Content

• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings
• The Bears
• Cougars
• Mites
• Intestinal parasites
• Poison ivy

Surviving in moderate conditions is easy if you know how. In the forest, you can die from a number of different factors. However, only knowledge and expansion of knowledge will help make the forest a second home and a new reality. With a simple knife, you can make your own tools and your own concepts of survival. Note: Before considering the information in this article, understand that temperature prioritizes in the wild. If the thermometer scale at night indicates below +4 C, then set the fire as the main task. However, if the temperature rises above +32 C during the day, move and work at night, but go to bed during the day, in a sheltered place.

Steps

1. 1 Find water. In order, you are lost in mild conditions in the early morning, the worst being not knowing the location. It's not a problem. You don't know where you are, but you know where to go - downhill. This is because water is located strictly according to the laws of gravity, and you need water due to the fact that without it you will not survive for more than three days. Move to the lowest point you can find.
2. 2 Make friends with trees. On your way downhill, examine three different trees.
   • White birch. Look for white wood that has a paper-like material coming off. This tree is important and is called white birch. The inside of the bark is edible, while the outside can be used as a waterproof container (if intact). Also, a fact that is not known to many: if you make a hole in a tree, you can get a spicy sweet juice, similar to maple. Some other useful properties:
     
     
     • You can cook soup in the bark, as it will not burn when it is saturated with liquid.
     • The birch bark can be used as a temporary rope.
   • The birch bark, a white, papery layer, is an excellent kindle for a fire.
     • A good staff can be carved out of white birch.
       
       
     • The birch bark was used by the natives in the construction of boats.
       
       
   • Basswood. The second tree you should know. This tree is very easy to recognize. Its bark is gray, occasionally streaked with veins; large heart-shaped leaves are suitable for making shoes. Do not confuse with maple, as its foliage has three branches. Linden is important, it will be the source of ropes, traps, belts and, above all, your backpack. You will notice it near the water, this tree is more thirsty than you and can be a source of water if you do not hesitate to suck moisture from the tree.
   • Maple. The third and final tree you should know. It will be your staff and protection. It is a very sturdy tree with clean grayish bark. Now imagine the Canadian flag is a maple leaf. If you do not know what the flag of Canada looks like, then I advise you to pick up a book and find out before you get into the forest.
3. 3 Cut off the lime bark. If there is no water, then move down the hill or mountain, the stream / river will definitely run at his / her base. There, a lesson on trees will play a good service to you.
   • Find a linden tree. As stated above, they love the water and high banks.
   • Using a knife, cut a horizontal strip around the entire circumference of the trunk. Remove one at the roots, and the second - about a meter higher than the first.
   • Now cut a vertical line from the top line to the bottom.
   • At the point where the two lines form a T, plunge your thumbs into the bark.
   • Now carefully pull the bark off the white wood. You should have a bendable rectangle.
   • Cut this rectangle into as many strips as possible thinner (ideally, they should be about 0.5 cm wide).
   • Now unfold these strips with a wet, shiny layer towards you. You will need this layer for the rope.
   • Carefully peel off the green outer bark from this thin layer of wood. You will notice that the bark itself will be much thicker than the material you need.
   • Roll the strips into rings so that each of them is about 8 cm in diameter.
   • Wrap about three quarters of the rope in bark.
   • Place this wide ball of rope on your belt so that it does not get in your way.
   • From the remaining quarter of the rope, make a shoulder harness, a belt and, most importantly, a biceps belt to reach for the knife to your shoulder.
   • All green debris must be collected and stored.
   • After the work done, you will most likely feel thirsty. Fortunately, all you have to do is climb down the hill and drink some hard-earned water.
4. 4 Fall in the mud. When you quench your thirst, take another important step that will not make you feel sorry for yourself. When near the water, be sure to cover yourself with a thin layer of blue clay or mud if the clay cannot be found. This layer should cover most of the exposed skin. He will be your ONLY protection from horseflies, midges and other gnats. The best advice you can give for mud baths is enjoy, because this step is extremely important and seriousness will not help your motivation or situation. Enjoy the little innocent child that is long gone.
5. 5 Call your friends. After you get your armor, it's time to set traps. Find game trails that should line your water source. Remove about six pieces of rope from yourself and make a loop about 3 cm in diameter at the end of each. Pass the other end of your linden trap through the loop and hang it off the ground at a level suitable for the game you are targeting. Small footprints indicate small game, and large ones should be avoided. For a rabbit, raccoon, quail and partridge, hang the trap 10-25 cm above the ground. As an additional measure, you can smear mud on the trap to hide the scent and appearance of freshly peeled linden bark.
6. 6 Make a fire. Now that the day is drawing to a close, it’s best to start a fire. Most often, it is better to collect a lot of dry wood in advance, ranging in size from chips to small logs. For an expanded list of fire-building techniques, type in "how to start a fire" in the wikiHow search. The fire bow method works best with a linden tree; before lighting the fire, clear a 2m circle around the fireplace. Choose an area without branches directly above the fire. Collect as many large stones as possible to form a kind of hearth that will keep the fire from spreading. Also, the stone circle will collect and direct the heat to the center, which will allow the fire to burn better. One of the most important things to remember is that fire should be respected. Keep it in the box. As soon as you start the fire, keep the flame no higher than half a meter, this will save fuel. You don't want to go back to the forest for more firewood. Insects are attacking you. A layer of clay or dirt will protect you from bites, but not sound. On a psychological level, the mere fact that they can get into your eyes and ears will keep you alert when building a fire.
7. 7 Build a shelter. Under normal circumstances, shelter is not necessary. However, if you need it or if you are afraid of rain, the main thing for the shelter is its small size, dryness and lack of open land. Never waste time building small huts or shelters larger than your body. It will be a waste of energy and resources, plus, it is easier to keep warm in a small room. Large layers of moss, which cover a small wooden base, show themselves well.Birch bark is also a good roof covering. However, the best option is to use a lot of softwood and fern. If you are quick, you will be able to collect enough for a 15 cm layer, which will both protect from rain and save heat. Dry foliage also works great as a water repellent material. If you expect rain, make a layer of foliage and whatever is as thick as possible. (1 meter thick - almost waterproof). After spending two hours, you can sleep not only comfortably, but also dry and warm.
8. 8 Be on the lookout for fire. When going to sleep, be aware of the distance of the fire from you. Tossing and turning, you can roll right on it, and there will be no one nearby who could save you from this. If you are uncomfortable with the fire burning next to your "bedroom", then you can put it out, dig a hole under your shelter and bury the coals in it. Putting a layer of dirt on this spot will help you get a good night's sleep.
9. 9 Look for breakfast. When waking up, know that insects fly out at dawn. Now it's time to pack up and move faster, as insects can get into your eyes. Also, movement trains your body to generate its own heat through effort. The only problem is that the motivation to move is usually lame. Your motivation should come from knowing that you set six traps yesterday, one of which might be your breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Warm up by moving from one trap to the next. You may be lucky.
10. 10 Tighten the belt. The most important thing now will be to prepare for two surprises.
    • The first is that you have nothing at all and you are extremely depressed. In this case, just walk to the nearest birch, cut off a 10 cm bark triangle. Bend one corner. You can eat the soft inside of the bark as it is very nutritious. Also, a small amount of juice will flow from under the triangle. Don't worry if there is not much of it. Surprisingly, a person can live on a daily diet equal to a spoonful of food for a while.
    • The second surprise may be prey, most often a rabbit or small bird. There is a good rule of thumb for eating animals: do not eat anything that seems inedible. In other words, almost anything you cook well ... and well means burnt.
    • Another rule about food: don't eat where you sleep / don't sleep where you eat. The scraps and entrails will attract predators (i.e. the bear). Throw bones, entrails, beaks, and so on away from cover.
11. 11 Follow the water. Now that you know how to get food and water, it is important to know other uses for the river. Humanity arose not on the backs of people, but on the banks of rivers. To find people, just follow downstream. Remember, not all rivers lead to civilization, the stream can end its journey by diving underground, to a depth of kilometers; in this case, you will waste a lot of energy. With the help of what is described above, a person can live independently in the forest.

