Chapter Five
Preparing for the Unexpected

Objectives

You should be able to:

• List four risks that are involved when venturing into off-road terrain.
• Describe four ways to plan properly for outings.
• List essential items to take with you on an ATV trip.
• Demonstrate how to read a topographic map and use a compass.
• Describe how to compensate for declination when using a compass.
• List three priorities that will help you survive outdoors if you become lost.
• Describe what to look for when seeking a natural shelter and how to build a lean-to or a debris hut.
• Demonstrate how to build and start a fire.
• Describe the causes and symptoms of hypothermia, and tell how to treat it.
• List the symptoms of frostbite, and describe how to treat affected areas.
• Describe the symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke, and tell the proper treatment for both conditions.