10. LEVEL 1 (9- to 11-year-olds) What equipment is needed for a one-day hike? What additional equipment is needed for an overnight trip? Is it better

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1 Camping PROJECT PLANNING GUIDE OBJECTIVES OF THE 4-H CAMPING PROJECT 1. To learn about North Carolina 4-H camps. 2. To deve10p campcraft skills. 3. To learn to plan a camping trip for a group. 4. To aid in learning skills needed to be a teen leader at Junior 4-H Camp. EXTENSION RESOURCE MATERIALS 1. Picnic Meals, 4H M Campout Meals, 4H M H Hiking and Backpacking, 4H M Recreation, Leisure Education, 4H H Camp Promotional Material (available from your county Extension agent) 6. Food Conservation and Safety PPG, 4H PG Emergency First Aid, 4H M-l-lOl NOTE: This planning guide addresses equipment, safety, campcraft skills, campsite manners, planning and leadership. It also emphasizes certain skills for each age level: Level I (ages 9 to 11) Attending 4-H Camp; Level II (ages 12 to 14) 4-H Club Camping; Level III (ages 15 to 19) Leadership Role in Club Camping and as a Junior Counselor; Level IV (families) Family Camping; and Level V Career Exploration. It is recommended that the Food Conservation and Safety PPG be studied along with this project.

2 10. LEVEL 1 (9- to 11-year-olds) What equipment is needed for a one-day hike? What additional equipment is needed for an overnight trip? Is it better to buy, rent or make your own camping equipment? How to safely build, light and extinguish a campfire. What are the most common accidents that might take place during a camping trip? What poisonous plants should any camper be able to identify? What to do when you or a camper gets hurt at camp? What to do in case of fire at 4-H camp. How to use a pocket knife. Uses of rope in camping. Read various camping books and guides. Secure or make a knapsack and necessary equipment. Visit a local outdoor equipment supply store. Make a poster listing equipment and cost. List the advantages and disadvantages and discuss them with your family. Study the different ways to build, light and extinguish campfires. Build a campfire. List accidents that might happen on a camping trip and what you would do for each. Attend a 4-H First Aid Class. Make a poster that shows the local poisonous plants that a camper should be able to identify. Learn how to treat each. Find the infirmary at 4-H camp. Find out who is in charge of first aid. Talk to the 4-H camp director about what to do in case of fire. Clean and sharpen a pocket knife. Carve a simple item from wood or soap. List five uses of a pocket knife for campcraft. Visit a hardware store and look at the different types of rope. Make a display of various types of rope. Whip the end of a rope. knot, figure line hitch and Tie and eight, use a square bowline, taut clove hitch. Make a knot board with samples of 10 knots.

3 How to build a fire. How to cook over an open fire. How to use a map and compass. What is the proper behavior while camping? How to sign up for 4-H camp trips. What equipment and supplies are needed for a 4-H camp trip experience? How to budget money and time at 4-H camp. What 4-H camps are available in North Carolina? Make a display of materials used in a wood fire: tinder, kindling, firewood. Lay a base for a fire and start it with one match. Draw five different kinds of wood fires. Attend a 4-H Fire Safety Class. (Refer to Campout Meals, 4H M-l3-36) Cook a meal outdoors using three simple methods: stick cookery, one-pot meal, cooking in foil. Make a buddy burner. Make a hobo stove and cook one meal. that has various compasses. showing the parts of a Visit a store Make a poster compass. Use a compass to find North. Use a compass to orient a map. Collect and study three types of maps. Determine on each map: the scale, the publisher and the type of map. Trace or highlight your route for your camping trip. Make a poster showing how a good camper acts. Talk to your county 4-H Extension agent about roles at 4-H camp. Learn procedures for cleaning your cabin. Make up your bed at camp. Contact your county 4~H Extension agent about camp dates, cost, location and departure times. Fill out appropriate registration forms. Read about camping equipment needed from books in your local library. Demonstrate to your local 4-H Club how to pack the necessary equipment for a trip to 4-H camp. Interview former 4-H campers to find out details on budgeting time and money. Write a short description about each North Carolina 4-H Camp. Include location, activities and programs.

4 19. What you do at 4-H camp. - Ask your county 4-H Extension agent for a camp schedule. 20. How to get people to attend - Give a short talk about 4-H camp to your 4-H camp 4 H Club or school class. - Invite friends to camp. LEVEL 2 (12- to lh-year-olds) 1. How to make camping equipment. - Select one or two items to make. - Get the necessary supplies. - Ask your family to help you. 2. How to select lightweight - Visit with a local person who leads equipment for a backpack. camping trips longer than one day. - Compare prices, quality and weight of equipment at two or more stores. 3. How to properly pack for an - Give a demonstration to your local 4-H extended camping trip. Club. 4. Proper care and storage of - Thoroughly clean your equipment after your equipment. each use. - Prepare area to keep your equipment. 5. Equipment needed for Special - Interview persons who take such trips. occasions such as canoe trips, bicycle trips and horseback trips. 6. What is the proper way to - List ways to purify water. purify water on a camping trip? 7. What weather conditions - List the natural signs that tell a camper should every camper be aware of changing weather. of? - List the proper places to find shelter during these conditions. 8. What are some hazards - List 10 hazards to be aware of at a involved in camping? campsite and how to prevent them. ' 9. What is dispose the proper way of human waste to on a - List ways to develop an outdoor latrine. camping trip? (Refer to Emergency First Aid (4H M-l-lOl) 10. What items are needed in a - List the items needed for a camping camping first-aid kit? first-aid kit. - Make a first-aid kit. 4

