survivaldetails

How to prevent and treat the effects of extreme heat (sunstroke and dehydration) and cold (hypothermia).
The first aid treatment for external bleeding and shock, the correct method of applying mouth-to-mouth breathing and the dangers involved in moving injured people
How to construct different kinds of shelter.
How to build several different types of fire and the burning qualities of different woods.
The correct use of International Distress Signals, using whistle, torch, mirror or markers.
Some basic actions to take while waiting rescue that will both keep you (and your group) safe and will assist your rescuers in locating you.
Some edible plants and/or fruit to be found locally.
Methods of filtering and purifying water.

With a group of at least three Scouts, take part in a survival exercise lasting about 24 hours, during which the group should:

	Construct a shelter of natural or salvaged materials and sleep in it.
	Cook all meals over an open fire.
	Cook without utensils (you can use aluminium foil because it came out of the crashed machine). A knife may be used.
	Demonstrate methods of finding direction by day or night without a compass.

The programme - FIRST DRAFT

Friday 8^th May

Arrive and set up shelter and camp site on The Gullery

Wide Game for everyone

11.00pm Get in those shelters!

Saturday 9^th May

10.00pm

Be instructed by their troop leaders in the knowledge list 1 to 8. This may well be done before the event during a troop night.

Complete the Quiz Sheet provided and then has it marked by troop leaders.

Take part in the Survival Card Exercise and have it marked by ADC. There will be a prize for the highest scores.

12.30pm. Lunch

1.00pm. The scouts create their camp.

It must include:

	A shelter to house 2 or 3 scouts made from salvaged materials (see scenario kit list).
	A signalling system to attract the attention of the next passing helicopter.
	A water purifying system. The leaders will provide muddy water to test it out (but not drink!)
	A fireplace to cook a hot breakfast, a lunch and a tea on (it has to be on the assigned concrete platforms or in an oil drum – NO Fires are to be set on the ground!)
	A hand made spoon/fork, created on site, to eat with. The piece of wood could be provided by the leader.

All cooking must be on open fires – see criteria above.

The scouts are to sleep in their shelter(s).

4.00pm Cooked Evening Meal -supplied by Trevor see recent letter

Visit all the other survivalists and chat about what ideas they have for their camp.

7.00pm Wide Game

11.00pm Get in those shelters!

Sunday 10^th May

8.00am Cooked Breakfast

9.30am Scouts Own

Leaders assess their scouts in the eight knowledge points listed above.

12.30pm Cooked lunch

2.00 Flag Down, Survival Exercise prize giving and Break Camp

4.00pm Everyone needs to be off the campsite.

Suggested Kit List for the scout.

The emphasis is on the scenario of surviving an accident in the wild with very little equipment being salvaged from the wreckage.

The scout manages to gather the following items.

The clothes that the scout stands up in, now it was cold so the scout was already wearing strong boots, warm socks, long trousers, jumper, over jacket with gloves and hat in the pockets, over-trousers and cagoule. (Hint: arrive dressed in these things).

From the wreckage the scout manages to find, string, plastic sheeting, sleeping bag and mat, mug, matches, a very small billycan suitable for boiling water, a good penknife and aluminium foil.

The food that is found is up to the scouts/troop (who provides it).

Example ‘dishes’ are below but again it is up to you.

Baked potatoes.

Baked potatoes with an egg in the middle.

Dampers and sugar.

Sausages cooked on sticks.

Bacon wrapped around a sausage on a stick.

Baked apples cored and filled with sultanas and brown sugar.

Marshmallows.

Two chocolate digestive biscuits with melted marshmallows in the middle.

Orange juice or other drink.

Sandwiches for Saturday lunch - Toasted?

Orange with chocolate in the middle.

Coffee, tea, hot chocolate, milk, sugar

DO NOT GO HUNGRY – LOOK AFTER YOURSELF!!

Information for leaders

At least one troop will arrive early on the Friday and walk into the site.

The weather is an unknown quantity especially the temperature.

Please be prepared for rain in terms of a shelter or larger tent(s).

Some scouts may not want to sleep in the shelter they may need a tent.

The only cost that I need is the standard Forest Camp camping fee (2 x £3.00 per individual)

All food is to be supplied by the individual troops.

Please tell me the numbers of leaders and scouts before the event so that I can inform Forest Camp.

My contact details are...

adcmidcheshire@aol.com

Troops will need to collect all the usual standard letters home, health forms, contact details and so on. I do not wish to have any central administration system or copy of the health forms.

Any questions or problems then do not hesitate to contact me.

All the best

Pete

FURTHER DETAILS AS SENT IN APRIL 2009 FROM TREVOR

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