12/02/2021 / By Divina Ramirez
Any bad situation can be easily mitigated if you have survival skills to fall back on. Even if you lose your bugout bag (BOB), having the following skills may increase your chance of survival when SHTF: (h/t to Survivopedia.com)
Humans can survive for weeks without food but only for a few days without water. No matter the situation, you should prioritize looking for water.
Here are a few tips for finding sources of water in the wild:
Even running water might harbor pathogens invisible to the naked eye. It’s better to be safe than sorry, so filter and purify the water you collect before drinking it.
There are many ways to purify water. Here are some of the most common ones:
When SHTF, shelter could mean the difference between life and death, as the dangers you may encounter can be further compounded by inclement weather if you don’t have shelter.
How you build your shelter will depend heavily on your surroundings. You can start by building a basic lean-to, one of the easiest survival structures to build. It gets its name from the fact that it’s typically made by leaning building materials against a pre-existing structure or a natural formation, like a wall, a tree or a rock face.
You can slowly hone your skills until you’re comfortable building a more complex shelter, like a tepetie. If you’re in an area with heavy winter snows, take advantage of the weather to practice digging a snow cave to hide in.
Even if you have a BOB full of food, you need to know how to find food once your supplies run out. You could try catching small game or spearing fish by using a sharp, long stick. You can also make traps out of sticks, stones and rope to catch small critters. You can even forage for edible plants, berries and mushrooms.
A fire can keep you warm, ward off predators and provide heat for cooking food and boiling water. Therefore, you should know how to get a fire going. It also helps to know the different types of fires you can build. (Related: Firestarting tips: 5 Types of campfires and how to build them.)
Make sure to pack your BOB with firestarters like waterproof matches and disposable lighters.
Disasters and emergencies can happen at any time. Therefore, it’s important to learn essential survival skills so that you are always ready.
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