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Monday, May 28, 2007
Quick Quiz!!
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Quick Quiz
Name me 3 general safety precautions.
Name me 2 Firelighting precautions.
Name me 1 safety precaution you have to take when you turf.
What should you do if an accident happens?
What does the wood pile consists of?
Why is it that during some outdoor cooking sessions, there are smoke?
Quick Quiz
Name me 3 general safety precautions.
Name me 2 Firelighting precautions.
Name me 1 safety precaution you have to take when you turf.
What should you do if an accident happens?
What does the wood pile consists of?
Why is it that during some outdoor cooking sessions, there are smoke?
WOODPILE!!
WHAT IS THE WOODPILE?
FORKED STICK (Y-TWIG): A forked stick which looks like the letter Y.
Function: It will act as a prop and hold the kindling.
PUNK: Dry leaves, dry thin sticks, wood shavings, dry coconut husks, fire sticks whittled from dry wood etc
Function: They are used to catch fire quickly. It is used to start the fire but is not used for sustaining a fire.
KINDLING: Medium sized dry twigs, especially those from cone-bearing trees and cones.
Function: They are used to spread the fire. They are often used at the beginning to make the fire bigger and help to obtain a steady fire.
WOOD: Larger dry and dead twigs and logs.
Function: They are used to maintain a steady fire for the cooking of the food.
TUCKING WOOD: Dry, thick & long twig.
Function: It serves as a tucking wood, it is used to tuck your fire or to tuck the wood in nicely. It will help you to make your fire neat and allows you to tuck the fire so as to make sure that the wood catches fire and is concentrated at the center.
POT STAND: Dry and thick dry and dead twigs/log.
Function: They serve to hold the pot/wire mesh etc above the ground so as that the pot is not in contact with the grass. The heat may burn the grass. If all the twigs/logs are too thin, the pot/wire mesh may be in contact with the ground. However we can use another 2 twigs to prop it up and raise the level above the ground.
Function: It will act as a prop and hold the kindling.
PUNK: Dry leaves, dry thin sticks, wood shavings, dry coconut husks, fire sticks whittled from dry wood etc
Function: They are used to catch fire quickly. It is used to start the fire but is not used for sustaining a fire.
KINDLING: Medium sized dry twigs, especially those from cone-bearing trees and cones.
Function: They are used to spread the fire. They are often used at the beginning to make the fire bigger and help to obtain a steady fire.
WOOD: Larger dry and dead twigs and logs.
Function: They are used to maintain a steady fire for the cooking of the food.
TUCKING WOOD: Dry, thick & long twig.
Function: It serves as a tucking wood, it is used to tuck your fire or to tuck the wood in nicely. It will help you to make your fire neat and allows you to tuck the fire so as to make sure that the wood catches fire and is concentrated at the center.
POT STAND: Dry and thick dry and dead twigs/log.
Function: They serve to hold the pot/wire mesh etc above the ground so as that the pot is not in contact with the grass. The heat may burn the grass. If all the twigs/logs are too thin, the pot/wire mesh may be in contact with the ground. However we can use another 2 twigs to prop it up and raise the level above the ground.
How to Select the Right Woodpile for Your Fire?
Pick dry wood that snap upon breaking.
Pick punk that are very dry and ‘crunchy’.
Pick a suitable amount of punk, kindling and wood so as to be able to sustain the fire.
Things to Note:
Do not pluck twigs and leaves off the trees and shrubs as the environment should always be protected.
Do not pick wet punk, kindling and wood as they will produce smoke which chokes the fire.
Be careful when you go and pick your firewood, do not venture into dangerous areas (for example, near a bee hive etc.)
Reuse your old plastic bags by using them to contain the firewood.
Do not pick wet punk, kindling and wood as they will produce smoke which chokes the fire.
Be careful when you go and pick your firewood, do not venture into dangerous areas (for example, near a bee hive etc.)
Reuse your old plastic bags by using them to contain the firewood.
Ember Cooking!
Why Ember Cooking?
As the campers are all new to outdoor cooking, it would be good to introduce them to ember cooking as it is easy and a basic cooking method. They would also be able to learn how to maintain the fire, so as to get the amount of ember they need. They would be able to learn that ember can also be used to cook and not just used for rekindling. Ember cooking is also one of the easiest cooking methods to be learnt.
As the campers are all new to outdoor cooking, it would be good to introduce them to ember cooking as it is easy and a basic cooking method. They would also be able to learn how to maintain the fire, so as to get the amount of ember they need. They would be able to learn that ember can also be used to cook and not just used for rekindling. Ember cooking is also one of the easiest cooking methods to be learnt.
Firelighting!!
FIRELIGHTING with WIGWAM
1) First, we must lay out the poncho & lay out the woodpile on it.
2) Other loose items, like patrol identities must be taken down.
3) Each patrol should at least have 2 bottles of water.
4) The ¾ filled pail must be near the pit and turf.
5) Plastic bags or items that may fly around and catch fire must be weighed down.
6) The newspaper must be laid out already, for the turf.
7) Everything must be ready before you start firelighting.
8) Turf a pit large enough for the fire
9) Find a forked stick (Y-twig) to act as a prop
10) Lay the punk around the forked stick.
11) Stand small kindling around the punk to form a wigwam structure, leaving space between at ground level to allow oxygen to reach the fire but overlap them at the top so that the flames will catch.
12) Add some thicker sticks around the structure on the outside.
13) Crouch down close to the set-up with your back to the wind.
14) Strike the match and shield it from the wind. Hold it under the punk until the punk lights up. The flame should spread quickly to the kindling and then to the thicker pieces.
15) When you have a fire, you can use the tucking food to spread the wood out.
