If you think camping in the wilderness is booking a site with Kamgrounds of America, think again.
Out in the wilderness, there are no restrooms or hot showers, no convenience stores down the road, and no wooden cabins you can retreat to when the ground beneath your back feels a little too hard. You only have a patch of ground on which to pitch your tent on, a little stream to get you by, the trees, the big endless sky as your rooftop, and — after you read this article — must-have survival tips while you are out there in the wild.
So what are these tips?
Finding water and purifying it.
Muddy banks or places with overgrown plant life are usually close to sources of drinking water. The freshest and the safest are usually those that come from mountainous areas, but you can’t always find that. For you to be able to drink water from other sources, however, you must know how to purify it. There are three ways to do this: filtering, boiling, and chemical purification. Filtering won’t really purify it, which is also often the case with boiling. Using chemical purification tablets is thus the best way to go.
Warding off wild animals.
Generally, wild animals are not there to eat you, but they are there to eat your food. It logically follows, therefore, that to get rid of animals pestering you, you have to keep all food from them. Animals’ sense of smell is sharper than that of humans, so make sure you store your food in sealed plastic containers and keep it off the ground.
Survival Tips for Camping in the Wilderness
Dealing with bears.
Expect to encounter a bear or two when you’re hard core camping in the wilderness. Just like other animals, they can sniff out your picnic basket faster than you can close the lid shut, so be careful.
So what happens when you can’t get that basket lid closed fast enough and you see a bear? You need to be cool and calm , even when your heart is pounding right out of your ribcage. When it sees you fight, run away, or scream for help, it only becomes more aggressive because it thinks you are becoming more aggressive. Stay calm and stay completely still until the bear gets tired of you and scrambles away. When all else fails, though, you ought to have pepper spray.
Making fire like a Boy Scout.
Probably the most important of all survival tips deals with fire creation. It’s little wonder, then, that our ancestors are praised for “discovering” fire. Fire has many survival benefits. You can cook, heat up your area, light up the place, and fend off pests with it.
You can build your fire with natural tinder, which is essentially just dried leaves and branches. Next, throw in pieces of dried wood to get the fire to grow bigger. By the time the fire is a steady flame, add larger pieces of wood to keep it bright and burning.
When you are done with your fire, for safety reasons, make sure you completely put it out before you leave your campsite.
Hope these basic, but integral, camping tips help! Now get out there and enjoy the wild!
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