Boy Scouts of America
Grand Canyon Council / Superstition District
Wilderness Survival
Merit Badge
Councilor: Lane B. Smith
Office Phone: 480-677-2172
Email: trailmaster@survivalaz.com
This section of this website is for Boy Scouts
taking the Wilderness Survival Merit Badge Clinic facilitated by Mr. Lane Smith.
All visitors are not restricted to any materials contained here, if it helps
them prepare themselves for emergency situations. However, all documents
and files created by Mr. Smith are under copyright through DIT Systems, LLC, and
cannot be used for commercial purposes or profit gain without explicit written
permission from DIT Systems, LLC.
Merit Badge Requirements
1) Show that you know first aid for injuries or illnesses likely
to occur in backcountry outings, including hypothermia, hypothermia, heatstroke,
heat exhaustion, frostbite, dehydration, sunburn, stings, tick bites, snakebite,
and blisters.
2) Describe from memory the priorities for survival in a backcountry or
wilderness location.
3) Describe ways to (a) avoid panic and (b) maintain a high level of morale when
lost.
4) Tell what you would do to survive in the following environments:
A) Cold and Snowy
B) Wet (forest)
C) Hot and Dry (desert)
D) Windy (mountains or plains)
E) Water (ocean or lake)
5) Make up a personal survival kit and be able to explain how
each item in it is useful.
6) Show that you can start fires using three methods other than matches.
7) Do the following:
A) Tell five different ways of attracting attention when
lost.
B) Show how to use a signal mirror.
C) Describe from memory five international ground-to-air signals and tell
what they mean.
8) Show that you can find and improvise a natural shelter with
minimal damage to the environment.
9) Spend a night in your shelter.
10) Explain how to protect yourself against insects, reptiles, and bears.
11) Show three ways to treat water found in the outdoors to prepare it for
drinking.
12) Show that you know the proper clothing to be worn in your area on an
overnight in extremely hot weather and extremely cold weather.
13) Explain why it usually is not wise to eat edible wild plants or wildlife in
a wilderness survival situation.
Downloads
Right click on the associated icon and choose "Save Target As..."
Right Click on the icon to download the
Wilderness Survival Merit Badge worksheet
Right Click on the icon to download the
Trip Plan Worksheet
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