This Workbook has been developed to help aid in organizing notes and references while working on the Wilderness Survival Merit Badge Requirements.

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1 This Workbook has been developed to help aid in organizing notes and references while working on the Wilderness Survival Merit Badge Requirements. Visit for more information SCOUT S INFORMATION MERIT BADGE COUNSELOR INFORMATION Name Name Phone Address Organization City State Zip WORKBOOK INFORMATION Scoutmaster Bucky Workbook based off of Boy Scout Requirements 2011 Edition Visit for more information. Phone Mobile REQUIREMENT 1: SHOW THAT YOU KNOW FIRST AID FOR AND HOW TO PREVENT INJURIES OR ILLNESSES THAT COULD OCCUR IN BACKCOUNTRY SETTINGS, INCLUDING HYPOTHERMIA, HEAT REACTIONS, FROSTBITE, DEHYDRATION, BLISTERS, INSECT STINGS, TICK BITES, AND SNAKEBITES Requirements Workbook Page 1 of 13

2 Hypothermia: Heat Reactions: Frostbite: Dehydration: 2011 Requirements Workbook Page 2 of 13

3 Blisters: Insect Stings: Tick Bites: Snakebites: 2011 Requirements Workbook Page 3 of 13

4 REQUIREMENT 2: FROM MEMORY, LIST THE SEVEN PRIORITIES FOR SURVIVAL IN A BACKCOUNTRY OR WILDERNESS LOCATION. EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF EACH ONE WITH YOUR COUNSELOR. Wilderness Survival Priority #1: Wilderness Survival Priority #2: Wilderness Survival Priority #3: 2011 Requirements Workbook Page 4 of 13

5 Wilderness Survival Priority #4: Wilderness Survival Priority #5: Wilderness Survival Priority #6: Wilderness Survival Priority #7: 2011 Requirements Workbook Page 5 of 13

6 REQUIREMENT 3: DISCUSS WAYS TO AVOID PANIC AND MAINTAIN A HIGH LEVEL OF MORALE WHEN LOST, AND EXPLAIN WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT Requirements Workbook Page 6 of 13

7 REQUIREMENT 4: DESCRIBE THE STEPS YOU WOULD TAKE TO SURVIVE IN THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: Cold and Snowy: Wet (forest): Hot and Dry (desert): Windy (mountains or plains): Water (ocean, lake, or river): 2011 Requirements Workbook Page 7 of 13

8 REQUIREMENT 5: PUT TOGETHER A PERSONAL SURVIVAL KIT AND EXPLAIN HOW EACH ITEM IN IT COULD BE USEFUL Requirements Workbook Page 8 of 13

9 REQUIREMENT 6: USING THREE DIFFERENT METHODS (OTHER THAN MATCHES), BUILD AND LIGHT THREE FIRES. This is a skill based requirement and does not require any workbook entry. You will need to be able to demonstrate this requirement to your counselor. REQUIREMENT 7: REQUIREMENT 7A: DO THE FOLLOWING: SHOW FIVE DIFFERENT WAY TO ATTRACT ATTENTION WHEN LOST. Method #1: Method #2: Method #3: Method #4: Method #5: 2011 Requirements Workbook Page 9 of 13

10 REQUIREMENT 7B: DEMONSTRATE HOW TO USE A SIGNAL MIRROR. This is a skill based requirement and does not require any workbook entry. You will need to be able to demonstrate this requirement to your counselor. REQUIREMENT 7C: DESCRIBE FROM MEMORY FIVE GROUND-TO-AIR SIGNALS AND TELL WHAT THEY MEAN. REQUIREMENT 8: IMPROVISE A NATURAL SHELTER. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS DEMONSTRATION, USE TECHNIQUES THAT HAVE LITTLE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT. SPEND A NIGHT IN YOUR SHELTER. This is a skill based requirement and does not require any workbook entry. You will need to be able to demonstrate this requirement to your counselor Requirements Workbook Page 10 of 13

11 REQUIREMENT 9: EXPLAIN HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM INSECTS, REPTILES, AND BEARS. Insects: Reptiles: Bears: 2011 Requirements Workbook Page 11 of 13

12 REQUIREMENT 10: DEMONSTRATE THREE WAYS TO TREAT WATER FOUND IN THE OUTDOORS TO PREPARE IT FOR DRINKING. Method #1: Method #2: Method #3: 2011 Requirements Workbook Page 12 of 13

13 REQUIREMENT 11: SHOW THAT YOU KNOW THE PROPER CLOTHING TO WEAR IN YOUR AREA ON AN OVERNIGHT IN EXTREMELY HOT WEATHER AND IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER. REQUIREMENT 12: EXPLAIN WHY IT USUALLY IS NOT WISE TO EAT EDIBLE WILD PLANTS OR WILDLIFE IN A SITUATION Requirements Workbook Page 13 of 13