Selecting a Campsite

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Selecting a Campsite Safety Rules for
Selecting a Camp

• Camp away from streams or dry creek beds
• These areas flood easily and you may not have
  enough time to get to high ground.

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Selecting a Campsite Safety Rules for
Selecting a Camp

• Avoid camping where rocks or dead trees might
  fall
• Dead trees could fall on your tent during the
  night when a wind comes up.

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Selecting a Campsite Safety Rules for
Selecting a Camp

• Do not camp on a wild game trail.
• During the night large game may run through camp
  and knock down your tents and equipment or may
  cause injury to themselves or you.

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Selecting a Campsite Safety Rules for
Selecting a Camp

• Avoid camping on the edge of a cliff.
• Sleepwalking, Land Slide, etc.

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Selecting a Campsite Safety Rules for
Selecting a Camp

• Camp near a screen of trees that shelters the
  tents from strong winds.
• Though you still want some breeze to keep down
  the number of flying insects.

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Selecting a Campsite Safety Rules for
Selecting a Camp

• Avoid lightning prone areas.
• Do not camp on the top of a ridge or in a
  wide-open basin or beside the tallest trees in
  the area where lightning is likely to strike.

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Bad Weather Conditions Safety Rules for
lightning

• Get 100 feet away from metal objects, backpacks,
  fences, etc.
• Take cover under trees that are lower than others
  around you.
• Sit or lie down on something that can insulate
  you from lightning, such as a rubber sleeping mat.

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Bad Weather Conditions Safety Rules for
Tornado

• Move to a designated tornado shelter if
  available.
• If there is no structure nearby, lie flat in the
  nearest ditch.
• If tornado shelter is not available, find a
  basement or an interior room of a house such as a
  closet or bathroom. Do not stay in vehicles or
  mobile homes.

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Bad Weather Conditions Safety Rules for Hail

• Find Shelter Immediately!

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Bad Weather Conditions Safety Rules for Heavy
Rain

• Stay away from flooded creeks, streams, and
  drainage ditches
• The banks may collapse when they become saturated
  with water.

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Solid/Liquid Waste Disposal of Solid and
Liquid Waste

• Guess what the first jobs is upon arriving at a
  campsite.

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Solid/Liquid Waste Procedure for disposing
of solid and liquid waste.

• Dig the latrine 300 feet from a water supply and
  swimming area.
• Dig the hole for the latrine 6-10 inches deep.
• Each person should cover his waste with dirt.
• It is best to dig the pit for the latrine in
  dark-colored soil.
• The sun heats up microorganisms in the dark soil
  and decompose the solid waste more quickly.

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Proper Food Handling Safety Precautions to
avoid E. Coli

• A bacterium that may cause diarrhea and possible
  death.
• E. Coli comes the intestines of humans and
  animals.
• Wash face/hands before eating/preparing food.
• Thoroughly cook meat products.
• Make sure eating/cooking utensils are thoroughly
  cleaned by rinsing them in hot water two times.
  

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Proper Food Handling Safety Precautions to
avoid Salmonella

• A bacterium that can occur in all foods,
  including meat, seafood, dairy, and even fruits
  and vegetables.
• It causes severe diarrhea, dehydration, fever
  vomiting, headache, and abdominal cramping.
• Wash face/hands before eating/preparing food.
• Thoroughly cook ALL FOODS.
• Make sure eating/cooking utensils are thoroughly
  cleaned by rinsing them in hot water two times.

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Proper Food Handling Safety Precautions to
avoid Hepatitis A

• A virus that may be found in contaminated foods,
  water and shellfish.
• It causes fever weakness, loss of appetite,
  digestive upsets, abdominal pains, and muscle
  pains.
• Wash face/hands before eating/preparing food.
• Make sure eating/cooking utensils are thoroughly
  cleaned by rinsing them in hot water two times.

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Proper Food Handling Define Botulism

• A poisoning produced by botulinus bacteria,
  sometimes found in foods improperly canned or
  preserved.
• The victim suffering from Botulism has muscle
  paralysis and disturbances of vision and
  breathing, and the poisoning is often fatal.
• Check and avoid food items that are found to be
  opened, have a broken safety seal, or dented.

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Proper Food Handling Importance of properly
storing food while camping.

• Properly stored food prevents illness, prevents
  contamination by dirt and pests.
• Microorganisms multiply rapidly when fresh meats,
  fruits, and vegetables are allowed to warm
  between 70-100 degrees, which can lead to
  illness.

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Proper Food Handling What can be done to
prevent food spoilage

• Food Spoils due to the growth of microorganisms
  that cause decay.
• Conditions such as temperature and moisture
  encourage spoilage
• Food spoilage can also be caused by the bruising
  of fruits/vegetables, pest infestation, and
  mixing fresh and cooked food (cross-contamination)
  .

