(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); No one intentionally gets lost in the wild or ventures forth unprepared, but circumstances such as weather conditions or medical emergencies may require the use of wilderness survival. By addressing the basic human needs of food, shelter and water and focusing on key survival techniques, a person can survive in the wild until help arrives.
Difficulty: Moderately Challenging
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
Emergency pack
Find Shelter in the Wild
Step 1
Remain dry to conserve body warmth. Do not intentionally get wet.

Step 2
Avoid frostbite by staying out of the wind. Uncovered skin can become frostbitten in a matter of seconds under the right conditions. Wind is the biggest factor.

Step 3
Stay out of direct sunlight and find shade where possible. Direct sun can cause heatstroke or result in dehydration.

Step 4
Light a fire using one of several methods: matches or lighter if available, flint or other sharp edged rock and steel from a knife blade, or focus the sun through an eyeglass lens or found glass on tinder. Dead grass, birch bark and cattails make excellent fire starting materials.

Step 5
Look for a cave or other natural weather shield to set up shelter. Check for other wildlife like bears, snakes or cougars before claiming the shelter.

Step 6
Build a lean-to using evergreen branches leaned against a dead branch. Cover the tree branches with grasses, cattails or thatch to close the gaps in the roof of the lean-to. The goal is to keep the ground under the lean-to dry.

Find Water in the Wild
Step 1
Set up a system for acquiring drinkable water before seeking food. Humans can live without food before they can live without water.

Step 2
Dig a hole with hands or a stick several feet from a river or lake. Let the hole fill in by itself and use that water to drink.

Step 3
Lay a tarp or plastic on the ground as if lining a bowl. Leave overnight so the tarp will collect the dew, which is water.

Step 4
Drink sap from birch trees or maple trees by slicing a branch with a knife or breaking it off. The sap is mostly water and slightly sweet, providing needed carbohydrates.

Step 5
Follow dry creek beds to the water source. Check a dry creek bed at night and it may contain water not found during the day.

Step 6
Conserve water by traveling at night and resting in the shade during the day.

Step 7
Boil water for 15 minutes (and cool) before drinking to make it safe. Use iodine tablets or a water filter if available in your emergency pack.

Find Food in the Wild
Step 1
Eat only known plant specimens like berries, nuts and fruit if foraging. This is not the time to test your wild mushroom knowledge.

Step 2
Watch for signs of wildlife. If the animals eat it, it is probably safe for humans too.

Step 3
Dig up the roots of edible plants like cattails, wild onions and carrots to eat raw or boiled in water. Gather worms and grubs for protein.

Step 4
Maintain protein levels by capturing and eating available meat sources. Dig trap holes to catch rabbits or small mammals. Fish and snakes are also available sources of protein that require minimal hunting skill.


Tips & Warnings
Carry dry matches or a lighter in an old waterproof pill bottle for emergencies.Share your itinerary with others before venturing into the wilderness and establish times for scheduled communications.Keep an emergency pack in the car or take along even if for an afternoon hike. Include the following in the pack: first aid items, a safety blanket, fire starter equipment in a waterproof container, a water filter or iodine tablets with water container, candy bars and nuts, a pocketknife, rope, whistle, small mirror, a flashlight and a candle.Avoid setting up camp in a dry creek bed. These creeks can fill with water overnight or be susceptible to flash flooding.

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it needs pictures :/
its pure text ppl like pictures :]

lol im not even 100% sure how to add pictures, i think you just put [img] at the start of the image and end, anyways i might add pictures if i do another one, but for now im not going to[/img]

Just watch some of Bear Gyrlls shows, Man vs Wilds, that what they are called in Australia, it a cool show and number 4, no, you have to get some sun, otherwise your skin would turn all white, just like when you put a bandage over a cut, the amount of area the bandage is covering will turn white cause there no sun reflecting on it.

haha alright man thanks, this is not my guide so im not 100% sure on what is in it haha

Man vs Wild FTW!! lol, Great show.

whats with the how to survive *insert random scenario* , any good guide, might use it sometime

watch this is u love bear grylls and cod !

[ame=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLh8vBf-9J0&feature=related]YouTube - Bear Grylls Man vs COD Epsiode 2 Vietnam[/ame]

they were popular so i thought i would post one

this is really interesting thank you!!