Tips

• To light a fire, look for conifers. Bubbles on their bark can be highly flammable.
• For energy replenishment, look for soy plants and sources of vitamin B, as well as sugar-rich foods and fruits such as berries. This will provide enough energy for an empty stomach. Be careful to make sure you eat the right plants, as many of them are poisonous.
• For a source of antiseptic, look for bees. The gray, moist substance they use inside the hive is one of the best antiseptics in the world.
• Look for spiders to get "dressings". Their webs can be embedded in abrasions and cuts to stop bleeding. The yarrow plant can also be used to stop bleeding. It has other uses as well.

Warnings

The Bears

• The berries are common in the wild and are great for food.However, avoid situations like the one described below. Bears are good connoisseurs of berries and often take a fancy to these sources of saturation. Most bears will retreat if faced with them in the open. However, they may perceive you as a competitor and attempt to remove the threat from the game. The picture below shows a blueberry bush (A) and a relatively large rump footprint on the ground next to it (B). This is proof that the bear will sit next to such a feeding bush. Stay away from bushes if you hear a crackling sound.
  
  
• The best experience of meeting a bear is never to meet him. Like most animals, they are naturally afraid of humans. Loud sounds when moving (knocking on metal, sound of a whistle, singing, knocking with sticks, and so on) will notify them of your approach and, in most cases, will force them to retreat. Obviously, this behavior will not work when hunting.
  
  It should be remembered that both grizzlies and polar bears are curious animals and will go for an unfamiliar sound. However, both grizzlies and polar bears most often live north of the inhabited areas. 98% of the world's grizzly bear population lives in Alaska.
  
  
• Never go near a bear. Just believe that even if you do not see the bear, she is always close to the child. And she won't be happy about you. When you see a bear cub, quickly and calmly get away.
• If you have marijuana, do not let the smoke spread or set it on fire. Bears are attracted to the smell. Use it only if you want to lure the bear out. Blood also attracts bears and other predators, so either burn old bandages or bury them away from the shelter.

