Natural Materials That You Can Use to Filter Water
ver watch Naked and Afraid? Ever notice they just get dirty water from a source, boil it and drink it? That can work 90% of the time, but …
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How To Stay Warm with Water
When you are out and it gets cold, there are several ways to stay warm. Best way is layering clothing and being near a heat source like a campfire. But if you get a downpour of rain while you are building a shelter and get soaking wet, you may have limited amount of dry clothing to get into. The best thing to do is drink water.
Silver Ant Ultralight Titanium Gear
I don’t know about you, but whatever it takes to lower my pack weight so I can carry a lighter load but not compromise what I bring to an adventure or survival situation is critical for me. Whenever possible, I bring carbon fiber, aluminum, or titanium for as much of my gear. There are many brands out there that make titanium based cookware, cups and water bottles, but my favorite one has to be from Silver Ant.
Daily tasks for survival
Now that you have a small survival community in place with the essentials of fire, water, shelter and food, what are some tasks that need to be done daily in order to continue to survive? Here is a short list.
Should you boil water before using a personal water filtration device?
If possible, yes. If I am camping and procuring questionable water for drinking, the first thing I do is boil the water to a rolling boil for at least 2 minutes. Let the water cool, then begin taking a sip with a personal water filter
My favorite water filter: LifeStraw Personal Water Filters
This is my go-to water filter for adventuring and have them for my various survival packs. I carry at least one per pack. This is the easiest way to drink questionable water. I still boil water before I filter through the straw. I will be reviewing the newer LifeWater Peak series soon.
What are the basic essentials camping gear?
This is a great question, and I’ll go over the list below. But this question really deserves to ask the question of the type of camping you are going to do. If you are camping out of a car, bring all the creature comforts. If you are doing a hike through, you may want to minimize what you bring to make the hike a bit easier.
Do I need to melt ice or snow before drinking it?
Absolutely! As strange as this sounds, if the temperature is cold enough, eating ice or snow will dehydrate you. Consuming snow or ice will drop your core temperature, which will work your body to continue heating it.
How do I know if I am dehydrated?
Being thirsty is not necessarily dehydration, like being hungry is not starvation. You hit moderate dehydration when you have dry mouth and an increased heartbeat at rest. You are in severe dehydration when you feel like, or you start vomiting and have diarrhea. Remember 3 days without water may kill you and rapid dehydration can kill you sooner.
Nalgene 32oz Wide Mouth Water Bottles
This is my go-to water bottles for adventuring and have bottles for my various survival packs. I carry two of these, one is plastic, and one is stainless steel.
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