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Proper Food Handling Other ways to prevent
food spoilage

• Mixing Foods is not a good idea. Meats should
  always be stored by themselves.
• It is best to separate fruit and vegetables from
  meat because of the danger of food poisoning by
  cross-contamination.
• When going on an extended camp-out of a week or
  more, meat should be stored in separate cooler
  chests so that they do not have to open the
  cooler chests any more than necessary.

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Proper Food Handling Other ways to prevent
food spoilage

• Keep the meat that is going to be used near the
  end of the camp-out separate from the meat that
  will be used at the beginning of the camp-out.
• The more times a cooler is opened the more
  quickly the ice will melt and the internal
  temperature of the cooler will rise unless the
  water is drained off and more ice is added.
• When possible buy precooked meat or precook your
  meat before campout

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Cut Chop Area The purpose of a Cut Chop
Area

• A the place to stack firewood, such as tinder
  kindling, and fuel.
• A place to safely
• Cut and chop wood with an ax
• Saw wood using a bow saw and sawhorse
• Split wood with a ax or maul
• A place to store tools in a tool rack, such as a
  shovel, rake, hammer bow saw, and ax.

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Propane Stove/Lanterns Safety Rules for
Propane Stoves/Lanterns

• Always inspect the propane connections for
  damage, dirt, and debris before attaching the
  cylinder.
• Inspect the 0-ring on the regulator for damage
  before use.
• Always light and use the stove outdoors, never
  inside a house, camper tent, or other
  unventilated or enclosed areas.

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Propane Stove/Lanterns Safety Rules for
Propane Stoves/Lanterns

• This stove consumes air (oxygen). Do not use it
  in unventilated or enclosed areas to avoid
  endangering your life.
• Never store propane near a flame, pilot light,
  other ignition sources, or where temperatures
  exceed 120 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Propane Stove/Lanterns Safety Rules for
Propane Stoves/Lanterns

• Replace the protective cap on the cylinder after
  detaching the cylinder from the appliance.
• Use the stove as a cooking appliance only, never
  as a space heater.
• Never leave the stove unattended while burning.
• Keep the stove away from flammables. Never allow
  fabric, clothing, or any flammable material to
  come within four feet of the top and one foot of
  all sides of the stove.

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Propane Stove/Lanterns Safety Rules for
Propane Stoves/Lanterns

• Use the preset 15-psi (pounds per square inch)
  regulator that comes with the stove. Do not
  attempt to adjust it.
• Propane is heavier than air and will accumulate
  in low places. If you smell gas in an enclosure,
  leave the area immediately and ventilate it
  thoroughly.

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Propane Stove/Lanterns Safety Rules for
Propane Stoves/Lanterns

• During stove setup, check all the hoses and
  fittings for leaks using soapy water never use a
  flame. Always keep the refillable cylinder
  outdoors, never inside a house, camper or tent.
• Never refill disposable cylinders.

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Propane Stove/Lanterns Safety Rules for
Propane Stoves/Lanterns

• Clean the stove frequently to avoid grease
  accumulations and possible grease fires.
• Keep it out of reach of children.

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Propane Stove/Lanterns Safety Rules for
Liquid Stoves/Lanterns

• Do not use it in unventilated areas. This stove
  consumes air (oxygen). Ample ventilation must be
  provided. Provide additional ventilation for
  persons and other fuel-burning appliances
  occupying the same enclosed area.
• Never alter the fuel in any way or use it with
  any other device.
• Never use the stove as a space heater.
• Never leave the stove unattended while burning.

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Propane Stove/Lanterns Safety Rules for
Liquid Stoves/Lanterns

• Use only clean, fresh white gas or Coleman fuel.
  Never use fuels containing lubricating oils, lead
  compounds, or other metallic compounds.
• Fuel for the stove is extremely flammable. Use
  the same care as when using gasoline.
• Never leave the stove unattended while burning.

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Propane Stove/Lanterns Safety Rules for
Liquid Stoves/Lanterns

• Store the fuel in a clean, properly marked metal
  container and keep the container away from a
  flame (including pilot lights), other ignition
  sources, or excessive heat.
• Never fill the tank or loosen or remove the fuel
  cap while the tank is on, attached to the stove,
  near aflame (including pilot lights), near other
  sources of ignition, or near excessive heat.

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Propane Stove/Lanterns Safety Rules for
Liquid Stoves/Lanterns

• Never allow tents, sleeping bags, clothing, or
  any flammable material to come within three feet
  of the top and one foot of all sides of the
  stove.
• Clean the stove frequently to avoid grease
  accumulations and possible grease fires.
• Keep out of Reach of Children.

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Selecting a Campsite Safety Precautions TRUE
OR FALSE

• Camp away from streams or dry creek beds

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Selecting a Campsite Safety Precautions TRUE

• You should always avoid camping near streams or
  dry creak beds. These areas flood easily and you
  may not have enough time to get to high ground.