Lifesong Wilderness Adventures (2024)

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What do I need to survive in the wilderness? ›

Carry Essential Supplies: Pack a small survival kit containing water, food, flashlights (more than one), a first aid kit, multi-tool, an emergency or “space" blanket, and a whistle. An extra survival supply is a filtration straw which allows you to drink water more safely from creeks or streams in an emergency.

A Maine forest in fog. Christopher Knight was only 20 years old when he walked away from society, not to be seen again for more than a quarter of a century.

You can survive three hours in a harsh environment (extreme heat or cold). You can survive three days without drinkable water or sleep. You can survive three weeks without food. But, many people have gone for 40 days on a water fast and have survived.

The Top 3 Items: Proper Clothing, Means to Light a Fire, and a Survival Knife are the Most Important.

That means carrying a basic survival kit: fire starters, small candle, plastic bag of dryer lint, flashlight, emergency blanket such as a Space Blanket, whistle, couple bottles of water, and a water purifier if you're going deep into the woods.

Basic Survival Skill 1: Fire

Fire is the king of survival techniques! Fire can purify water, cook food, signal rescuers, provide warmth, light, and comfort. It can also help keep predators at a distance and can be a most welcome friend and companion. As a survival technique, it is one that is essential.

Carry Essential Supplies

Pack a small survival kit containing water, food, flashlights (more than one), a first aid kit, a multi-tool, an emergency or space blanket, and a whistle. An added survival supply is a filtration straw which allows you to drink water more safely from creeks or streams in an emergency.

"Usually for survival I lean on crickets and grasshoppers, things like that," he says. "Termites, ants, slugs, snails, earthworms, because it can be hard to actually capture an animal or catch a fish, but it's pretty easy to find insects. Just turn over a rock or a log and see what's living under there."

Based on your thinking and observations, come up with some possible plans, think them through then act on one of them. If you are not very, very confident in the route, then it's always better to stay put. If it's nightfall, you are injured or you are near exhaustion, stay in place.