Wilderness Survival Essentials: Handbook for Finding Shelter, Water and Food by Rolf Gunderson

Author:Rolf Gunderson [Gunderson, Rolf]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-25T00:00:00+00:00

In the next chapter, you will learn the essentials of finding and purifying water in the wilderness.

Chapter 6: Water

Water is one of the most important natural resources you'll need to survive in the wilderness. Being able to stay hydrated will be crucial to your survival. As previously mentioned in the introduction with the survival Rule of 3s, you can only survive without water for three days. Therefore, next to oxygen and shelter, water will be the most important resource you will find in the wilderness. The human body is around two-thirds water, which is used for internal processes like processing food and circulating blood. Dehydration occurs when your body expels more water than it consumes, which can occur after about six hours without water. Therefore, being able to locate water is an important survival skill.

In normal settings, it is recommended to drink eight 8oz glasses of water per day (known as the 8x8 rule). Being stranded in the wilderness often results in more exertion to survive, so you'll need more than the minimum of two quarts of water in these circumstances. This is not only true for warm or hot environments in which you'll be perspiring more and needing water to replenish your hydration, but also for cold environments. The dry air in cold environments causes your body to lose water through your skin even though you're not perspiring. So, no matter the weather conditions you're facing, you'll need plenty of water to survive the terrain. Luckily, there are plenty of resources available to you in the wilderness that can provide it.

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