101 Top Tips for Expeditions - DofE in Suffolk

Top Tip 41
All of the participants should be carrying survival bags. These
make great groundsheets for when they are cooking in camp, or for
rucksack covers if bags have to be left outside the tent over night.
Top Tip 42
Remember that participants are far more likely to have to deal with
accidents to other people than to their own team. They should be
well trained and competent to deal with any incidents.
Top Tip 43
After the expedition make three piles of equipment:
− Essential equipment that must be taken e.g. waterproofs, first
aid kit etc.
− A pile of all of the equipment that was used
− A pile of everything that was not used
Go through the unused kit and discuss whether it should have
been taken and whether it needs to be taken next time.
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