10 OE Tramping Quiz 3 - Clothing/Intentions

What are the four essential clothing items?

• Hat, gloves, waterproof jacket, jumper

• Woolen hat that covers your ears, Pair of wool gloves, Wool or fleece jersey, Waterproof jacket with hood and long enough to cover your bottom

• Beanie and Gloves

• Rain jacket, waterproof woollen socks, gloves and waterproof jacket

How does the layering principle work and what does it enable you to do?

• Traps air, keeps you warm

• Easy to take off each layer

• Traps air between layers, Enables you to adjust your clothing to suit the conditions and also lets you use different materials for different purposes

• Enables you to adjust your clothing to suit the conditions and also lets you use different materials for different purposes

What are the dangers of wearing cotton in the outdoors?

• As cotton holds water it becomes uncomfortable and clings when wet.

• It then has very poor thermal retention heightening the risk of hypothermia

• Cotton is rotten

• Keeps you warm when not wet

What does a pack liner provide?

• A place to hold all your gear

• Waterproofs the inside of your pack/bag

• Enables you to take a bag out of your bag

When walking somewhere with a group, tick each of the guidelines you should follow

• Number off

• You must always be in sight of the person in front and behind

• If walking in lines, no passing

• Travel at the speed of the slowest person

Before leaving on an adventure, name a suitable person to give your intentions to?

• Parent/guardian

• Teacher

• Dog

• Friend