5 ll Things to Learn How many calories are needed by a camper or backpacker on a trip? When camping or backpacking, how much liquid does your body need? What types of nutrients do backpackers need? What is the proper way to protect yourself and equipment from animals? What clothes will protect the body while outdoors? What tools are needed for a camping trip? Proper care and use of camp tools. Uses of rope in camping. How to build a fire. Cooking over an open fire. Skills needed to provide shelter. How to use a map and compass. Things to Do List the number of calories that a backpacker needs to maintain energy and proper nutrition. Study the importance and amounts of liquids in the backpacker's daily diet. Study the nutrients that are important to backpackers. List backpacking foods that contain these nutrients. Study and list the proper ways to deal with animals met on the trail. Study the dangers of weather and the types of clothes and footwear that could be worn under various conditions. Visit a hardware store and list all tools you need for camping. Sharpen an axe. Make an axe blade sheath. Demonstrate to your 4-H Club how to safely carry and use an axe. Saw a log using three types of saws. Make a length of rope. Splice two pieces of rope together. Lash two sticks together. Make a useful item by lashing. Have an adult teach you to use a camp stove. Demonstrate how to use two types of cooking sources other than wood. Make and use a reflector oven. Cook something in a dutch oven. Build a simple shelter from a poncho, plastic sheet or tarp. Pitch and strike a tent. Use a compass to tell time. Draw a map of your yard, neighborhood, farm or community. Use map symbols and a scale. 7 Read a book on orienteering. 5

6 22. What is the proper behavior List 10 campground regulations. while camping? Help your 4-H Club list some rules for their camping trip. 23. What interests do my fellow Ask club members to share what they think club members have in camping? a camping trip should be like. 24. Points of interest in my Learn about available sites from county which would lead to a organizations and agencies such as the campsite selection. U.S. Forest Service, N.C. Parks and Recreation, N.C. Division of Forest Resources and local government agencies. 25. Explore several different Invite local camping enthusiasts to a 4-H camping methods. Club meeting to talk about their experiences. Read articles and see films on camping. 26. How to plan the trip. Decide where, when and how to go camping. Determine necessary equipment. Do a mock camping trip planning session during club meetings. 27. Entertainment on the camping Explore new games. trip. Review The Fun Encyclopedia by Ed Harbin, and other 4-H manuals on forestry, wildlife and plants and soils. LEVEL 3 (15- to 19-year-olds) Things_to Learn Things to Do 1. What are potential hazards of List five common camp activities and activities at 4-H camp? describe hazards and preventive measures for each. Teach some safety skills to a small group. 2. How to share your skills with Teach any of the campcraft skills listed others. in Level 1 or Use of map and compass. Make a compass course. 4. How to help campers keep Help your cabin develop cabin rules. their cabin clean and Make a duty chart for cabin clean-up. orderly. Make sure all jobs are rotated equally. 5. How to organize a club Review Levels 1 and 2 of this PPG. camping trip.

7 Things to Learn How to help others grow through their learning experiences while being a teen leader at 4-H camp. What are job opportunities at 4-H camp? What are other ways to be involved in camping? Things to Do - Review Levels 1 and 2 of Exploring 4-H Leadership (4H M-1-33P). - Discuss the requirements of a teen leader with your county 4 H Extension agent. - Help 4-H volunteers and Extension agents to plan, organize, carry out and evaluate camp programs. - Plan and teach one special activity at 4-H camp. - Obtain and read a 4-H Camp Counselor application form. - Participate in the CIT (Counselor in- Training) Program. - Read a book on camp counseling. - Talk to the camp director about counselor duties and job opportunities. - Work at a day camp in your county. - DevelOp a day camp program if none exists. - Serve on a 4-H camping committee. LEVEL 4 (Family) What is your family's plan for any emergency that might arise on a camping trip? What are the proper methods to prepare your body for a camping experience? Organizing a family camping trip or outing. - Develop a family first-aid plan in case of emergency on a camping trip. - DevelOp a family plan that would prepare and condition each family member for the trip. - Plan and carry out one-day outings to suit the needs of each family member. - Plan and carry out a family overnight outing. - Complete a Plan-Do-Review project on family camping. - Assign specific duties for each family member. - Plan a backyard cookout. - Use campcraft skills to make a family project.

8 LEVEL 5 (Careers in Camping) 1. Available careers in camping. 2. The kind prepares of training which one for a career in camping. 3. Skills needed to become a camping professional. Interview three people who have jobs which relate to camping such as camp store owner, retail salesperson in outdoor department, forester, wildlife commission officer, park ranger, camp counselor or director, recreation coordinator. Give a talk on Camping Careers to your 4-H Club or school group; Read books on camping at your library. Visit your high school guidance counselor and ask for assistance. Participate in college and university open houses; visit appropriate academic departments while on campus. Shadow a camping professional for a day to learn what he/she does. Work as a summer assistant or intern at a camp or park. Participate in a 4-H CIT (Counselor-in- Training) Program at camp. Prepared by North Carolina 4 H Camp Curriculum Subcommittee: William V. Howington, Chairman (Caldwell) E. Suzanne Nolley (Alexander) J. Greg Clemmons (Onslow) Judy A. Nunn (Lee) and J. Roland Flory and Sharon L. Runion, Extension 4-H Specialists (N. C. State University) Pubflshed by THE NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE North Carolina State University at Raleigh. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University at Greensboro. and the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Cooperating. State University Station. Raleigh. N. 0., Chester D. Black. Director. Distributed in furtherance oi the Acts of Congress of May 8 and June The North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race. color. or national origin. and is an equal opportunity employer hA VPI 4HIPG 1 147