Survival Situations...
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Cold Weather Survival
Cold weather poses so many problems to survival. The freezing and sub zero temperatures are bad enough by themselves, but add in snow and ice and winter can be a...
Dangers and Benefits of Leeches
You can recognise leeches because of their ‘worm-like’ appearance. Because they are blood sucking creatures, they attach themselves to your skin and will attempt to...
Dealing With Children in a Survival Situation
Survival can be difficult even at the best of times and can be both psychologically and physically intense; testing you to the limits. This is likely...
Dealing with Insects in a Survival Situation
Although some insects can be a source of food in a survival situation, they can also be extremely hazardous. Their stings and bites can cause skin...
Handling An Evacuation Procedure
The most important to thing to note when it comes to handling an evacuation procedure is that there are no hard and fast rules as the need to evacuate and how you...
How to Communicate With the Locals
Unless you are faced with a survival situation in a war zone or in some other kind of potentially hostile environment, the vast majority of strangers you’ll...
How to Cross Rivers, Streams and Rapids
In a wilderness survival situation you may reach a point where you realise that to reach safety, you’re going to need to cross a river, stream or...
How to Get Out Of A Mud Bog (Quicksand)
Falling into a mud bog or quicksand is likely to be one of the most frightening things which could happen to you and even more so if you don’t...
How To Survive A Forest Fire
A forest fire can wreak an incredible amount of devastation in a very short space of time and wildfires have been responsible for killing many people over the years....
How To Survive Worst Case Scenarios
We are all familiar with somebody who’ll probably be a friend, a work colleague or just an acquaintance but who seems to thrive on adversity and no matter what...
Intestinal Parasites and Diarrhoea
Parasites are all around you don’t have to be in the middle of a jungle type environment to encounter problems with intestinal parasites as they can occur anywhere....
Predicting the Weather
Being able to predict the weather in any kind of outdoor pursuit is a useful skill to learn. It can make all the difference to the enjoyment of your chosen activity and...
Prepare to Stay Over Night
The elements of survival at night are much the same as in the daylight hours in terms of your priorities and how you deal with that physically and mentally will very...
Preventing and Treating Frostbite
Frostbite is the result of your skin tissue having prolonged exposure to extreme cold – usually temperatures of below zero Celsius (32F). Not only does it freeze the...
Preventing and Treating Snake Bites
Whilst snake bites can be poisonous and sometimes even deadly, a snake is far more likely to be scared of you than you are of it so, even if you find yourself in a...
Survival Psychology
If you are faced with a situation where your life may be at risk whilst pursuing an outdoor adventure activity or you’re out in the wilderness, it is perfectly natural...
Surviving a Chemical Attack
With global terrorism an issue that has become a very real threat since the events of September 11, 2001 in New York City, it has become necessary for governments...
Surviving an Animal Attack
A number of people lose their lives each year or are severely injured, as a result of animal attacks. Here in the UK, it is rare for a human to be attacked by an animal...
Surviving at Sea
Finding yourself in a survival situation can be a terrifying experience at the best of times, but survival at sea is probably the most difficult one you can face. You’ll...
Surviving in Extreme Heat
Extremely high temperatures are just as dangerous as extremes of cold when it comes to a survival situation and it’s important to be able to recognise the different...
Surviving in the Desert
Whilst the need for food is something that is common to all survival situations, it matters far less in the desert. There may well be snakes, other small lizards and...
Surviving Natural Disasters
Survival in an outdoor environment will be precarious and a test of your resilience and character at the best of times. However the problems you might face can be...
The Boy Scout Handbook and Survival
In 1910 the first Official Handbook for Boy Scouts was published. Its full title was A Handbook of Woodcraft, Scouting and Life-craft, which gives an indication of...
Using the Stars to Navigate
If you’re out in the wilderness at night and without a compass, finding your way back to civilisation is still perfectly possible. What you need to do is find your...
