Outdoor Experience Patch Progression Manual Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois Revised March 2015 Table of Contents TIPS FOR LEADERS ............................................................................................7 PATCH PROGRESSIONS .....................................................................................8 Outdoor Experience Progression ................................................................9 Level 1: Main Patch ..................................................................................10 Level 2: Beginner ...................................................................................... 11 Level 3: Adventurer ...................................................................................12 Level 4: Intermediate Camper...................................................................13 Level 5: Outdoor Explorer .........................................................................14 Level 6: Expert Camper ............................................................................15 Level 7: Master of the Outdoors................................................................16 HOUSEKEEPING ................................................................................................17 Helpful Housekeeping Hints......................................................................18 Living with Latrines ...................................................................................19 Make a Sit Upon .......................................................................................19 Make a Dunk Bag .....................................................................................20 Kapers.......................................................................................................21 Tent Set Up ...............................................................................................24 Setting Up the Campsite ...........................................................................25 FIRE BUILDING ...................................................................................................27 Rules for Successful Fire Building ............................................................28 Types of Fires ...........................................................................................30 Non Liquid Fire Starters ............................................................................32 One Match Club ........................................................................................33 Edible Fire .................................................................................................35 COOKING ............................................................................................................36 Progression In Outdoor Cooking...............................................................37 Keeping Food Safe to Eat .........................................................................37 Outdoor Cooking Safety............................................................................38 Employee HAACP Observation Chart ......................................................39 Camping and Cooking Tips .......................................................................40 Outdoor Cooking .......................................................................................40 Fireless Foods ..........................................................................................41 One-Pot Cooking ......................................................................................44 Foil Cooking ..............................................................................................47 Stick Cooking ............................................................................................52 Spit Cooking..............................................................................................55 Dutch Oven ...............................................................................................55 Cardboard Box/Foil Oven .........................................................................59 Reflector Oven ..........................................................................................61 Portable Cook Stoves ...............................................................................63 Tin Can Stove & Buddy Burner .................................................................65 Pie Iron Cooking/Toaster Tongs ................................................................69 Campfire Favorites ....................................................................................72 Additional Favorite Recipes ......................................................................72 Conversion Ratios.....................................................................................75 How Much Food Do We Need? ................................................................76 HIKING ................................................................................................................77 Yardstick for Hikes ....................................................................................78 Compass and Map Use ............................................................................79 Points of a Compass .................................................................................79 Sighting a Landmark .................................................................................80 Tips for Teaching Orienteering ..................................................................81 Three-leg Compass Walk .........................................................................81 Marking a Nature Trail...............................................................................82 Trail Signs for Hiking .................................................................................83 Hiking Game .............................................................................................84 Types of Hikes ..........................................................................................85 GETTING IN TOUCH WITH NATURE .................................................................87 Outdoor Skills Belt ....................................................................................88 Sun Compass ...........................................................................................88 Nature Crafts .............................................................................................89 Terrarium ..................................................................................................90 Clouds .......................................................................................................91 Who Made That Track? .............................................................................92 Nature Games...........................................................................................93 Be a Friend with a Tree .............................................................................94 Stop, Look, and Listen Game ...................................................................94 Iron Campers ............................................................................................94 SWAMP .....................................................................................................95 Silly Symphony .........................................................................................95 Flower Face ..............................................................................................95 Poisonous Plants ......................................................................................96 Bird Activities .............................................................................................97 Composting is Easy! .................................................................................99 Apple Ocean ...........................................................................................101 Treasure Hunt .........................................................................................102 Captain Planet ........................................................................................102 KNOTS AND LASHING .....................................................................................103 Knots .......................................................................................................104 Lashing ...................................................................................................107 Knots & Lashing Projects ........................................................................108 TOOL CRAFT .................................................................................................... 112 Bandana Tricks ....................................................................................... 113 Archery .................................................................................................... 113 Parts of a Bow and Arrow ....................................................................... 114 Tool Craft Information.............................................................................. 115 Care and Use of Knives .......................................................................... 115 How To Sharpen a Knife ......................................................................... 116 Paper Knife ............................................................................................. 116 Proper Care of Camp Tools .................................................................... 117 How to