Important Survival Tips for Unexpected Danger
You can not predict when you will be in a situation when you have limited resources and danger is near. The following are important survival tips for unexpected danger. Situations like; getting lost on a hike, in a plane crash or even a car accident. It is best to always prepare mentally in order to be able to work through a difficult situation, these tips will give you the knowledge to work through those situations.
STOP
STOP. Always apply stop. S.T.O.P. is an acronym to make you think about your situation before you act rationally and possibly further danger yourself. S is stop, stop what you are doing and don’t walk away from your site unless you are in immediate danger. T is think, think about what happened, allow yourself some time to calm down. O is observe, looking at your surroundings. What resources are available in the surrounding area and how else can you use them? P is plan, create an action plan based on your situation and based on what resources you have available to you. Using STOP ensures that you think before you do in order to not worsen the situation. Applying stop results in smart decisions.
Emergency Survival Kits
Improvisation is key when there are no immediate resources, you need to think of other ways that to use the few items on your person or in surroundings. Reinvent items by finding other uses, garbage with reflective surfaces is a good use to signal planes flying over. Emergency survival kits are a great way prepare ahead of time for the unexpected. Kit’s can be any size; typically they are pocket-sized and kept on your person at all times. Emergency kits can be larger than a pocket and carried in backpack or purse. It is also good to have a kit in your vehicle, that can come in hand for even minor situations like a flat tire.
Emergency survival kits are a great way prepare ahead of time for the unexpected. Kit’s can be any size; typically they are pocket-sized and kept on your person at all times. Emergency kits can be larger than a pocket that some people carry in backpacks or purses. It is also good to have a kit in your vehicle, that can come in hand for even minor situations like a flat tire. Kits are available for purchase in a sardine can style where they are very compact and include essentials.
Mini Emergency Survival kit
The Canadian Red Cross makes pre make kits or building one at home is simple. A kit should include in small things like; waterproof matches, water purification tablets, candy, band-aids and fishing hook. A large survival kit for cars includes items like blankets, canned foods (non-perishable) and flashlight. Survival kits are a great way to prepare for unexpected danger.
Collecting Drinking Water
Thirst is one of the 7 enemies of survival. The human body can only last 3 days without water. There are many devices for water collection ways as, a clean river or stream may not be near. To make a solar still dig a 2-foot by 1-foot hole in the ground. Stills built in damp grounds like beach sand, draw more moisture from the ground. Place a container in the center of the hole and cover the hole with a sheet of plastic formed into a cone. Weigh down the edges of the plastic sheet with heavy stones or use the dirt dug from the hole. Place a fist-sized stone in the center of the plastic sheet, above the collecting container.
Solar Still
The still collects water from the condensation that collects inside the plastic, dripping down into the container. When left for a day it collects around 450lm of water. Share your success, how you built a solar still. Make a survival kit or a solar still and post it on Instagram.
Share your success, how you built a solar still. Make a survival kit or a solar still and post it on Instagram. These important survival tips for unexpected danger listed above are only some of many! Share some of your important survival tips for unexpected danger in the comments.
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