How to manage safety when using a stove in a can

When ever you are going to use a piece of equipment that emits a flame ~ yes even this camp cooker~ be aware of the dangers.

These include people being able to

• have free access to the equipment 
• the danger of being able to come too close to that equipment - even when it is in the cooling down phase.
• Something nearby catching fire.... yes the grass is too near.
• Danger to live forms of life underneath.  The user here has placed the camp stove on concrete.  Good thinking. The heat will not go through into the ground thus the microbes good to the earth will be safe.
• Heat retention will occur. 
• Touch with the back of your hand to test for heat retention.  When it is cool to touch then  you may be able to safely remove and move the stove.
•  So if you intend to pack this stove away soon after the use make sure it is cool to touch - with the back of your hand.
• In case of uncontrolled fire how are you going to put the flames out?  Sort this out before you ignite the flame!

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How to recognise camp fire cooking safety dangers

The differences between the canvas fly's that have been used here for years is the picture above are The main poles are normal tent poles. because of the positioning of the red side flies near the main stabilizing ropes [rope's out from the sides people are not going to be likely to run through under these ropes getting themselves either tripped up or garotted. Remembering the safely of fires and other heat appliances can you see at least ten things unsafe in this picture. Let me put it this way to start you off ... Where is the fire pit? and why would it be under canvas?

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This tent inner is now up.

One of the practice nights getting the inner up.

Before any camp or tenting activity was entered into the Guides would spent weeks familiarizing themselves with tent protocol. The best way to achieve this was to actually put the tents up.  They soon would realise that what worked for one tent type did not necessarily work for another. But the team work necessary was always emphasised. And it was better to get over it and get on with it it that not want to participate thus slowing everyone else down.

No matter what type of shelter
 things got done successfully
 when there was team work.

This particular purple tent is one of the new ones that a mother had purchased for her family.  It was large enough to fit eight Guides in a sleeping arrangement. 


First the tent inner had to be in place and then the tent outer put up over every thing. 
Finally the inner of the tent is up.  Then in would go all the bags and packs.  That was until the leaders made sure the tent was safe to enter.  Out came all the bags and neatly arranged they would be put back into under the outer lining.  


The leaders waited until the tent had gone  up a few times then came the challenge: To get the whole tent up, as a patrol, in less that 3 minutes. The older Guides worked out that with four people it was quicker than with 5 people or more.



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Igniting an emergency fire without a match

There you are suck without a serviceable match.  How then can you start a fire?

In this post there are suggestions
how to start a fire for both warmth and food.   What you need to be aware of is that there are situations that this scenario does happen in.  Safety while you obtain both warmth and food is your primary concern.  Not gaining a spark that soon starts a blaze which is out of control.

Here are the steps you should follow pre-emptive of your fire igniting.

1. Prepare your work surface and fire place.
1. Is there a first aid box on hand.
2. What about something to put out the fire with?
3. Is there sufficient safety around the fireplace to avoid fire jumping out and causing uncontrolled fire blazes? 
4. Will there always be an responsible coherent adult near by [very close] supervising the fire?
2. Listed below are a few ways of igniting a flame. Please note that the area around your intended fire should be free of dry materials that can ignite.  This circular area is recommended to be 3 meters in diameter ... if not five.

1. Fire from a buddy burner
2. How to make fire from Ice       Refer diagram .... >
3. How to make fire with a water bottle Refer diagram...>
4. How to start a fire by fiction
5. How to start a fire with an aluminium can and a chocolate bar
6. Safety rules for pine cone firelighters
7. Who needs a match or a lighter to start a fire
3. Please note this disclaimer:  Fire is dangerous when allowed to be experimented with in uncontrolled and unsupervised conditions.  Be very careful you do not become an arsonist.  Be safe and well.

References

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Overnight stay has changed it's dates.

The planned overnight stay based on the theme 'FOOD' has changed it's dates. Now the days are Thursday to Friday of the second [possibly the first] week of the April School Holidays 2009.  To be confirmed by next week.

• The basic program has been sorted out. 
• The Patrol Duties teams are worked out. 
• Each Camp Patrol has colors and a name.
• The pre-camp work , overnight stay's activities and outcomes will benefit the Guides who attend the Ev Graham competition at the end of this year.
• Patrol Leadership skills and structure is being worked on.
• Basic camp craft skills will be shown and reinforced with practice over several of these overnight stays through out the year.
• Basic Patrol management and governance challenges are being shown, discussed and worked through.
• The basic cost of $20.00 each participant goes into a very full camp schedule.

2010 State Sleep Over

A letter from the State Commissioner was sent out to the Hazelwood District team. There will be a State Sleep over in August or September 2010.

Written by Hazelwood and Churchill Girl Guide District

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Knot queues X X X

"Nominate one or two Guides as catch­ers. Guides run about but when caught are taken to the Leader. They must tie the knot nominated by the count of five. If correct then they are free to run again. If not then go to the back of the queue and try again.

Tracking Tic-tac-toc

Using stones and twigs, arrange 9 tracking signs in a grid. Allow guides to look at it for 1 minute and then ask them to duplicate it exactly. Without looking at the orginal. Guides may work together in pairs, patrols or by self.

Campcraft acting

The Guides are numbered in their patrols. All no. 1's come to the leader who tells them a camp activity. They return to their patrols and mime it. The first patrol to guess correctly wins. Then no.2's go up for a different activity.

Examples — blowing the fire, knocking in a tent peg, making your bed, getting into bed, hoisting colours, campfire, breaking colours, washing up

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