Practical fieldcraft for camping, hiking and survival: shelter, fire, water, navigation, knots and tools, weather and wildlife.
You’re reading a free preview. Sign up to see every topic and question — and to play this deck as games.
Choosing a safe site and building or pitching shelter, from tents and tarps to snow shelters and improvised cover.
32 total questions
Card #1
What makes a good campsite?
Card #2
Why should you avoid camping at the bottom of a valley or gully?
Card #3
What is a 'widow-maker' and how do you check for one?
1. You are choosing where to camp beside a lake in a well-used wilderness area. How far from the water should the tent go?
2. The only usable tent spot slopes gently. How should you arrange yourself to sleep?
3. You wake to find the inside of your tent walls covered in water droplets, though it never rained. What is the fix for the next night?
1. A sleeping pad's insulating power is given as its R-___ — the higher, the warmer.
Hint: The same measure used for building insulation
2. The tight line a tarp is hung over, strung between two anchors, is called the ___.
Hint: Named after the spine of a roof
3. The protective sheet placed under a tent to shield its floor is called a ___.
Hint: Also sold as a 'footprint' for your tent model
