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Surviving the Wilderness, A Beginners Survivalist's Guide

Article Category: Recreation

Author Name: Art Saborio

Do you like to collect mushrooms or berries? What about fishing or hunting in the forest? Most of us don't even think about the fact that it's very easy to get lost. Even if you have a GPS navigator, do you think it will save you? Unfortunately a GPS might not always work. Even if you know the back country very well, it still does not make you immune to difficult survival situations.

So what do you do, if for some reason you get turned around and can't find your way back home? If you ever worried about that, then this article will provide you exactly what you need to survive.

No matter the circumstances you need to calm yourself. Your heart will start rising and your breath will be labored. That is normal. It is a reaction to the fear. Your body is doing what it needs to do, during a life and death situation. Your job is to take a knee and calm yourself. Touch the ground, listen to nature, close your eyes and become one with it. This will calm you so you can think. Your greatest enemy at this point is yourself.

No matter where you go, hiking, camping etc. It is imperative to take with you the basic survival gear. Even if you think nothing can happen to you, it is important to still be prepare. A little bit of preparing will go along way to save your life.

Survival Gear

Survival gear is the most important thing to any survivalist or prepper. Cutting corners on your gear is just asking for trouble. I am going to talk about a few things you should have with you at all times; even if you are heading to your local park.

- Paracord 550 rope is a must. Anyone who travels outdoors without some of this stuff in a pack and within your automobile should stop reading right now and go buy some. That is how important this stuff can be to your survival. It can be used to build a shelter, start a fire, hang food from a tree, set up a snare, secure a camp and a ton of other uses. You should never be without a few hundred feet. I always carry three hundred feet in my car regardless where I am going.

- You need a knife. I am not talking about a cheap little pocket knife you buy at Walmart. I am talking about a down and dirty survivalist knife that you can use to saw or cut through small branches, slice off pieces of paracord, create kindling for a fire or to skin game so you don't starve. Believe me, this might sound extreme, but it is far from extreme when it is just you against nature. Go to your local sporting goods store and pick up a respectable knife.

- You can't call yourself an outdoorsman or woman without a handy dandy compass. I will take a compass over a GPS any day. You want to know why? Because they work day and night with satellites, radio communication or whatever new and improved technology these things work with now a days. A simple compass will work wet or dry and provide you the bearing you need to get out of your situation. It is highly recommended you understand your location before heading out. If you get lost you know exactly where to point your compass to get back home.

- Weapons are important. For all those that are not gun enthusiasts, that is OK because an AR15 won't get you saved. But a knife, rifle and even a handgun can keep you alive and fed. In this situation, you aren't protecting yourself from an assailant you are just trying to survive long enough to find help. Keep you weapons dry and if possible clean them when you make camp.

- One thing l find worth taking with me, is a fresh water kit. They now have these life straws that will eliminate bacteria, microbes and other bad things from drinking water. There is no need to boil the water, just dip the straw into any water source and you stay alive.

- Making a fire by hitting two rocks together is something I learned to do and it is possible, but it is also possible to carry with you a fire starter that puts out three times the heat of a match and puts a simple "two rock spark" to shame. These things will light even damp wood.

So let's get back to this, you just took a knee and you are now calm. You can hear the birds, smell the air and understand your situation clearly. You have one goal at this moment and that is to find suitable shelter in the event you can't find your way back to civilization the first day lost.

What Should You Be Looking For?
- Seeking high ground. You never want to make camp close to river or in a possible flood area. Rains can begin light and before you know it, you are washed down a river.

- Seeking a dry area to make camp. Make camp in moist areas unless it is absolutely necessary.

- You are seeking something to cover you with. Branches and leaves make a great cover and can keep in warmth.

- You are seeking wood to make a fire. If you can't find dry wood around, then find the closest tree and dig down close to the trunk. You will find pieces of dry wood there. Take moist branches and set them by a the fire to dry.

Now that you got your camp setup, take out your compass and create a strategy of where you want to start heading. Do not stray from that direction unless it is absolutely necessary. It might seem like you are traveling a lot longer and further to get back, but in reality you may have walked a lot longer and further which got yourself lost in the first place. Stay the course and you will get to where you want to go.

Above all you are going to want to avoid getting cold. A fire is critical. The lower the temperature drops, the less your muscles can take and eventually your organs start to shut down. The first sign of trouble is not being able to hold an object or feel it at with your fingers.

Now it is time to breakout your paracord and string together branches, leave, wood and what have you to can find to create an enclosure. This enclosure should come over your to hold in some heat from the fire and also have some side walls to keep out the wind. You can also use the same paracord to make a nice comfortable bed with leaves. Now you can see why I always carry plenty of paracord, 50 feet won't cut it this situation.

This is a starter's guide surviving in the wilderness. There are camps, classes and more that can take you even deeper into the subject. It is fun to learn about this stuff, but good when you never have to use it to survive. A life and death situation is never fun and it is never as straight forward as you see on the TV shows. You won't have a camera crew to assist if you start to fail in health or become incapacitated.

Keywords: paracord 550, 550 cord, outdoor, hiking, hunting, survival

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