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Bushcraft

Requirements

1. Research and describe the meaning of the term Bushcraft.

2. Prepare a list of edible wild species from your region.

3. Explain why we should not consume vegetables/mushrooms found in nature without knowing about them.

4. Learn methods for finding the cardinal directions in different situations, such as night, day, and cloudy skies.

5. Participate in Bushcraft-style camping.

6. Assemble and use a survival kit with at least 10 items while camping.

7. Complete the following while camping:

  • a. Collect, store, and purify water for consumption at camp.
  • b. Use two different types of fires to prepare food.
  • c. Use three of the following methods to light one of the fires: bow, hand drill, flint and steel, magnifying glass or piece of glass, bag of water, steel wool, and battery.
  • d. Use a stove to cook one of the meals.
  • e. Collect and prepare food found in the wild.
  • f. Improvise cooking utensils and use them on one day of camping.

8. Complete three of the following requirements:

  • a. Build a raised bed.
  • b. Prepare a natural shelter and use it for one night at camp.
  • c. Make rope using natural materials.
  • d. Build a pioneer table.
  • e. Make torches and use them at night.
  • f. Build a makeshift shower.

Answer key & resources

Investiture Achievement

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