Overnight Stays

Tasks: 'sleeping outdoors'

First and foremost, it is important to plan well when we are going to sleep outdoors. That is why it is important to prepare well before we set off on a trip.

It is important to plan well when we are going to sleep outdoors, and that is why it pays to prepare well before we set off on a trip.

Group tasks

  1. What do we need to think about when we are looking for a campsite? Discuss which points you think are most important.
  2. What equipment do you need if you are going to sleep outdoors? Discuss what different types of overnight stay require in the way of equipment.
  3. How do you keep warm in camp in winter? Feel free to draw on your own experiences.
  4. Find out where you can borrow or hire equipment for sleeping outdoors near where you live.

Tenting in the winter mountains

  1. What do you need to think about when you pitch a tent and stay overnight in a tent in the winter mountains?
  2. What is meant by a heat trap?

Snow shelters

  1. Name different types of snow shelter.
  2. Explain how we build the different shelters.
  3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the different shelters?

Practical tasks

  1. Check your equipment before a trip. Go through the tent and other equipment and check that everything is in order.
    1. Check the tent fabric and poles, and that there are enough pegs for the tent. Check that the tent fabric and inner tent match.
    2. Check that there are no holes in the tarp or tarpaulin.
    3. Check that the hammock is intact and that suspension straps are included.
    4. Go through the stormkjøkken and burner. Check that it is clean and works. Check that there is a pot gripper with the pot set.
  2. Practise pitching a tent. Kill two birds with one stone and pitch the tent while you check your equipment. That way you both get to practise putting up the tent and check that everything is in order.
  3. Go for a walk in your local area and look for good campsites. Remember what the friluftsloven says about distance to dwellings.

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