NEED WATER!! FOOD!

Well in my own experience the two most important things in a survival situation is getting water and food, I have found that food is a lot easier to come by then water so when it is needed here are some things you can do to get it:

 Use a plant. What this is, is using condesation from plants to get water. what you can do is place any type of plastic bagging or such and put it around a limb of a tree that still has green leaves or needles on it. then after some time you can poke a small hole near the bottom and slowly fill anything u can drink from.

Using a solar still. Useing a plastic sheet across a hole anchored down by rocks or dirt place a small rock in the middle of the sheet to create a "track" for the water to travel on (oh make sure you place a drinking cup under the sheet before you anchor it) if you want to make it slightly easier you can use a drinking tube like in the picture I had gotten from howstuffworks.com

Next up is edible plants then, snares and traps......

Shelters R Us Part 2

In the last post I mentioned six different types of shelters used in summer/fall (no snow really) and winter (or when there is snow). First I am going to do the lean to, it is simple and easy to get done in a short amount of time. With a lean to you need two trees close together about 4-5 feet apart depending on how many are to stay in it if any more then 3 either make two or make wider. Second, you need a top brace, it should be no higher then the tallest persons hip (it saves on work and is more proficient at conserving heat.) it should also be at least 3 inches thick and not rotting. If there are sturdy branches out from the tree use that to hold up the cross beam. Next lay longer pieces down that are as long as your tallest person, then take either spruce or pine or both can do wonders in keeping out rain and possibly snow and holding heat.

Next the A-frame, Lash four uprights together to make two upside down V's, Join the two upside down Vs across the top with a roof beam. Lash two rails to the sides of the upside down Vs at the right height for your sleeping platform. Lay smaller branches across the rails for your sleeping platform. Tie sheeting over the roof beam, or use leaves, branches or other natural materials.

Shelters R Us Part 1

In this post I will cover the basic types and styles of shelters and how to make some of them. There are three main types of shelters for summer and three for winter, the three for summer are:
Lean-To

A-frame

Then there are debris huts


During the winter there are:
Quinzees

Igloos

And snow caves