ and how to care for tents ___store them dry out of their stuff sacs and do not rip._________________________________________ Working with another Scout, pitch a tent. ___done about 100 times at least__________________________ (b) Discuss the importance of camp sanitation _____it can prevent many diseases such as dysentery or poop in mouth disease and tell why water treatment is essential. __because it can prevent diseases and parasites.______________________ Then demonstrate two ways to treat water. With a pump, by boiling for 5 mins at rolling boil, or using tablets. (c) Describe the factors to be considered in deciding where to pitch your tent. __it should be flat and free of sharp objects.__________ (d) Tell the difference between internal-_________internal have inner frames and are lighter, they can hold less that most outer frame packs. _____________________ and external-frame packs. _______they have an outer frame and are heavier but commonly hold more _________ Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each. Internal Frame Pack Advantages: Often Lighter and more flexible Disadvantages: Less storage space on the outside of the pack. External Frame Pack Advantages: more storage space, and more airflow to your back. Disadvantages: Often heavier and less flexible. (e) Discuss the types of sleeping bags and what kind would be suitable for different conditions. Explain the proper care of your sleeping bag __________________I think just see above___________________________________ and how to keep it dry. ___________Place it in a waterproof stuffsac in a dry pack.________________________________________ Make a comfortable ground bed. _________Find flat ground, place down a ground tarp, put down you pad and enjoy._____________ 7. Prepare for an overnight campout with your patrol by doing the following: (a) Make a checklist of personal and patrol gear that will be needed. Person Gear Checklist c___Pack______ _ _____Clothing list above____ _ ___10 Essentials______ _ ____Mess kit_____ c______________________ _ _____________________ _ ______________________ _ ___________________ c______________________ _ _____________________ _ ______________________ _ ___________________ c______________________ _ _____________________ _ ______________________ _ ___________________ c______________________ _ _____________________ _ ______________________ _ ___________________ Patrol Gear Checklist c______________________ _ _____________________ _ ______________________ _ ___________________ c______________________ _ _____________________ _ ______________________ _ ___________________ c______________________ _ _____________________ _ ______________________ _ ___________________ c______________________ _ _____________________ _ ______________________ _ ___________________ c______________________ _ _____________________ _ ______________________ _ ___________________ (b) Pack your own gear and your share of the patrol gear and food for proper carrying. Show that your pack is right for quickly getting what is needed first, and that it has been assembled properly for comfort, weight, balance, size and neatness. _________ 8. Do the following: (a) Explain the safety procedures for: (1) Using a propane or butane / propane stove ________Use on a level and hard ground and be careful with the amount of gas when lighting._____________ (2) Using a liquid fuel stove ___Again, use on a flat non-flammable surface, and be careful when lighting._________________ (3) Proper storage of extra fuel ________keep it in a cool dry place without any kind of impact or shock._______________________ (b) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different types of lightweight cooking stoves. Propane is much easier to light and to use, but is heavier and larger to pack, while white gas stoves are commonly lighter and take up less space in a pack. (c) Prepare a camp menu. Explain how the menu would differ from a menu for a backpacking or float trip. _________________ I have made many menus, but for car camping you would have a lot less carbs and you could have heavier and more perishable foods without worrying about spoilage. Advantages Give recipes and make a food list for your patrol. Plan two breakfasts, three lunches, and two suppers. Done so many times Breakfast 1: Food List:________________________________ c______________________ _ _____________________ c______________________ _ _____________________ c______________________ _ _____________________ c______________________ _ _____________________ c______________________ _ _____________________ Recipes ___________________________________________ Lunch 1 Food List: c______________________________ c______________________________ c______________________________ _ _____________________________ _ _____________________________ _ _____________________________ Recipes __________________________ Lunch 2 Food List: _ Breakfast 2: Food List: ______________________________ _ ______________________ _ ___________________ _ ______________________ _ ___________________ _ ______________________ _ ___________________ _ ______________________ _ ___________________ _ ______________________ _ ___________________ Recipes _________________________________________ _ _____________________________ _ _____________________________ _ _____________________________ _ _____________________________ _ _____________________________ Recipes _________________________ Lunch 3 Food