Can you name the The Ten Essentials for outdoor adventures?

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The Ten Essentials Quiz

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Published: September 14th, 2008
Category: Miscellaneous
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Tags: ten, essential, adventure, outdoor, survival, emergency, wilderness

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	MrEnglishman:	Sep 14th, 2008 at 07:15 GMT	21 points
	Given the various alternatives you can enter for many of the categories, why not allow simply "first aid"?

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	Rackie:	Sep 14th, 2008 at 12:25 GMT	20 points
	And what about allowing 'torch' - we're not all American!

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	Michael:	Sep 14th, 2008 at 14:04 GMT	18 points
	I was trying to use sun block, perhaps make that work for sun protection also.

	PhilSandifer:	Sep 14th, 2008 at 14:55 GMT	17 points
	Perhaps you would want a positive mental attitude, a weapon, or a plant handbook, but the Mountaineers in the 1930s, whose list this quiz is on, did not. That said, because I'm all for documenting bonus answers: Communication is a bonus answer here. Anyone have any others?

	scootem:	Sep 14th, 2008 at 15:25 GMT	5 points
	Insect repellent is another optional one.

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	bcamp85:	Sep 15th, 2008 at 02:58 GMT	6 points
	I typed in radio and it gave me "optional - communication" How many other options are there for this quiz?

	MickeyM2:	Sep 15th, 2008 at 18:04 GMT	8 points
	Anyone who was in scouting as a kid should have a good idea of the items on this list

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	Guest:	Sep 16th, 2008 at 02:17 GMT	4 points
	Bug Spray (insect repellent) is an alternative answer

	Guest:	Sep 16th, 2008 at 02:25 GMT	13 points
	Oddly hatchet/axe/hammer are NOT alternatives. Neither is rope. Sorry, if I'm going into the bush, I'm bringing all of those with me.

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	davidr:	Sep 19th, 2008 at 11:19 GMT	8 points
	@Brandon: if you're in trouble, the most important thing to do is get out of trouble. Navigation will help you do that; most of the others just ways to deal with the trouble while you're in it.

	magister:	Sep 30th, 2008 at 18:06 GMT	2 points
	@ Guest: There's a "Boondock Saints" reference in here somewhere...

	Jeremy:	Oct 3rd, 2008 at 21:52 GMT	4 points
	I'd say hatchet/axe/hammer/rope qualify as tools.

	Michael:	Nov 29th, 2008 at 22:46 GMT	3 points
	I suppose it was just me being to philosophical and not practical enough when i was upset that it wouldn't accept 'knowledge' as an answer. After all, without a little know-how you're pretty sunk in the great out doors

	raggedyanne:	Jan 21st, 2009 at 14:16 GMT	1 point
	9+1/10. I only missed #5 and might have gotten it if I were taking this in warmer weather.

	jessbowen:	Jan 23rd, 2009 at 04:57 GMT	2 points
	I typed in knife and the tools answer popped up. Didn't get sun protection.

	peanut4:	Jan 30th, 2009 at 00:54 GMT	2 points
	Got 9; put tent but it wasn't accepted for emergency shelter. Hmmm.

	adal:	Feb 12th, 2009 at 11:22 GMT	2 points
	if knife is acceptable as repair kit and tools, then tent should be as emergency shelter. Could argue that hat qualifies as sun protection too. I got 7 plus the bonus, plus tent and hat.

	Jordan117:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 04:52 GMT	2 points
	"Matches" and "Lighter" should be acceptable alternatives for fire. I mean, when you're thinking about the literal objects you carry with you, "fire" doesn't come to mind nearly as easily as the tools you use to create it.

	Carson Pope:	Mar 11th, 2009 at 07:06 GMT	2 points
	having another person with you is the most essential way to ensure your safety in the outdoors. partner/person/friend should definitely be on the list. i would never go off hiking or camping by myself even if i had all of these essentials.

	Brii:	Mar 14th, 2009 at 21:54 GMT	-4 points
	100% on first try, plus the 2 bonuses (unless there's more?) Thank you Monagacci(: Possibly add sleeping bag and a friend/family member?

	Sparky:	Apr 3rd, 2009 at 03:10 GMT	2 points
	Mobile phone should be allowed as the communication bonus answer. What Jordan said on the fire-front! Sounds weird to take fire with you lol. Took me ages to get "first aid" - not because it didn't spring to mind immediately, but because none of the following worked, and imo they should: Medikit, medical kit, bandages, medicine.

	F20101992:	Apr 6th, 2009 at 09:22 GMT	1 point
	I'll keep this list in mind the next time I go camping. Whenever that will be:)

	pbrown:	Apr 8th, 2009 at 20:00 GMT	1 point
	I would think a plan would also be on this list. sometimes, the survival necessities are not tangible

	angularity:	May 17th, 2009 at 16:34 GMT	1 point
	Sun cream should probably work for sun protection.

	TJ Schultz:	May 18th, 2009 at 03:47 GMT	0 points
	I've taken a few wilderness survival courses, and there I learned the three most important things for wilderness survival (which are coincidently called the 3 three's): 1. have shelter within 3 hours, 2. have water within 3 days, 3. have food within 30 days (I believe). I was just wondering why Nutrition happens to come before hydration, but then again this list was taken from a book so I guess there is validity within that.

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	detroitlou:	Jul 21st, 2009 at 10:42 GMT	2 points
	Blanket is accepted for shelter but I've always called it an emergency blanket, but maybe thats just me.

	BeatNavy:	Sep 15th, 2009 at 03:06 GMT	2 points
	condoms?

	waverunner:	Nov 17th, 2009 at 14:18 GMT	1 point
	i got 9 just by naming what i took on my last camping trip. Sun protection i wouldn't consider an essential, since sun strength varies when/where you go. i think the order is a little messed up (i.e. water after food) but otherwise good.

	Jhensh20:	Feb 2nd, 2010 at 10:38 GMT	0 points
	Sun protection whilst camping in the uk is never an essential

	DeeJay:	Mar 7th, 2010 at 18:27 GMT	2 points
	I would say that sun protection is an essential. The weather is anything but predictable and one day might be dark, cold and overcast and the next could be bright, hot sunshine. This applies for pretty much any temperate region.

	dubfozz:	Jun 15th, 2010 at 04:17 GMT	1 point
	got them all. bonus answers communication and insect repellent...anything else?

	steffy13:	Jun 30th, 2010 at 02:52 GMT	1 point
	hahah beatnavy...