SURVIVAL TIPS By Bear Grylls
Survival Tip 1: Out in the wild, finding water is of paramount importance. However, taps are not generally found in the wild, therefore you may have to rely on stranger, more disgusting sources of water. In North Africa, Bear Grylls uses his own urine as a source of hydration. By peeing into a shirt he can collect the water and use it to cool himself down, as well as rehydrate his mouth. Yum!
Survival Tip 2: If you happen to be stranded on a desert island, pray that you have access to some bamboo trees. Bamboo is extremely versatile: it’s very buoyant and it does not absorb much water, meaning it takes a lot for it to rot; perfect for making a raft and sailing yourself to freedom.
Survival Tip 3 If the heat doesn’t get you, the snakes, crocodiles, spiders and scorpions will. Northern Australia’s Arnhemland is a dangerous place, so knowledge of traditional aboriginal survival techniques is vital. Need food? Snakes are a useful source of protein, and aboriginal warriors have developed a trick where they can break a snake’s neck with their mouth – but be careful, the last thing you want is to get bitten in the face.
Survival Tip 4 If you find yourself in a sand storm try not to panic. Your first worry is suffocation, so try and cover your airways with a cotton t-shirt, It may not be perfect but it could save your life. The biggest particles of sand are at the bottom of the storm with the fine particles blowing at the top, that is what will suffocate you, so try and keep low. Also, you won’t navigate yourself out of a sandstorm that could last for hours, so hunker down and wait for it to pass.
Survival Tip 5 One the biggest reasons people die in blizzards is that they push on and try to battle the limitless fury of Mother Nature. Your number one priority when in a blizzard is from the wind and the cold. Cover up any exposed skin, in high freezing winds frostbite can set-in in minutes. Out in the frozen tundra there may not be any natural shelter so digging a snow hole can be the difference between life and death.
Survival Tip 6 The battle in the frozen wastes is to stay warm and dry; once you get wet your body starts to lose heat up to 20 times faster! After taking a lengthy swim in a frozen Lake, Bear had to kick into survival mode if he wanted to make it out alive. The most important thing was to get dry. Jumping out of a frozen river naked and wet and into your clothes is only going to make your clothes wet. If you don’t have access to a towel, and odds are you won’t, rolling around in fine snow will absorb excess water. After you’ve got your clothes back on you’ll want to get a fire started and increase your core temperature as soon as possible.
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