CAMPINGPhysical Education Department

CAMPINGTourist activity that consists of sleeping

in a portable shelter such as a tent or trailer and traveling with equipment designed for outdoor living.

Differents kind of tentsPop-up tent: Round tent with a framework

that deploys automatically.  One-person tent: Small low-roofed tent with

enough room to accommodate one person.  Dome tent: Semicircular tent that, once

pitched, can be moved without being taken down.

TYPES OF TENT

Easy Difficult

TentPortable waterproof soft-sided shelters that are stretched taut

over a frame and temporarily pitched outdoors.

Stake: Small post that is driven into the ground to hold the tent in place.

Stake loop: One of the fabric circles attached to the tent’s outer edge; stakes are driven through the loops to anchor the tent to the ground.

Elastic strainer: Elasticized cable used to stretch the canvas taut and anchor it to the ground.

Door: Piece of canvas covering the entrance to the tent. Roof pole: Long vertical post supporting the top of the tent. Inner tent: Part of the tent covered by the rainfly. Rainfly: Piece of waterproof canvas that covers the inner

tent; it protects it from rain and provides an extra layer of insulation.

Sewn-in floor: Canvas floor sewn into the bottom of the tent; it protects the interior from ground dampness and runoff.

Canadian Tent

SLEPPING BAGS

Mummy: Sleeping bag shaped like the body; it has a part that covers the head and neck with an opening for the face.

Semi-mummy: Sleeping bag with a less spacious design to better retain body heat.

Rectangular: Rectangular sleeping bag that is spacious enough to give the body room to move.

Slepping bags

MATTRESS AND BEDS

Cutlery set and Cooking set

•Range of compact table utensils (knife, fork and spoon) used by the camper to eat.

•Stackable set of dishes, utensils and containers that are used to cook outdoors.

Cutlery set and Cooking set

Camping equipment

Travel or hiking bag that is worn on the back and is used to transport

clothing, camping equipment, etc.

Camping equipmentVacuum bottle: Container used to

hold liquids or semisolid foods. Cooler: Thermally insulated chest

that is used to keep food cold with ice cubes or blocks of ice.

Canteen: Portable container used to store liquids.

Water carrier: Container with a spigot that is used to store drinking water when camping.

Camping Equipment

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