Survival Skills
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Wilderness essentials and weblinks to first aid/survival manuals, plant identification and animal tracking.
You can survive:
3 minutes without air
3 hours without shelter
3 days without water
3 weeks without food
Wilderness Essentials:
Items to include in your hiking, camping, and travel gear.
Flashlights
Map
Compass
Extra food (Granola bars, dried fruit, nuts, bouillon cubes, honey)
Extra water
Extra clothing
Sunglasses and Sunscreen
First-aid kit (bandages, tape, tweezers, scalpel, antibiotic ointment)
Pocket knife or Multi-tool
Firestarter and waterproof matches
Also keep a whistle on you for audio signaling,
a reflective mirror for visual signaling, in case you get lost,
and some strong cording for a variety of purposes.
Flashlights
Map
Compass
Extra food (Granola bars, dried fruit, nuts, bouillon cubes, honey)
Extra water
Extra clothing
Sunglasses and Sunscreen
First-aid kit (bandages, tape, tweezers, scalpel, antibiotic ointment)
Pocket knife or Multi-tool
Firestarter and waterproof matches
Also keep a whistle on you for audio signaling,
a reflective mirror for visual signaling, in case you get lost,
and some strong cording for a variety of purposes.
How to Make a Compass
Take a straight needle, rub the end of it 100 times with a magnet or fuzzy cloth like wool.
Place it on a piece of paper or leaf in a vessel of water. Your needle will point to NORTH.
~OR~
Take an analog watch (a watch with hands), point the hour hand toward the sun.
Find the center point between the 12 and the hour hand (the sun), this is SOUTH
(NORTH in the southern hemisphere).
Place it on a piece of paper or leaf in a vessel of water. Your needle will point to NORTH.
~OR~
Take an analog watch (a watch with hands), point the hour hand toward the sun.
Find the center point between the 12 and the hour hand (the sun), this is SOUTH
(NORTH in the southern hemisphere).
Natural Ways to Find North
To find North with the stars in the northern hemisphere, locate the Big Dipper and trace the two outer stars from the Big Dipper's bowl directly to the North Star (before you reach the "W"-shaped constellation of Cassiopeia). This is Polaris, the star that lies directly above the North Pole. You can also locate Polaris at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper.
Another technique to find your direction with the stars is to shove two sticks in the ground, one directly behind the other, with the front stick lower than the back. Align the tops of the sticks (while viewing at eye-level) with any bright star in the sky. After a few minutes, your target star will appear to move. If it moves up, you're facing east, down leaves you facing west. If the star appears to move to the right, you're facing south, and to the left, you're facing north.
One way to determine if you are heading in the right direction is to note which side of the trees that moss is growing. Moss often grows on the shady side of trees, which in the northern hemisphere, would most likely be on the north side (south in the southern hemisphere).
And remember; the sun always rises in the east and sets in the west, regardless of which hemisphere you're in.
Another technique to find your direction with the stars is to shove two sticks in the ground, one directly behind the other, with the front stick lower than the back. Align the tops of the sticks (while viewing at eye-level) with any bright star in the sky. After a few minutes, your target star will appear to move. If it moves up, you're facing east, down leaves you facing west. If the star appears to move to the right, you're facing south, and to the left, you're facing north.
One way to determine if you are heading in the right direction is to note which side of the trees that moss is growing. Moss often grows on the shady side of trees, which in the northern hemisphere, would most likely be on the north side (south in the southern hemisphere).
And remember; the sun always rises in the east and sets in the west, regardless of which hemisphere you're in.
See the website below for printable first aid and survival manuals:
modernsurvivalonline.com
modernsurvivalonline.com
See the websites below for your animal tracking resources:
http://www.wildernesscollege.com/identifying-animal-tracks.html
http://www.bear-tracker.com/index.html
http://www.naturetracking.com/
http://www.wildernesscollege.com/identifying-animal-tracks.html
http://www.bear-tracker.com/index.html
http://www.naturetracking.com/
References:
Boy Scouts of America
The Old Farmer's Almanac
National Geographic
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