Advances in the development of outdoor clothing, equipment, emergency food and techniques have grown rapidly in recent years. For those beginners interested in using outdoor no information on wilderness survival skills and unlimited by available equipment. However, experience is the best teacher in any outdoor situation and your response in a wilderness survival situation depends on your education. Always keep in mind that can happen to you. Those who are mentally and physically prepared to survive are more likely to do so. To make an emergency situation to be able to make decisions, improvise and remain calm.

Fear – For anyone faced with an emergency wilderness survival, fear is a normal reaction. Unless an emergency situation was anticipated, the fear is generally followed by panic then pain, cold, thirst, hunger, fatigue, boredom and loneliness. It is extremely important to calmly assess the situation and not allow these seven enemies to interfere with your survival.

Pain – Pain can often be ignored in a state of panic. Remember to deal with injuries, immediately before they become more serious.

Cold – Cold reduced ability to think, numbing the body and reduce the will to survive. Never allow yourself to stop moving or to fall asleep unless adequately sheltered.

Thirst – Dehydration is a common enemy in an emergency situation and should not be ignored. It can dull your mind, causing you to overlook important survival information.

Hunger – Hunger is dangerous but seldom deadly. It can reduce the ability to think logically and increase your susceptibility to the effects of cold pain, and fear.

Fatigue – Fatigue is unavoidable in any situation, so it is best to consider that can and will lower mental capacity. Remember that in an emergency situation this is often the bodies way to escape a difficult situation.

Boredom & Loneliness – These enemies are often unexpected and may decrease the ability of mind to deal with the situation.

HOW TO:

Build a fire
Building a fire is the most important task when dealing with survival in the wilderness. Make sure to build yours in a sandy or rocky area or near a source of sand and water to prevent forest fires. The most common mistakes made by those seeking to build a fire are: choosing poor tinder that has not shield precious matches from wind and Smothering flames with too large pieces of fuel. The four most important factors when starting a fire are Spark – tinder – fuel – oxygen.

The most common ways to create spark are:

1. Waterproof, strike-anywhere matches are best. Matches may be water-sound by dipping them in nail polish. Store your matches in a waterproof container.

2. A lighter is also a good way to produce a spark, with or without fuel.

3. Flint and steel method is one of the oldest and most trusted in the fire starting. Aim to spark a lot of dry tinder to produce a fire.

4. Electricity spark from a battery will ignite a gasoline dampened rag.

5. Remove half of the powder from a bullet and pour into tinder. Next place a cloth if the gun and fire a cartridge. Rag should ignite and then may be placed in the tinder.

6. Allow sunlight to pass through a magnifying glass on the tinder.

Grass dry, lint-free paper or canvas, gasoline-soaked rags and dry bark are all forms of tinder. Place tinder in a little pile like a TEPEE with the driest pieces at the bottom. Use a fire starter or strip of pitch if it is available.

It is important to bear in mind that smaller pieces of kindling, such as branches, bark, shavings and gasoline, are necessary when trying to turn large amounts of fuel. Gather fuel before attempting to start the fire. Obviously dry wood burns better and wet or pitchy wood will create more smoke. Dense, dry wood will burn slow and hot. A well ventilated fire will burn best.

Build a shelter
A small shelter, which is isolated from the bottom, protected from wind and snow and includes a fire is extremely important in wilderness survival. Before building your shelter be sure that the surrounding area provides the materials needed to build a good fire, a good source of water and shelter from wind.

Wilderness shelters may include:

1. Natural shelters such as caves and overhanging rocks. When exploring a possible shelter tie a piece of string to the outer mouth of the cave to make sure that it will be able to find their way out. Keep in mind that these caves are in place. If you use a cave for shelter, build fire near the mouth to prevent animals from entering.

2. Increase natural pit under a fallen tree and line with tree bark or boughs.

3. Near a rocky coastal area, to build a U-shaped rock shelter, covering the roof with a tarp or Driftwood and protection of marine algae.

4. A weak to do with poles or fallen trees and a plastic wrapper, boughs, thick grasses or bark is effective to shelter you from wind, rain and snow.

5. A lodge can be built using three long poles. Tie tops of poles together and upright them in an appropriate place. Cover the sides with a tarp, boughs, raingear or other suitable material. Build a fire in central lodge, making a canal project in the wall and a small hole in top to allow smoke to escape.

6. If you find yourself in open terrain, a snow cave will provide good shelter. Find a drift and burrow a tunnel in the approximately 60 cm (24 in), then build your room. Tunnel entrance should lead to the lowest level of you chamber where the cooking and storage of equipment will be. A minimum of two ventilating holes are necessary, preferably one in the roof and one in the door.

CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT

Clothing
Clothing should provide heat and provide protection from the elements. Layers of light, natural fibers are best. Hats are a necessity, because they offer protection from both heat and cold. Water proof outer layers are needed.

Equipment
Equipment must be easy to administer and promote survival in any situation. Items to carry in your pockets may include a home fire, waterproof matches and / or more easily, a pocket knife, goggles, compass, small first-aid kit and a kind of food route.

Survival Kit
Items for your survival kit should be packed in a waterproof container that can double as a cooker and water container and be attached to your belt.

Backpack
In addition to a survival kit, a good, comfortable backpack is required. A crowd of about 18 kg (40 lb) are averages. Items to include are, flashlight, extra jacket, socks and gloves, a pocket saw, gas camp stove, first aid kit, emergency food and a tent and fly.

Check List

Useful items to include on your trip are:

1. A map and compass.

2. A large, bright plastic bag will be useful for shelter, signaling device or instead of raingear.

3. A flashlight with extra batteries.

4. Extra water and food.

5. Extra clothing such as raingear, a toque and gloves, a sweater and pants.

6. Sun protection such as sunglasses, sunscreen, a hat and clothing with long sleeves.

7. A sharp pocket knife.

8. Waterproof matches, a lighter and / or Flint.

9. Candles and fire starter.

10. A first aid kit.

11. A whistle, flares, a tarp.