The next challenge is to keep spirits up even if it rains! (singing a song helps)
To work as a team to journey across wild countryside whilst completing a challenge that you later talk about in a presentation.
You need to cook and eat a substantial meal each day.
From this list, the school will provide you with:
Tent
Rucksack
Trangia + gas (stove with pans)
Map
Compass
First Aid
Survival bag
The DofE tents are designed to have the outer shell put up first - so that you can get out of the weather whilst you put up the inner.
Here's how.
Essentially the reverse of setting up your tent!
The first of 3 videos demonstrating how to navigate a route using a map and compass
The second of 3 videos demonstrating how to navigate a route using a map and compass
The final video demonstrating how to navigate a route using a map and compass
It is expected that each expedition member must eat a substantial breakfast, lunch and dinner each day.
Take food that:
contains lots of calories
is lightweight
does not get ruined in rucksacks
can be cooked easily outdoors
Breakfast
Cereals and muesli
Porridge
Noodles
Full English!
Lunch
Picnic foods like sandwiches or pita bread
Food that does not need to be heated
Dinner
Thick soups
Stews and casseroles
Pasta, couscous or rice dishes
Sausages and beans
Stodgy pudding with custard!
The trusty Trangia stove has been used by hikers and campers to cook their food and warm their drinks for years and years.
It is relatively lightweight, easy to use, efficient at heating and robust.