Lost in the Mountains - Got Water?

Water, food and shelter are the basics for survival, go when he lost in the mountains. It is possible for three weeks or longer without food and up to three days without water. E 'therefore extremely important that a traveler should be using techniques that provide these essential elements in front of a survival situation.

If you're lost without enough water can be obtained from, your body fluids kept moving only in the cool of the day, talking as little as possible andkeep your mouth shut. Studying the surrounding area and is looking for evidence of water sources such as Reed often marked dense or converging paths of play. Allot of the movement of animals, especially birds at dawn and dusk may indicate the direction in which you can find in water.

Digging below the surface of the dry river beds, particularly near the base of large rocks and reefs, of which an abnormal number of vegetation grows. Many of the techniques of water management, man-Bushteach modern man to survive in extreme situations. For example, if you keep digging a hole found water near a dry river bed, then completely filter the water with reeds. Then you can drink the water with less sand in it and will always be a constant supply of clean water.

During the rainy season, be sure to dig a hole and cover with a poncho or a plastic bag to collect rainwater. The possibility of placing such extreme excursionsdescribed above is unlikely. But the possibility that a hiker can find sick from drinking water on trails (and amoebic hepatitis) is increasing. All the water that you realize that they should not be sourced from high mountain to be sterilized by boiling for 3 minutes or by adding a water treatment plant compressed.

The use or if iodine is the easiest and most effective way to sterilize the water. Just add five drops to a liter of clean water and 10 drops if the wateris cloudy, and then let stand for 30 minutes before drinking. The water will be clean of entero-viruses, bacteria and spores, algae and protozoa and their cysts.

The tincture of iodine or method is better than other common chemicals used to sterilize the water, such as dyeing or commercial chlorine solution. Chlorine kills cysts do not cause dysentery or some other parasites cause infectious diarrhea. Also, remember that contaminated waterSchistosomiasis should be cooked as cercariae (parasitic worms) can easily pass through a simple sand filter or sieve. Remember to bring water purification tablets with you when you go for a walk and remember these tips if you ever lost while hiking in the mountains.