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How To Make Desert Shelters

by Survive The Outdoors June 28, 2011

In a desert survival situation, knowing how to build a shelter can save your life. When in an arid environment, consider the time, effort, and material needed to make a shelter. If you have material such as a poncho, canvas, or other material, use it along with such terrain features as rock outcropping, mounds of [...]

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Handy New Duet Pocket Knife from Buck Knives

by Outdoor Hub June 21, 2011

POST FALLS, IDAHO– The new Model 306 Duet pocket knife from Buck Knives provides a great combination to have handy for a multitude of uses. It has a clip blade at one end and scissors at the other. There are three Duet Avid models available, with a choice of colors, and one Duet Select model. [...]

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How To Build A Fire In Any Location

by Survive The Outdoors June 2, 2011

Fires are essential for warmth, cooking, and can help to establish a highly visible sign-of-life in emergency survival situations. This guide will help you determine how and where to build fires in several different situations.   You will have to decide what site and arrangement to use. Before building a fire consider– The area (terrain [...]

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How To Make A Belowground Still

by Survive The Outdoors June 1, 2011

You can use stills in various areas of the world. They draw moisture from the ground and from plant material. You need certain materials to build a still, and you need time to let it collect the water. It takes about 24 hours to get 0.5 to 1 liter of water. To make a belowground [...]

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How To Construct An Aboveground Still

by Survive The Outdoors June 1, 2011

You can use stills in various areas of the world. They draw moisture from the ground and from plant material. You need certain materials to build a still, and you need time to let it collect the water. It takes about 24 hours to get 0.5 to 1 liter of water. There are two types [...]

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How To Avoid Desert Hazards

by Survive The Outdoors June 1, 2011

There are several hazards unique to desert survival. These include insects, snakes, thorned plants and cacti, contaminated water, sunburn, eye irritation, and climatic stress. Insects of almost every type abound in the desert. Man, as a source of water and food, attracts lice, mites, wasps, and flies. They are extremely unpleasant and may carry diseases. [...]

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How To Be Prepared For Desert Survival

by Survive The Outdoors June 1, 2011

In a desert survival and evasion situation, it is unlikely that you will have a medic or medical supplies with you to treat heat injuries. Therefore, take extra care to avoid heat injuries. Rest during the day. Work during the cool evenings and nights. Use a buddy system to watch for heat injury, and observe [...]

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How To Treat Heat Casualties

by Survive The Outdoors June 1, 2011

Desert areas or any other hot area greatly increase the likelihood of issues caused by heat. Your chances of becoming a heat casualty as a survivor are great, due to injury, stress, and lack of critical items of equipment. Following are the major types of heat casualties and their treatment when little water and no medical help [...]

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How To Stay Hydrated And Alive In The Desert

by Survive The Outdoors June 1, 2011

The subject of man and water in the desert has generated considerable interest and confusion since the early days of World War II when the U. S. Army was preparing to fight in North Africa. At one time the U. S. Army thought it could condition men to do with less water by progressively reducing [...]

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How To Treat Heatstroke

by Survive The Outdoors June 1, 2011

The breakdown of the body’s heat regulatory system (body temperature more than 40.5 degrees C [105 degrees F]) causes a heatstroke. Other heat injuries, such as cramps or dehydration, do not always precede a heatstroke. Signs and symptoms of heatstroke are–   Swollen, beet-red face   Reddened whites of eyes   Victim not sweating Unconsciousness [...]

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