List: _ ___________________________ _ ___________________________ _ ___________________________ _ ___________________________ _ ___________________________ _ ___________________________ Recipes _______________________ Supper 1: Food List: c______________________ c______________________ c______________________ c______________________ c______________________ c______________________ _ _ _____________________ _ _____________________ _ _____________________ _ _____________________ _ _____________________ Recipes ___________________________________________ Supper 2: Food List: _ _ _____________________ _ _____________________ _ _____________________ _ _____________________ _ _____________________ Recipes c____________________ c____________________ c____________________ c____________________ c____________________ c____________________ Discuss how to protect your food against bad weather, animals, and contamination. ____________________________________ (d) Cook at least one breakfast, one lunch, and one dinner for your patrol from the meals you have planned for requirement 8c. At least one of those meals must be a trail meal requiring the use of a lightweight stove. ___________________________________ 9. Show experience in camping by doing the following: (a) Camp a total of at least 20 days and 20 nights. Sleep each night under the sky or in a tent you have pitched. The 20 days and 20 nights must be at a designated Scouting activity or event. You may use a week of long-term camp toward this requirement. If the camp provides a tent that has already been pitched, you need not pitch your own tent. (b) On any of these camping experiences, you must do TWO of the following, only with proper preparation and qualified supervision: 一. Hike up a mountain, gaining at least 1,000 vertical feet. _____________________________________________________ 一. Backpack, snowshoe, or cross-country ski for at least four miles. ______________________________________________ 一. Take a bike trip of at least 15 miles or at least four hours. ____________________________________________________ 一. Plan and carry out a float trip of at least four hours. ________________________________________________________ 一. Plan and carry out an overnight snow camping experience. __________________________________________________ 一. Rappel down a rappel route of 30 feet or more. ___________________________________________________________ 一. (c) Perform a conservation project approved by the landowner or land managing agency. 10. Discuss how the things you did to earn this badge have taught you personal health and safety, ________________________ survival, ______________________________________________________________________________________________ public health, ___________________________________________________________________________________________ conservation, __________________________________________________________________________________________ and good citizenship._____________________________________________________________________________________ In your discussion, tell how Scout spirit and the Scout Oath and Law apply to camping and outdoor ethics. __________________ Online Resources (Use any Internet resource with caution and only with your parent's or guardian's permission.) Boy Scouts of America: _scouting.org _Guide to Safe Scouting _Age-Appropriate Guidelines _Safe Swim Defense _Scout _Tenderfoot _Second Class _First Class ∑Rank Videos _Safety Afloat Merit Badge Books: www.scoutstuff.org Please don't post workbooks on your site. Please instead post links to these: MeritBadge.org: http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/MBW -or-usscouts.org: http://www.usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/list.asp Requirement Resources These resources and much more are at: http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Camping 1: First Aid: See http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/First_Aid for these links and more: First Aid Videos: Basics -Basics2 Wilderness First Aid CPR Basics Venomous Snake Bite First Aid Kits Other First Aid Links: Mayo Clinic First Aid Guide Class 1 Exam Class 3 Warning Signs of Cancer -Heart Disease 2-7: Camping Basics: See http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Camping for these links and more: Camping Videos: Packing Layering Wet Weather Campsite Sleeping Bags Pads Tents Water Purification Leave No Trace Other Camping links: Camping Checklists Leave No Trace Outdoor Code Cooking USScouts: Camping Camps Database Types of Tents -Water Treatment -Campsite Selection -Sleeping Bag Types -Sleeping Bag Selection -More Checklists 2: Leave No Trace and Outdoor Codes are attached 3: Map & Compass: See http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Orienteering for these links and more: Free Topographical Maps: http://store.usgs.gov/ Topozone.com: http://www.topozone.com/ (free 8.5x11.) Satellite, Street & Terrain: http://maps.google.com/ 5d. Camping Essentials: http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Es ... e_Outdoors 6a. Types of Tents: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tent#Current_tent_styles 6b. Water Treatment Basics: http://www.rei.com/expertadvice/article ... untry.html 6c. How to Choose the Right Campsite: http://www.rei.com/expertadvice/article ... ction.html 6d. Internal Frame vs External Frame: http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwrec/touch/campi ... s-int.html 6e. Types of Sleeping Bags: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeping_bag#Design_types How to Choose a Sleeping Bag: http://www.rei.com/expertadvice/article ... g+bag.html 8. Cooking: See http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Cooking for these links and more: Outdoor Cooking Lesson Videos: Food Selection -Food Quality -Stoves -Utensils -Water Purification -Leave No Trace Outdoor cooking links: Scoutstuff.org -Scoutorama -USScouts.Org -MacScouter -RecipeSource.com - CampRecipes.com -Scouter.net -Foil-Cooking -Cub Scout Cookbook -NetWoods.com -Scout Camp Cooking -The Trailside Cookbook -Buckskinner Cookbook -Ol' Buffalo Outdoor Cooking Page Dutch Oven Cooking: USScouts.Org -MacScouter -dutchovencookware.com Other cooking links: Cooking Merit badge -Leave No Trace -Stove Safety 9a. Hiking: See http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Hiking for these links and more: Hiking Videos: Planning -Footwear -Blisters -Gear -Cold Weather -Warm Weather -Layering 9b. Backpacking: See http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Backpacking for these links and more: Backpacking Videos: Gear -Internal vs. External Frame -Clothing -Socks -Food -Hydration General Resources Knot Videos _Basics _Basics2 _Animated Knots USScouts.org: _Orienteering _Camps Database _Cooking _Camping _More U.S. Bureau of Land Management: http://www.blm.gov Sea Base: http://www.bsaseabase.org Wilderness Use Policy of the Boy Scouts of America All privately or publicly owned backcountry land and designated wildernesses are included in the term “wilderness areas” in this policy. The Outdoor Code of the Boy Scouts of America and the principles of Leave No Trace apply to outdoor behavior generally, but for treks into wilderness areas, minimum-impact camping methods must be used. Within the outdoor program of the Boy Scouts of America, there are many different camping-skill levels. Camping practices that are appropriate for day outings, long-term Scout camp, or short-term unit camping might not apply to wilderness areas. Wherever they go, Scouts need to adopt attitudes and patterns of behavior that respect the rights of others, including future generations, to enjoy the outdoors. _ In wilderness areas, it is crucial to minimize human impact, particularly on fragile ecosystems such as mountains, lakes and streams, deserts, and seashores. Because our impact varies from one season of the year to the next, it becomes important for us to adjust to these changing conditions to avoid damaging the environment. _ The Boy Scouts of America emphasizes these practices for all troops, teams, and crews planning to use wilderness areas: _ Contact the landowner or land-managing agency (USDA Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, state and private agencies, etc.) well before an outing to learn the regulations for that area, including group size limits, to obtain required permits and current maps, and to discuss ways Scouts can fulfill the expectations of property owners or land managers. _ Obtain a tour permit (available through local council service centers), meet all of its conditions, and carry it during the trip. _ Review the appropriate BSA safety literature relating to planned activities. (See Safe Swim Defense, Safety Afloat, Climb On Safely, and Trek Safely.) Also see the Guide to Safe Scouting on the BSA Web site at http://www.scouting.org/pubs/gss/toc.html for more information on current BSA policies and procedures for ensuring safe activities, as well as the Fieldbook Web site at http://www.bsafieldbook.org. _ Match the ruggedness of high-adventure experiences to the skills, physical ability, and maturity of those taking part. Save rugged treks for older unit members who are more proficient and experienced in outdoor skills. _ Conduct pretrip training for your group that stresses proper wilderness behavior, rules, and skills for all of the conditions that may be encountered, including lightning, missing person, wildfire, high winds, flooding, and emergency medical situations. _ Participate in training in how to apply the principles of Leave No Trace, and be proficient and experienced in the leadership and skills required for treks into wilderness areas. _ Adhere to the principles of Leave No Trace. The Principles of Leave No Trace Outdoor Code As an American, I will do my best to- 1. Plan Ahead and Prepare Be clean in my outdoor manners. I will treat the outdoors as 2. Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces a heritage. I will take care of it 3. Dispose of Waste Properly (Pack It In, Pack It Out) for myself and others. I will keep my trash and garbage out of 4. Leave What You Find lakes, streams, fields, woods, and roadways. 5. Minimize Campfire Impacts Be careful with fire. I will prevent wildfire. I will build my fires 1. Respect Wildlife only when and where they are appropriate. When I have finished using a fire, I will make sure it is cold out. I will leave 2. Be Considerate of Other Visitors a clean fire ring, or remove all evidence of my fire. Be considerate in the outdoors. I will treat public and private property with respect. I will follow the principles of Leave No Trace for all outdoor activities. Be conservation-minded. I will learn about and practice good conservation of soil, waters, forests, minerals, grasslands, wildlife, and energy. I will urge others to do the same.
