Brits clueless about outdoor tasks from using a compass to pitching a tent, study finds
dailystar.co.ukFancy an escape? Sign up to the Chill newsletter for weekly inspiration and advice on UK holidays British adults are clueless about how to carry out a string of outdoor tasks such as reading a compass or putting up a tent, a new study has found.The poll of 2,000 adults found a third would be unable to navigate their way around with just a map to hand, while 79% would have no idea how to find clean water.More than nine in 10 (92%) couldn’t identify which mushrooms would be safe to eat and 85% would be unable to build a raft.It also emerged more than half of adults are completely unable to read a compass, and two-thirds admitted they wouldn’t be able to put a tent up without instructions.On the back of the research, camping experts Camping in.
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