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• Camping


  Sleeping in tents and campfires
• Types of camping

  • Frontcountry (car camping)
  • Backcountry
• Frontcountry (car camping)


  Camping on planned campgrounds close to a vehicle, with certain amenities (such as bathrooms and stores) and emergency aid
• Backcountry


  Camping where no amenities are readily available and motorized vehicles cannot reach the camping site, requiring physical exertion such as hiking or canoeing to travel to the location or move from place to place
• Essential things to bring camping


  • Clothes
  • Sleeping bag and pad
  • Tent
  • Cooking and eating utensils
  • First aid kit
• Layering of clothes


  • Layer 1 - Base layer of skin layer
  • Layer 2 - Insulating layer
  • Layer 3 - Wind and/or rain barrier layer
• Safety tips for camping


  • Check all equipment
  • Check weather conditions
  • Check and study locations and map
  • Awareness of surroundings
  • Map out emergency plans
  • Protect self from sun, coldness, dehydration, and insects
  • Include fire safety practices and orientations
  • Never walk alone, never approach wild animals, and never feed the animals in the mountains
  • Go back and review and follow the "Leave No Trace"
• Orienteering


  An outdoor finding activity, in which individual or group run or walk to find and reach a series of control points, requiring navigational skills with the use of a compass or topographical map or even trail signs as guide in an unfamiliar terrain
• Types of orienteering


  • Canoe orienteering
  • Car orienteering
  • Mountain bike orienteering (MBO)
  • Mountain marathoning
  • Mounted orienteering
  • Rogaining
• Features of orienteering map

  • Black - rock features
  • Brown - landforms
  • Blue - water features
  • Yellow - vegetation and unforested land
  • Bright yellow - lawns
  • Pale yellow - meadows with high grass
  • Green - vegetation that slows down the passage of the orienteer
  • White - forest and undergrowth plants
  • Purple - used to mark the orienteering course
• Compass reading


  Reading the compass properly is a basic skill in orienteering, as it helps to find the correct direction towards the next control point
• Types of compass


  • Mountaineering (orienteering) compass
  • Card compass
• Trail signs


  Used for directions, leading participants to the right direction and way, important to understand to avoid getting lost and prevent going in a dangerous area
• Preparation for orienteering


  • Personal health
  • Technique
  • Clothing
  • Footwear
  • Food
  • Equipment
  • Whistle
  • Map
• Essential things to bring in camping


  • Sleeping Bag and Pad
  • Clothes
  • Tent
  • Cooking and eating utensils
  • First aid kit
• Sleeping Bag and Pad - provides warmth and comfort for a good rest and night

  Sleeping Bag and Padprovides warmth and comfort for a good rest and nightomfort for a good rest and night
• Clothes


  • First line of defense to maintain appropriate core temperature
  • Layering clothes is the most effective way to regulate body temperature
• Tent


  Provides protection from rain, wind, and bugs
• Cooking and eating utensils


  A small lightweight backpack stove is more efficient than open fire because temperatures can be controlled
• First aid kit


  Essential for camping
• How do we stay safe while camping?

  C-heck all the equipment. Check the weather conditions. Check and study locations and map A-wareness of surroundings. M-ap out emergency plans P-rotect self from sun, coldness, dehydration, and insects I-nclude fire safety practices and onentations N-ever walk alone, never approach wild animals, and never feed the animals in the mountains G-o back and review and follow the 'Leave No Trace"
• Types of Orienteering


  • Canoe Orienteering
  • Car Orienteering
  • Mountain Bike Orienteering or MBO
  • Mountain Marathoning
  • Mounted Orienteering
  • Rogaining
• Canoe Orienteering


  A type of orienteering that uses kayak or even small boat to locate the control points
• Car Orienteering


  A motor racing sport that uses map and compass to navigate with unfamiliar roads
• Mountain Bike Orienteering or MBO


  An orienteering endurance racing sport using the mountain bike
• Mountain Marathoning


  A type of orienteering that is larger than hill running or mountain running with orienteering elements
• Mounted Orienteering


  An orienteering sport that uses navigational tools to find the control points while riding a horse or any riding animals
• Rogaining


  A long-distance type orienteering because the direction of the navigation will be crossing a country
• In other countries, it is considered as a competitive sport. To some international groups like boy scouts, this is an advanced lesson and a challenge activity. The military use the term "Land navigation or spot mapping for orienteering". The aim of orienteering is to let either individual or group to locate all and pass all the control points in shortest time. In relation to mountaineering serves a guide for the climbers. reach the summit destination.
• Map folding


  It is very important to fold the map in a proper way to avoid destroying its feature needed to find the control points
• Features of the orienteering map

  • The most common feature are the different colors that symbolize the feature of the area
• Compass reading


  Reading the compass properly is the basic skills in orienteering. Compass helps to find the correct direction towards the next control point
• Types of Compass

  • Mountaineering Compass (also called the orienteering compass)
  • Card compass
• Mountaineering Compass


  • Has a needle that points to the north. It must be moved to locate the direction
• Card compass


  Usually found in cars or even a tray for children
• Trail Signs


  They guide participants to the lead right direction and way. It is very important to understand these trail signs not only to avoid being lost but also to prevent going in a dangerous area