Top 6 Survival Tips 1) Attitude This may sound like it should be below such things as fire starting and finding food or water, but the reality is that if you're in a true survival situation and you expect to die, you probably will. There are so many stories were people have simply given up, only to be found a short distance from a village or only a few days away from rescue. A good attitude towards your situation can make all the difference to your chances and maintaining one should be a priority. 2) Stay cool and make a plan When you realise you're in trouble, whether its immediately such as in a boat wreck, or you've wondered to far into the wilderness and lost your way, DON'T PANIC. Not thinking straight can set you on the wrong path or confuse your priorities. Take a deep breath and assess your situation. Make a plan of what you should do first and don't rush or lose your cool, if you think straight you can formulate the most effective plan and thus the best chance to survive. 3) Learn how to find water You can survive for 3 weeks without food, but without water you wont last more than 3, though you'll start feeling really bad after the first 24h without water. 4) Learn how to find food Even though a person can last up to 3 weeks without food, after 2 days you'll start to feel really bad, you will experience a massive energy loss and temporary bouts of an intense sick feeling, which will move onto cramps and various other unpleasant things. Fortunately though there's allot of edible things out there in the wild, though its more a temporary food source as opposed to something you could live on permanently, but its enough to get you by. 5) Learn how to make a shelter This one is the most important in extreme environments, such as intense hot or cold, but fortunately in most temperate zones you have a little more leeway, and luckily there's never any shortage of materials. There are many different types of shelter you can build, depending on your situation. A group of 4 people can make a shelter in 3 or 4 hours that'll last for a few months, or you can quickly put up a simple sleeping bench and canopy each night if your on the move. 6) Learn how to make a fire Even though its not necessary to life, its still very important to learn how to make a fire. Water found in the wild can often be safe to drink direct from the source, but it can also often contain very harmful bacteria or animal waste, so making a fire can help with everything from purifying water to providing a much needed psychological boost.
