Basic needs of Surviving

To reiterate, the main elements required for survival are FOOD, FIRE, SHELTER, and WATER. Use  PLAN (Protection, Location, Acquisition, and Navigation) to help you prioritise your survival needs. If you don't have shelter in the desert, having 2 liters of water is of little use to you in the longer term.
  It takes a healthy person quite a long time to die of starvation, for the body can use up its stored resources, but exposure to wind, rain and cold can be fatal even in temperate climates and death comes in only minutes in the icy waters of the poles. Food is rarely the first priority. Even in those places where it is difficult to find there are usually other problems to face first. Shelter will often be the prime necessity in extremes of climate or temperature. Not just in the frozen polar regions  or the baking deserts, but for walkers trapped by mist on a hillside. The need for fire is closely linked.
    Water is something that most people in the modern world take for granted. They are so used to turning on a tap that until an extreme drought causes water rationing they scarcely think about it.  Yet the survivor at sea, or after a flood, thought surrounded by water, may be desperate for drinkable water. And thee are many places where, unless it rains, no obvious water is available. The other survival necessities are dealt with later in my blog post, But water is universally important.

JUST HOW LONG CAN THE HUMAN BODY GO WITHOUT THE ESSENTIALS??
In general the human body can survive for 3 minutes without air, 3 days without water, and 3 weeks without food. There are always exceptions to this and there are examples of people pushing these boundaries and surviving for longer periods. It is amazing what the human body can endure but such a survivor's health can suffer in the long term due to such trauma. For example a person surviving for more than 9 days without water will undoubtedly suffer kidney damage or failure.

The importance of a Radio during survival

If you are deciding to go out into the wild and camp or go on a hike, always be prepared. You cant predict the weather, but If you carry one of these very small light weight radios, then you have a better chance of knowing what is going on around you, or what may be coming weather wise.

You don't want to be suck in a survival situation without some kind of out side source to knowing what is going on in the world around you. This radio offers a weather band channel, and both am and FM channels. It requires No Batteries, it winds up and has a solar panel on the top to ensure that it will work while you are out.

It gives a person a good sense of well being if you can listen to some music to calm your nerves, or if you are in a situation to were you cant get home, You can listen to the weather band channel and determine what kind of shelter that you will need to build.

Although a radio is not a necessity, It is good to have one with you, and you cant go wrong carrying one of these. I bought both of mine through Amazon, but you can always look at your local surplus store or other websites to find one that fits your needs. I like amazon myself because of the free shipping, and the price was extremely reasonable. I only paid 25 bucks for both of these. So one would only cost you around $13 bucks. (unless you know where to get one cheaper) They hold up well extremely well and they are really nice to have if your power goes out or your are in any other emergency situation.

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Trapping animals for survival Part 1

As most of those who have never done any trapping know practically nothing regarding the use of traps I will outline briefly the methods usually employed for the capture of fur-bearing animals before proceeding farther.
Most of the animals which are caught in traps are decoyed by means of a bait,--something in the line of food which appeals to its appetite,--so placed that in attempting to reach it the animal places its foot in the trap. The most common way is by setting the trap in the entrance to some natural enclosure, such as a hollow log or stump, a hollow between trees, or a hole in the rocks, or under a stump the bait being placed in the enclosure beyond the trap. Failing to find a natural enclosure, the trapper constructs one, using such material as may be found on the spot. It is advisable as a rule to make as little disturbance as possible and to give the enclosure a natural appearance.

It sometimes happens that an animal can not be induced to approach a bait and in such cases the "blind set" is resorted to,--in other words the trap is set without bait in a trail where the animal travels or at the entrance of its den. Failing to find such a place the trapper carefully studies the route of the animal and selects a place where some natural or artificial obstruction will crowd it into a certain spot where he carefully sets his trap in such a way as to catch the animal the next time it comes along. These blind sets are as a rule very successful and many trappers use such methods exclusively.

Now we don't recommend trapping game or animals unless you are in a survival situation, Stating that, be sure to know the laws and regulations in the area in which you are, And only trap animals if you are in an absolute Survival Situation.

Thanks for reading and stay tuned for part 2.