So
you've got all your mates together for an action
packed day of tramping. But before you fasten your
laces on those tramping boots you need to know the
basic tramping safety skills, and that's where
Kabluey the tramping safe kiwi comes in! He has all
the facts, tips and information you need to be a
safe and experienced tramper. Just click on any of
our topics on the left hand side and get ready for
the tramp of a lifetime!
We got the idea of
having a website on Bush Safety from our camp at
Patangata and from the documentary on channel 1
called Do Or Die, Lost In The Bush. The reason we
decided to do bush safety was because at camp we
learnt lots of different ways to survive if you
were lost. We learnt how to make bivvy's so
if we were ever lost in the bush or forest and it
got dark then we could make a shelter to sleep in
for the night. The documentary taught you how
to cross a river although we learnt that at camp as
well. While at Patangata we went on a night
trial and had to stay there until the salty rock
people came back to collect us. The whole idea of
the night trial was to get in the habit of staying
in one place because if you get lost in the bush
and you keep moving you make it harder for the
Search And Rescue team to find
you.
