What should you do if a thunderstorm approaches your campsite?

Retreat from camp and seek safety.

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  1. Stand on a high ridge to watch
  2. Retreat from camp and seek safety ✔
  3. Keep building your shelter in the open

Why: Scouts retreated from camp after lightning began, showing that safety comes before finishing a shelter.

Huh, didn't know that: Scouts retreated from camp after lightning began, showing that safety comes before finishing a shelter.

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Answer: Retreat from camp and seek safety. Scouts retreated from camp after lightning began, showing that safety comes before finishing a shelter.

  1. Scouting America: Wilderness Survival www.scouting.org/merit-badges/wilderness-survival
    Scouts set up shelters using trash bags but retreated from camp after lightning began crackling across the sky.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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