Keep thirst at bay 
I'm now retired and living in China. I'm native american and I was a big game hunter and guide in north west Montana. My grandfather showed me a way to ...

How to find water  
A good way to indicate a water source is to get on an elevated surface and and look for indentions in the earth or trees. The indention shows that there ...

Pure water in minutes 
1. Dig a hole 1m x 30cm.
2. Dig a water bottle into the bottom of the hole.
3. Collect leaves from nearby trees.
4. Place leaves around water bottle ...

Collect dew for drinking water 
If it is hot during the day and cold during the night so in the morning there could be dew. If there is dew you might want to take your shirt off and tie ...

noticing water 
Bugs like flies and mosquitoes will hang around water. If you happen to hear a lot of buzzing, then you should be close to a water source.

Make sure ...

Personal water filtration 
One thing to always consider is how you are going to get drinking water. If you are stuck in the wilderness more than a day or 2, and develop diarrhea ...

More on chlorine and water 
With chlorine, two drops per quart of clear water and 4 drops per quart of cloudy water is the recommended dosage. Cold water, sunlight, particulates and ...

Easy water filter 
I have found an easy way to filter surface water using some very simple things. First off, everywhere you look, there is always a plastic bottle lying ...

Going without water 
Going without water in the wilderness can put you in serious trouble. You can survive without food for weeks but only 3-4 days without water. In hot weather,...

Dig for water 
One method of collecting water is to dig for water. Look for dry creek beds, sandy bottom lands or ravines. They may have water below the surface. Simply ...

Quick clean water 
If you are in desperate need of water, or can't boil your water you can find a river. Rivers that flow slowly are usually filled with animal feces and ...

Soil moisture pit 
1. Dig a hole 2m x 2m x 1m.
2. Take an empty water bottle and cut the top off.
3. Make a small hole in the center for the bottle.
4. Cover the large ...

Aluminum foil to get safe water 
If you are out there in the wilderness and you find a stream of water (which is one of the first things that you should look for - very important) don'...

Oral rehydration solution 
In brief, that we need to drink 2 to 4 L/day is really more of a wives tale, makes no adjustment for environment, a poor measure and leads some into a ...

Dew collection for water 
If you are in an area with tall grass and you can spare it, take off your shirt and tie it around your shin as you start walking. When it gets wet enough,...

Boil water in a lexan bottle 
Because water boils before plastic melts, it is possible to boil water in a lexan bottle. Mind you, it`s easy to melt plastic in an open flame so doing ...

Chlorine in water 
An army friend of mine said he used to carry a small eyedropper bottle full of straight chlorine bleach. He get his drinking water from a clear stream ...

Finding subterranean water 
If you cant find water over the ground, you can seek it under. First, find a piece of wood in form of "Y". Hold it with the both hands, hanging the "arms"...

Getting water 
You would need a small container of any size, something just like (suranwrape) (the clear plastic stuff), a small heavy rock, NON-DRY leaves and a smaller ...

Drinking from moss  Not rated yet
If you are in an area that is moist you could probably find water in moss. Moss holds water and absorbs it, so find moss and squeeze really hard to get ...

Locating and Processing contaminated water  Not rated yet
My most favorite way of getting fresh water is from underground... rarely I'll go for areas of stagnant water or snow at ground level. I scoop a good hole ...

Water procurement and storage  Not rated yet
I am not going to cover any of the normal stuff that has been duplicated and well documented at other sources. Instead I will only cover what I use for ...