Camping

First Aid Hypothermia Frostbite Heat reactions Dehydration Altitude sickness Insect stings Tick bites Snake bites Blisters hyperventilation

Leave No Trace Principles Travel and camp on durable surfaces –High use areas- concentrate –Remote areas – spread out Be considerate of other visitors Respect wildlife Dispose of waste properly –Disperse wastewater 200 feet from streams –Dig catholes 6 to 8 inches deep and 200 feet from streams for Human waste Leave what you find Minimize campfire impact

GPS Navigation UTM-Universal Transverse Mercator The map is divided into 1000 Meter grid Coordinates display 10S –10S Map zone – Easting component – Northing component

GPS Example The star is located at –Easting –Northing On bottom of map find grid lin 559 and go east 741 meters or ¾ of the way to 560 On right side of map find grid line 4282 and go north 182 meters or 1/8 of the way to 4283

Planning a route Lay out a route using books or maps Set several waypoints –At trail intersections –Key land marks Monitor progress using the map and the waypoints GPs unit will display –Compass –Distance traveled –Direction to next waypoint

Setting up camp Patrol camp locations –Tent area –Kitchen area –Fire ring –Ax yard Duty roster –Cooking, cleaning Menu Activity schedule

Equipment Clothing-Layer clothing First layer-wick water away Outer layer-wind resistant Footwear Care and storage –Sleeping bag-hang up –Pads lay flat –Tents clean and dry

Gear Tents –Backpacking 1,2,3 man Free standing Aluminum poles Fiber glass poles Full cover rain fly vestibule –Camping2,4,6,8 man Single/multi room Sleeping bags –Summer –Three season –Winter Fleece neck and foot –Fleece liner Pads –Closed cell –Air mattress –Self inflating Back packs –Internal –External –Weekend 3000 to 3999 cu in –Winter weekend or week to 5999 cu in –Multiweek 6000 and up –Features: Adjustable torso length, divider between main and sleeping bag, hydration sleeve, water bottle holster, rain cover.

Stoves Liquid fuel –All altitudes –less fuel weight for long trips –5 oz per day per couple –Bigger/bulker –Will not freeze Propane/butane –Reduced performance at altitude –250 ml per day per couple (small can) –Freezes –Small/compact