| Why should you learn wilderness survival
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| | between the the first and second marks
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| skills just for backpacking? They may
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| | points east. A few techniques like this
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| save your life someday, and for
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| | can save you when your compass is lost.5.
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| ultralight enthusiasts like myself,
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| | Weather: In the Rocky Mountains you can
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| skills replace gear, and therefore
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| | see the clouds forming just before the
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| weight. The best reason, however, may be
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| | afternoon storms. Being able to read the
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| that it's just a good feeling to know you
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| | sky can keep you out of trouble.
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| can deal with whatever comes up. It makes
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| | Lightning kills hikers in Colorado
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| you feel more at home.To survive means to
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| | regularly.6. Staying dry: Hypothermia is
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| stay warm and dry, hydrated, uninjured,
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| | the biggest wilderness killer, and
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| and to find your way out of the survival
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| | getting wet is the biggest cause. Watch
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| situation. Eating is nice too, but not
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| | for ledges or large fir trees to stand
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| crucial if the situation is for a few
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| | under if you see the rain coming.7.
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| days. Below are some more or less random
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| | Shelter: A pile of dry leaves and dead
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| survival tips, just to get you
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| | grass can keep you very warm in an
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| interested.Wilderness Survival Tips1.
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| | emergency.8. Hydration: Fill water
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| Warmth: Sleep with your head slightly
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| | bottles every chance you get, and you
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| downhill to stay warmer. This may take
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| | won't have such a hard time with any long
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| some getting used to, but it works.2.
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| | dry stretches of trail.9. Injury: Pop a
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| Food: In North America, there is no berry
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| | "blister" on the trunk of a small spruce
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| that looks like a blueberry, strawberry,
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| | or fir tree, and you can use the sap that
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| or rasberry, that can hurt you from one
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| | oozes out as an good antiseptic dressing
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| taste. Just spit it out if it doesn't
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| | for small cuts.10. Fire starter: White
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| taste right. If it looks and tastes like
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| | birch bark will usually light even when
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| a blueberry - it is.3. Fire starter: If
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| | wet.These are just a few of the
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| you put dried moss or milkweed fuzz in
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| | wilderness survival tips and techniques
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| your pocket as you walk, you'll have dry
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| | you can easily learn. Why not practice
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| tinder to start a fire, just in case it's
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| | one or two on your next backpacking
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| raining later. Experiment with different
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| | trip?Steve Gillman is a long-time
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| materials.4. Direction-finding: Mark the
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| | backpacker, and advocate of lightweight
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| tip of the shadow of a stick, and mark it
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| | backpacking.
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| again fifteen minutes later. The line
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