SURVIVAL ODYSSEY

(More Survival Skills)

Use with groups as a contest.  Losing team(s) cook for winners.   Talley points, one point for each correct answer, or accomplished skill.   TIP:  Print out on legal size paper.

1.  Guess what's in the Survival kit.

 

 

 

 

 

2.  Signaling: Each member should hit the group leaders eyes with a flash of sun within ten seconds.

3.  Water:  Name two sources of safe drinking water.  PLUS:  Describe two ways to make potable water from a stream.

 

 

4.  Compass:  Locate a tree from this spot that is 270 degrees on the compass.  What do you see at 180 degrees: ___________________________

5.  Shelter: What is a natural shelter and describe two of them.

Describe what kind of shelter you could make to help you get through a rainy, cold night.

 

 

6.  Mental Aspects: If you are lost what is the first thing you should do:


7.  Collect 5 Edible Wild Plants (small sample) and bring them to the campfire.

 

 

 

8.  Describe at least two uses for each tool in your Survival Kit.

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9.  Fire Starting Contest at the campfire:  Group leaders compete to see who can get a fire going first a with magnesium match.