Cougars

• Cougars and other large felines are the exception to most of the rules. Pretending to be dead is not worth it, and you will not be able to escape. Also, even if you slowly move away, losing sight of the puma, she will definitely follow you, waiting for any opportunity to attack. It is best to act brutally and decisively. They will go at you and dodge the blow - not an option in most cases. However, there is a useful technique. Keep your left forearm in front of your neck and wait for a cougar bite. She will grip her forearm, trying to remove an obstacle that prevents her from reaching her neck. Once the jaws are closed on your hand, quickly plunge your knife all the way into the skin under the cat's lower jaw. Due to a head injury, she may not release her grip, in which case, drive the knife deeper, rotating and pulling it at the same time. If the cougar doesn't die, it will most likely start rubbing its head against rocks or trees. Run in a zigzag path from the injured animal. Wait about half an hour and return to make sure the enemy is dead. Now you have food. Combine honey with cobwebs and apply to wounds. Check for bleeding occasionally as the blood can attract other predators.

Mites

• Ticks can be one of the most annoying parasites, both physically and physiologically, in mild conditions. These are small four-legged arachnids, which, like other insects, are attracted by heat sources. Most often, they wait in the grass, at a height of up to half a meter, from where they get on your clothes. From there, they crawl either to the head or to the groin - two of the largest sources of heat in the human body. There, the tick injects an anesthetic to hide its movements as it plunges its head into your skin. In this position, it looks like a grain lying on the skin. However, when you touch the seed, all four of its paws will bulge and begin to wriggle, which makes even the most seasoned hunters fearful. Some of the pull and detach methods are presented below.
  
  
• Never burn out a tick. More often than not, its insides will be injected into the open wound through which it feeds from under your skin.If you do use this method, you need to burn the skin within a radius of 2.5 cm around the infection, otherwise, you risk contracting Lyme disease or Rocky Mountain Fever. There are better, less painful ways to remove the tick.
  
  
• Never pull out a tick, their anchor-like jaws will remain under the skin, which could cost you a fever or Lyme disease.
• Extraction method. Find a coniferous tree. Look for a tree with bubbles on the bark. Using a chip, roll out a ball and squeeze out the liquid resin. Spread the resin over the mite. Crush more bubbles as needed. Now, after spreading the resin over your hand, find a very oily plant or tree. Ash will work great. You will now see that the tick has lifted itself up a little. Apply as much oil as possible to the resin and wipe it off. The tick will take out itself, as it will not be able to breathe. After removing the tick, spread more oil to remove the resin. If all methods fail, apply peanut butter or animal fat to the bite site, wait, and then wash your hands with water. The resin will come off easily. Also notice that vitamin C made the skin softer.

Intestinal parasites

• An effective method is to find ferns that grow in the most temperate conditions. In the early days of its life cycle, it looks like a small sprout with brownish-white hair growing out of it. Typical specimens of this fern reach 120 cm in length. During this period, they are edible both raw and cooked. It is, however, a weak poison that alters the conditions in your gut, making survival of the parasites an almost suicidal mission. As this plant ages, it becomes more poisonous. If the plant is tightly curled, then you can eat one every hour or, if the plant is already fully formed, one every other day to get rid of the parasites.

Poison ivy

• Poison ivy is a small trefoil plant, usually found close to the ground. In an effort to ward off any possible attacker, the leaves contain the chemical urushiol, which, when combined with skin cells, creates a very persistent and uncomfortable rash that can last five to six weeks. If you touch the leaves, the early stages will show only a simple rash. However, for severe reactions, expect blisters and oily discharge. Treatment methods and myths are presented below.
• Do not burn poison ivy: its smoke is highly toxic. Also, urushinol cannot be broken down or dissolved by conventional methods.
• Never cut or attempt to remove blisters. The fluid they give off is not contagious and will not spread the rash further under normal circumstances.
• Myth: Clothes will not protect you from poison ivy. Urushiol will seep through clothing in at least 15 minutes. If you know you touched ivy, do not touch the affected area as urushiol will spread. Instead, remove the garment with a thick cloth or bark on your arm and submerge it in running water for at least an hour. After a while, the urushiol will wash off.
• Helpful Method: By touching the ivy, you can wash off the urushiol with soap in less than seven minutes. Since the chemical is oil, soap is needed to wash it off. In other words, water alone will not work. However, this method is highly controversial, because soap can fix the chemical on itself and distribute it in the same way.
• Helpful Method: Immerse your body in water for a long period of time. Oil is lighter than water, so the chemical can, by obeying the laws of physics, be washed out of the body before it binds to skin cells.
• Helpful Method / Myth: Alcohol won't wash away or dissolve urushiol on its own. However, it can weaken it, allowing you to wash it off with a sponge or cloth.
• Conclusion: urushinol cannot be removed from the skin as soon as it has combined with skin cells. The only thing modern technology can do is to relieve the itching or heal the reaction, but not to remove the chemical itself.Therefore, the only help will be a doctor with a skin cleaner or poison ivy remover.