Survival

You suspect it may be days before you're found. Your greatest concern now is what?

• Lack of food

• Lack of shelter

• Lack of a GPS

• Lack of fire

How big should a good shelter be?

• The bigger the better

• Just big enough to hold you

• double the size of you

• big enough for you and any bears that need shelter

We know for the most part, that lost people are rescued within 72-hours. What are the three most important priorities in a survival situation?

• Food

• Shelter

• Water

• A positive mental attitude

• Fire

What is the best survival tip you can get? Choose one!

• Use a mirror to signal for help.

• Remain calm and try not to panic.

• Always have a folding knife.

• Collect bird eggs for survival food.

• Build a "debris hut" as your shelter.

Of the hazards you may face in the wilderness, which of these is least likely to occur?

• Poisonous snake bite.

• Sprained ankle.

• Salt depletion.

• Lack of pure drinking water.

The day becomes dry and hot. You have 32 ounces of water in an insulated water bottle. You should:

• Ration it -- about a 8 ounces a day

• Not drink until you stop for the night; then, drink what you need.

• Drink as much as you think you need when you need it

• GROUP ANSWER: ____

In waist deep water with a strong current, when crossing the stream, you should face:

• Upstream

• Across the stream

• Downstream

• GROUP ANSWER: ____

You're alone in the wild in a northern Michigan forest. You have no idea how long it will take for someone to find you. What is your greatest danger?

• Lack of food

• lack of water

• panic

• wild animal attacks

What is tinder?

• A dating app that is fire.

• Sticks about the size of a pencil used to start fires.

• The origin of the fire sitcom, "How I Met Your Mother".

• Something that catches fire easily and is used to start fires.

What is kindling?

• Dead twigs thicker than a pencil

• Live twigs no thicker than a twig.

• Dead twigs no thicker than a pencil.

• Twigs called "charcoal" that you can buy from the store.