Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities / Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite

REVIEW BOOKLET PATHFINDER LEADERSHIP AWARD SIOODR001 / SIOOPS005 Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities / Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite Review Booklet Name Date

Introduction This Review Booklet has been designed to assist you in acquiring the essential information contained in SIOODR001 Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities and SIOOPS005 Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite. It is important that you read the Resource Material which you are required to know and understand in order to complete the Review Booklet. You may also draw on the Bible and your own personal experiences to complete this booklet. This Review Booklet must be completed before taking part in the assessment for this unit. Note: If you have any questions, please consult your District Director or your local Conference/Mission Youth Department. 2 Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite

Question 1 (Resource Material: Chapter 1 & 2) Please write s report of your latest camping or bushwalking experience. Include the date, location and a brief description of the various activities and events of the experience. Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite 3

Question 2 a. How suitable was the site in Question 1 for the campout/bushwalk? b. List any unfavourable features of the site. 4 Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite

Question 3 Using the table below, list at least FIVE campsites that are situated in proximity to your locality. They may be camp sites you have personally used. No Site location 1 Have you used the site? List positive features. How did you hear about it? 2 3 4 5 6 7 Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite 5

Question 4 List the requirements for taking a small group overnight camping in a National Park. Also list any Pathfinder/School requirements that need to be complied with. (E.g. National Parks might not allow camp fires, except in designated fire places. School may have a supervision ration of 2 adults to 10 students.) 6 Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite

Question 5 List ways of caring for and managing the following environmental features/factors during a wilderness campout. Natural Feature Trees Methods of Care / Management Bushes Rocks/stones Waterways (river/lake etc) Toilet waste Animals and Birds Washing up liquid Rubbish disposal Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite 7

Question 6 List the standard risk minimisation procedures for a Pathfinder or School weekend campout. Perceived Risk Risk Minimisation 8 Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite

Question 7 (Resource Material: Chapter 3) a. Fill out the table below by listing at least five sources used to access weather information. List Source Positive features Negative features Rate each source on a scale of 1 10 (1 = Very poor 10 = Excellent) b. Which is the most reliable source? c. Why? Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite 9

Question 8 a. List the following weather information details for the day you are working on this review. Source Date b. What is the weather forecast for the day? c. List factors causing/affecting the weather conditions (i.e. approaching cyclone etc)? d. What is the wind direction? e. What is the wind strength? f. Describe the typical cloud cover for these conditions? g. What is the time for sunrise and sunset? h. What is the time for high and low tide? i. Outline the anticipated weather in 3 days time? 10 Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite

Question 9 List the sources from where you would gather information on the following natural features that could affect an outdoor activity. Natural Feature List Information Source River Heights Estimated water release from a dam High and Low tides Snow Cover UV Rays Storm Warnings Moon Phases Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite 11

Question 10 (Resource Material: Chapter 4) List all the personal bushwalking gear you currently own and explain their use. 12 Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite

Question 11 List below the ideal/best bushwalking equipment available to host a weekend hike and camp (list at least FIVE items). Item Reason for your choice Where item can be purchased Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite 13

Question 12 The local upper primary school class has been given permission to use the Pathfinder Club s equipment for a weekend camp. As the Club quartermaster, you are responsible for the equipment. What preparations should be made to ensure the equipment is ready? 14 Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite

Question 13 You are the counsellor for a group of Teens who are going on a 5 day hike through a National Park. The six Teens have just arrived. What will you do before you begin the walk? Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite 15

Question 14 a. The Pathfinders stop off at your school on their way back from a two day hike. They have had two great days in the bush and are returning the tents, stoves, and packs to the school. You are the teacher receiving the gear. How would you proceed? b. As you collect all of the gear, the Unit Counsellor says that one of the tents has a rip in the fly. How will you respond? c. You later discover that a stove pot is missing. How will you handle that? 16 Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite

Question 15 What is the storage procedure for the following bushwalking items. Item Storage Pack Tent Stove Water Bottle Sleeping Bag Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite 17

Question 16 (Resource Material: Chapter 5) Write out your proposed menu for the outdoor training weekend. Meal Food Protein, Carbohydrate, fats or what? 18 Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite

