Tenderfoot (Requirement 5)

5a. Explain the importance of the buddy system as it relates to your personal safety on outings and in your neighborhood. Use the buddy system while on a troop or patrol outing.

5b. Explain what to do if you become lost on a hike or campout.

5c. Explain the rules of safe hiking, both on the highway and cross-country, during the day and at night.

Second Class (Requirement 3)

3a. Demonstrate how a compass works and how to orient a map. Use a map to point out and tell the meaning of five map symbols.

3b. Using a compass and map together, take a five-mile hike (or 10 miles by bike) approved by your adult leader and your parent or guardian.

3c. Describe some hazards or injuries that you might encounter on your hike and what you can do to help prevent them. (Also See First Aid)

3d. Demonstrate how to find directions during the day and at night without using a compass or an electronic device

Study Resources

YouTube Videos

Tenderfoot

Troop 113 Requirements 5a, 5b, & 5c (8 min)

Scouter Rob: Requirement 5a Buddy System (1 min)

Scouter Rob Requirement 5b If you are Lost (1.5 min)

Second Class

REI - How to use a compass (7 min)

REI - How to Read a Topo Map (4 min)

Identifying Terrain Features on a Map (8 min)

Contour Map / Topographic Map Reading (14 min)

Scouter Rob: Requirements 3a-b Map & Compass (3 min)

Scouter Rob: Requirement 3c Hike Hazards (3 min)

Scouter Rob: Requirement 3d Directions (6 min)

First Class

Orienteering

4a. Using a map and compass, complete an orienteering course that covers at least one mile and requires measuring the height and/or width of designated items (tree, tower, canyon, ditch, etc.)

GPS Technology

4b. Demonstrate how to use a handheld GPS unit, GPS app on a smartphone or other electronic navigation system. Find your current location, a destination of your choice, and the route you will take to get there. Follow that route to arrive at your destination.

Orienteering Resources

Scouter Rob: Requirement 4a (5 min)

GPS Study Resources

YouTube Videos

Scouter Rob: Requirement 4b (3 min)

How GPS Works (10 min)

What is GPS (Short Article)

Optional Youtube GPS Videos (Much More Technical)

How to Use GPS for Hiking (34 min)

Handheld GPS for Beginners (12 min)