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Food for tramping This site has a range of dried food products. Choose your flavours you would take with you. If there is free samples, why not try and get them delivered to you. There is a Back Country Cuisine factory in INvercargill, You may like to go and visit this. Set up a meeting with someone from the building, let them know what you are doing as an assignment and they may offer you some products to tray and take away with you.

Walks around NZ Hut information Cost of staying on the track Where you can begin and finish your hut Track description Features of the track - Why tourists/ nzders should visit this particular track What to prepare for that particular track. = = =Year 5 Students Assignment -This Assignment will be worked on in class and as homework.=
 * This site will help you with information of your walk.**

Your task is to develop a 4 day tramp, using the information provided and the websites made available, to show a clear understanding of how to plan for a safe tramp. You will need to purchase a folder e.g clear file to present this information. It is up to you if you would like to type or write the information up. It will be going on display and we will decide when it is finished who the best audience is to give this information to e.g available to Central Southland College, Department of Conservation, Tramping clubs (feel free to have a think about, who in our community this information will help)

__**You must include in your assignment**__

e.g I will take 400gm of nuts and raisins. That will give me 100g each day to eat while I am walking I will need 8 dehydrated food packs, two for each day (breakfast and dinner) 1 box of 8 muesli bars, this will allow me to eat two a day for when I get hungry after dinner.
 * -Food**, How much you will take with you (Quantity) and what type of food you will need e.g you will need to research good food to take into the bush and work out roughly how much you will take with you to last you 4 days.

- **First Aid kit**, in this kit you need to itemise (write down each and every individual item you will put into your first aid kit. Kerry from D.O.C gave you examples of several things he had in his. e.g benadine antiseptic cream string - in case required to tie something together small pocket knife - to open up dehydrated food compass - this will help in a situation if i was to become lost and i could follow my map

e.g Thermals 2 sets of thermal pants and three sets of thermal tops - I will sleep in one set and the other set I will walk in during the day. One extra top incase one gets completly wet and I am unable to dry it. Thick farm socks - wool. These will keep my feet warm even if tehy are to get wet in my boots
 * - Clothing**, What clothing would you purchase, (money is not a problem for this trip) I will provide you with Clothing brochures to help in your decision. You will need to choose and cut out what clothing you would pack and explain how this may help you. Explain why it is appropriate.


 * Footwear** - What appropriate footwear will you take with you into the bush/ tramp?


 * Pack** - what size pack will you purchase, do you need to buy a packliner? where will you get this from. You may cut and glue these pictures onto pieces of paper to hand in, clearly explained.

- **Map** of the walk you will be tramping. You need to decide what walk you are going to "tramp" You will need to provide a map of the area and work out (with help from your parents) how far you will walk each day. The walks and hut information will help you with this. There is information on how long it would take you to walk from hut to hut. **These to be laminated**, if you were to use them //(you can laminate these at school, I will help you with this)//


 * - Hut Information -** What do the huts provide on your track. All are different. How many do they sleep, where do you book the hut, do you need to book teh hut prior to leaving the start of teh track. Who do you need to contact? Record thsi information down into a section in your assignment. **You may need to contact a DOC office in the area of your walk and ask them (let them know what your assignment is and they may be able to help you, explain clearly to them what it is you are after)**

- **Intention Form**, you will need to print this off and complete it as though you were actually heading away on the walk and provide a blank copy.