Question 17 List at least five products for each category in the table below that you can obtain from local food suppliers. Only list food suitable for a hiking camp. Food List types of food available Suitability of packaging How to store and keep fresh on a 5 day hike Cereals (eg. Weet bix) (need to repack) (sealed plastic bag) Other consideration* (Light - but needs to have milk/powder) Snack Food Food that you don t have to cook Food that needs to be cooked Sweets * Consider things such as: Weight, Need to add water, Need protection, Need for flavourings. Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite 19

Question 18 List your top ten bush camping recipes. Recipe 1. Why 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 20 Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite

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Question 19 What changes would you make to your menu in Question 17 in the following circumstances? a. The camp was at a campsite in a valley on February 13. b. The camp at Sawpit Creek Camp in the Kosciusko National Park on July 27. c. What emergency foods would you have? 22 Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite

Question 20 (Resource Material: Chapter 6) The temperature is high. The route is over a mountain range. You are working out how much water you will need to carry till you get to the next water hole on the other side. a. How much do you estimate you will need? b. Why? c. What is the best way of carrying it? Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite 23

Question 21 You have run out of water and you arrive at the next water hole, only to discover that cows and pigs have been drinking from it. What is the best way to make it safe for drinking? Explain your answer. 24 Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite

Question 22 (Resource Material: Chapter 7) List the bushwalking clothes that you currently have to deal with the following weather conditions. Hot humid day Cold windy day Warm day Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite 25

Question 23 Complete the following table for the two medical incidents listed. Condition Hypothermia List warning signs List prevention options List management options Heat Shock 26 Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite

Question 24 List uses and functions for the following clothing materials. a. Polartec b. Goretex c. Thermal d. Cotton e. Nylon Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite 27

Question 25 (Resource Material: Chapter 8) You need to participate in an outdoor activity on at least three different occasions. In order to complete the Camping and bush-walking units for the PLA, the final activity will be conducted at the training/reviewing/assessing weekend. Fill out Question 25 and 26 as reports on the two activities you have participated in before the assessment weekend. It would be recommended that a District Director or supervisor be present on the Assessment week-end to verify your involvement. Report 1 Type of Activity Location of activity Date of activity Purpose of the activity Attending group (Pathfinders, youth etc) Number that attend Your role What specific environmental issues were addressed? What specific risks did you have to address with this activity? Verified by (if applicable) Signature 28 Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite

Question 26 Report 2 Type of Activity Location of activity Date of activity Purpose of the activity Attending group (Pathfinders, youth etc) Number that attend Your role What specific environmental issues were addressed? What specific risks did you have to address with this activity? Verified by (if applicable) Signature Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite 29

Question 27 You have been asked to organise the next weekend campout for your club. What paperwork needs to be completed before the camp? List forms Outline purpose List who completes it Indicate where the forms are sent to 30 Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite

Question 28 (Resource Material: Chapter 9) List the contents of a repair kit for a 3 day campout. Item Purpose Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite 31

Question 29 You are the leader of an overnight campout. It is a 25km hike through isolated wilderness country. The adventure began at 8.00am and you plan to be picked up at your expected destination at 5 pm the next day You are really enjoying the hike. The group is working well together and the scenery is fantastic. At 4.00pm on the first day, one of the participant s boots sole begins to flap. The sun will set at 6.05pm. The wind is blowing gently from the SE and there are an increasing number of clouds on the eastern horizon. a. How would you respond? b. What changes would you make to the trip plans? At 1.00am a sudden gust of wind flattens one of the tents and snaps one of the poles. There are visible stars in the night sky. Every one is awake. The wind is coming in gusts from a southerly direction. The temperature has dropped dramatically. c. How would you respond? d. What changes would you make to the trip plans? At 10.30am, the next morning, two of the straps on a pack are accidentally cut while pulling it up a small cliff face. The wind is coming form a NE direction. It is a clear and warm day. The cliff face is in the shade. The waratahs are just beginning to bloom. The creek is flowing in a westerly direction. e. How would you respond? 32 Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite

f. What changes would you make to the trip plans? Plan Outdoor Recreation Activities & Use and Maintain a Temporary or Overnight Campsite 33

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