Camping Merit Badge Requirements

1.  Show that you know first aid for injuries or illnesses that
     could occur while camping, including hypothermia, heatstroke,
     heat exhaustion, frostbite, dehydration, sunburn, insect stings,
     tick bites, snakebite, and blisters.


2.  Learn the Leave No Trace principles and the Outdoor Code and
     explain what they mean. Write a personal plan for implementing
     these principles on your next outing..

3.  Make a written plan for an overnight trek and explain how to get
     to your camping spot using a topographical map and compass..

4.  Make a chart showing how a typical patrol is organized for an
     overnight campout. List assignments for each member.

5.  Do the following:

	a. Prepare a list of clothing you would need for overnight
	    campouts in warm weather and in cold weather. 
	b. Discuss footwear for different kinds of weather and how
	    the right footwear is important for protecting your feet. 
	c. Explain the proper care and storage of camping equipment
	    (clothing, footwear, bedding). 
	d. Explain the term "layering". 
	e. Present yourself with your pack for inspection. Be
	    correctly clothed and equipped for an overnight campout. 

6.  Do the following:

	a. Describe the features of four types of tents and bow to care
	    for tents. Working with another Scout, pitch a tent. 
	b. Discuss the reasons and methods for water purification.
	    Discuss camp sanitation. 
	c. Tell the difference between "internal" and "external" frame
	    packs. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each. 
	d. Discuss the types of sleeping bags and what kind would be
	    suitable for different conditions. Explain the proper care
	    of your sleeping bag. Make a comfortable ground bed. 

7.  Prepare for an overnight campout with your patrol by doing the following:

	a. Make a checklist of personal and patrol gear that will be needed. 
	b. Prepare a camp menu that is right for backpacking.. Give
	    recipes and make a food list for your patrol. Plan two breakfasts,
	    three lunches, and two suppers. Discuss how to protect your food
	    against bad weather, animals, and contamination. 
	c. Pack your own gear and your share of the patrol equipment and
	    food for proper carrying. Show that your pack is right for quickly
	    getting what is needed first, and that it has been assembled
	    properly for comfort, weight, balance, size, and neatness. 

8.  Do the following:

	a. Explain the safety procedures when using a:
	             1. Propane or butane/propane stove 
	             2. Liquid fuel stove 
	b. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different
	    types of lightweight cooking stoves. 
	c. Cook for your patrol a trail meal requiring the use of
	    a lightweight stove. 

9.  Show experience in camping by doing the following: 

	a. Camp out a total of at least 20 days and 20 nights.
	    (You may use a week of long-term camp toward this
	    requirement.) Sleep each night under the sky or under a
	    tent you have pitched. 
	b. On any of these camping experiences, you must do TWO of the
	    following, only with proper preparation and under qualified
	    supervision:
		1. Hike up a mountain, gaining at least 2,000 vertical feet. 
		2. Backpack for at least four miles. 
		3. Take a bike trip of at least 15 miles or at least four hours. 
		4. Plan and carry out a float trip of at least four hours. 
		5. Rappel down a rappel route of 30 feet or more. 
		6. On one of your campouts, perform a conservation project
		    approved in advance by the private landowner or public land
		    management agency.

10.  Discuss how the things you did to earn this badge have taught you about
      personal health and safety, survival, public health, conservation,
      and good citizenship.