16) Add in thicker wood to have a stable fire. If the fire needs help in the earlier stages, blow slowly and steadily at the glowing twigs. Do not blow too hard as the fire might be put out.
17) Watch the fire and feed the fire by adding more wood when necessary.
18) Add more wood and make the fire bigger as we need embers.
*However, you need to take note of all the Safety Precautions.
**( Pictures will be uploaded soon! Check back soon!)
1) First, we must lay out the poncho & lay out the woodpile on it.
2) Other loose items, like patrol identities must be taken down.
3) Each patrol should at least have 2 bottles of water.
4) The ¾ filled pail must be near the pit and turf.
5) Plastic bags or items that may fly around and catch fire must be weighed down.
6) The newspaper must be laid out already, for the turf.
7) Everything must be ready before you start firelighting.
8) Turf a pit large enough for the fire
9) Find a forked stick (Y-twig) to act as a prop
10) Lay the punk around the forked stick.
11) Stand small kindling around the punk to form a wigwam structure, leaving space between at ground level to allow oxygen to reach the fire but overlap them at the top so that the flames will catch.
12) Add some thicker sticks around the structure on the outside.
13) Crouch down close to the set-up with your back to the wind.
14) Strike the match and shield it from the wind. Hold it under the punk until the punk lights up. The flame should spread quickly to the kindling and then to the thicker pieces.
15) When you have a fire, you can use the tucking food to spread the wood out.
16) Add in thicker wood to have a stable fire. If the fire needs help in the earlier stages, blow slowly and steadily at the glowing twigs. Do not blow too hard as the fire might be put out.
17) Watch the fire and feed the fire by adding more wood when necessary.
18) Add more wood and make the fire bigger as we need embers.
*However, you need to take note of all the Safety Precautions.
**( Pictures will be uploaded soon! Check back soon!)
Turfing!!
TURFING
1) Water the area you are going to turf.
2) Mark out the size of your pit, you can either use the changkul to mark out by changkul-ing lightly or you can use twigs/leaves to mark out the pit. (Pit Size for the outdoor cooking session: 2 by 2 (changkul’s width)
3) As one patrol member is using the changkul, others can separate and sort out the woodpile. They can also get the tucking wood, Y-twig, pot stands etc ready. Make use of the time!
4) After marking out the outline of the pit, you can start to changkul.
5) Aim hard at the spot you want to changkul & changkul for a few times. (HARD!)
6) Slowly, move from that spot & get the whole outline of the turf done.
7) After its done and it has reached a certain depth, one patrol member can changkul the edge hard enough and leave it there (slant it 45 degrees).
8) Another patrol member can help to ‘kick’ the changkul in deeper.
9) Once the turf is deep enough, you can lift the turf out.
10) If the turf is too big, you can cut your turf up into smaller squares and lift them up, separately.
11) You can put your turf onto a piece of newspaper so that it’s easier to put it back.
12) Always try to save the grass, so sprinkle water once its’ up.
13) The turf must be of a certain depth so that the fire will not burn the grass.
14) Also, you should be able to not destroy the turf so that the grass will live.
15) REMEMBER: Guide Law No. 5: A Guide is kind to all living things!
16) After the turf is out, you can use the changkul to neaten up the sides of the pit and to level the earth before you start fire lighting
17) After you finished changkul-ing, you can leave your changkul by the side, it should be parallel to the bushes or to the pail so that people can see it & not trip over it.
*Refer to Safety Precautions while doing all these!
**(Pictures will be uploaded soon! Check back soon!)
1) Water the area you are going to turf.
2) Mark out the size of your pit, you can either use the changkul to mark out by changkul-ing lightly or you can use twigs/leaves to mark out the pit. (Pit Size for the outdoor cooking session: 2 by 2 (changkul’s width)
3) As one patrol member is using the changkul, others can separate and sort out the woodpile. They can also get the tucking wood, Y-twig, pot stands etc ready. Make use of the time!
4) After marking out the outline of the pit, you can start to changkul.
5) Aim hard at the spot you want to changkul & changkul for a few times. (HARD!)
6) Slowly, move from that spot & get the whole outline of the turf done.
7) After its done and it has reached a certain depth, one patrol member can changkul the edge hard enough and leave it there (slant it 45 degrees).
8) Another patrol member can help to ‘kick’ the changkul in deeper.
9) Once the turf is deep enough, you can lift the turf out.
10) If the turf is too big, you can cut your turf up into smaller squares and lift them up, separately.
11) You can put your turf onto a piece of newspaper so that it’s easier to put it back.
12) Always try to save the grass, so sprinkle water once its’ up.
13) The turf must be of a certain depth so that the fire will not burn the grass.
14) Also, you should be able to not destroy the turf so that the grass will live.
15) REMEMBER: Guide Law No. 5: A Guide is kind to all living things!
16) After the turf is out, you can use the changkul to neaten up the sides of the pit and to level the earth before you start fire lighting
17) After you finished changkul-ing, you can leave your changkul by the side, it should be parallel to the bushes or to the pail so that people can see it & not trip over it.
*Refer to Safety Precautions while doing all these!
**(Pictures will be uploaded soon! Check back soon!)
Hygiene to be Observed
Hygiene
1) Do not mix cooked food with uncooked food.
2) Remember to wash hands before preparing food.
3) Remember to always have at least one person to stay with the food to ward off the insects/animals.
4) It will be best if the food can be covered.
5) Weigh down plastic bags, newspapers and keep working area clean at all times!
1) Do not mix cooked food with uncooked food.
2) Remember to wash hands before preparing food.
3) Remember to always have at least one person to stay with the food to ward off the insects/animals.
4) It will be best if the food can be covered.
5) Weigh down plastic bags, newspapers and keep working area clean at all times!
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