The key to surviving in the wilderness is preparation.
This is what he suggests:
Immediate security:If the building is on fire, get out.
If someone is shooting at you, move to cover.
Whatever the immediate danger, get away from it.
First aid:Attend to any medical problems that may have happened in the original event.
Check yourself for injuries and treat them.
Self protection:If you are at risk from predators, two-legged or four-legged, you must arm yourself.
This might be a sharpened stick, a knife, machete, shotgun, or banjo.
Just have something to attack the zombies with.
Physical needs (in order):Shelter, fire, water, food, and hygiene.
In short, the idea of mind over matter can help you survive.
Knowing how to fix three common injuries will usually get you by.
Tighten the tourniquet until the bright red bleeding stops and cover the injury with any clean material you have.
Kneecaps can be popped back in place by stretching your leg out and forcing it into the socket.
For fractures, you should probably find material to create a splint.
In the woods, a couple sticks will do the trick.
Stabilize the fractured bone with the sticks and tie them together with shoelaces to hold the brace in place.
Wrap the burn loosely with a wet piece of clothing.
Keep the wound elevated whenever possible and do not open any blisters that may have formed.
Instead, it’s best to get away from the animal slowly.
Don’t play dead, run, or approach the animal.
If you’re cornered, make yourself as big as possible.
Spread out your arms and make a lot of noise.
If this still doesn’t work, throw anything you’re able to find at the animal.
If it comes down to it, you might have to weather an attack.
In either situation a shelter is your first order of business.
A tarp or garbage bag is a lifesaver if stuffed with leaves or grass to form a wind/cold/rain barrier.
Once your shelter is built, it’s time to make a fire.
Let’s look at a few tricks for using materials you might already have.
It will take a while, but your kindling will heat up enough and smolder.
Carefully blow on the fire to start the flame.
Focus the sun’s rays through the water so that it creates a single point of heat.
Eventually, it will catch fire.
If you’re stranded, there’s a decent chance you have a lithium battery.
This will take a while even if you have practice.
The good news is that you could safely practice this in your own yard.
Dew that hangs on grass in a field is an excellent source of water.
you might collect this by running an extra piece of cloth through the grass as you walk.
Stagnant water is not usually suitable to drink even if it’s possible for you to boil it.
Once you find a source of water, bring it to a boil if possible.
Even the cleanest of mountain streams can have microbes and parasites in the water.
Remember, no matter how hungry you are, water is more important to your survival.
That said, you might settle your gurgling stomach as well.
Let’s look at how you’ve got the option to do it without killing yourself.
Pine:The nuts and inner bark of the tree are edible.
you might also makepine needle tea.
Cattail:This is one of best options out there.
GrassThe corm (aka the base) is starchy, but edible and filled with water and carbohydrates.
to make it find if a plant is edible, you oughta test it.
Purple and blue, good for you.
Red… could be good, could be dead.
Bacteria and fungus flourish where it’s moist, dark, and warm.
Again, this can simply be an issue of wearing dry clothes.
Baby powder or corn starch can also be helpful for absorbing moisture.
But what do you do when the call of nature is too strong and you better find toilet paper?
Sometimes an unopened pine cone will work, but ouch!
One of the keys to this is to squat not sit.
This forces the cheeks apart and means that there will be far less cleaning necessary.
In most cases, you want to stay where you are and wait for help to come.
If help doesn’t come, it’s time to move on.
The first thing you should probably do is find north.
Use your watch to find north.
Locate the Big Dipper in the night sky to find the North Star.
Finding north is only half the battle.
You still need to know which direction to head.
If you have a general understanding of an area, head toward the nearest road or town.
Curiously, a wave is considered a sign tonotland.
Reflect the sun off the mirror in the direction of the helicopter to attract its attention.
Normal natural sounds are usually a high pitch.
Call out in a low tone so rescuers know you’re a human.
Photos byThomas Quine,Daniel Oines,Andy Arthur, andAnthony Kelly.
