Birch Tree Sapby Will
Birch trees are an excellent source of safe water - tap the tree as you would for a maple and allow the water to collect. It is much purer and safer than water gathered by other methods, having been filtered through the roots of the tree. Click here to read or post comments. Collect dew for drinking water
by Iva
How To Find Water If You Are Not By A River Or If It Isnt Raining
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 it around your leg. Then walk around in grass for about as long as you like. Then your shirt will be wet so squeeze the water out of your shirt and into your canteen. Click here to read or post comments. Drinking from moss
by Bianca
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 moisture out. Prickly Pear Cactus
by Camper John
Prickly Pear Cactus
Use your knife to filet the outer skin of the prickly pear cactus. Wear gloves to protect yourself from the spines. Once the cactus leaf is filet, you can put it in a cloth and squeeze it and squeeze out some liquid. Click here to read or post comments. |
Selecting appropriate gear is important to have a safe wilderness trip.
Start to prepare your trip before you head for the trails!
Make sure you have the basic wilderness skills to safely enjoy your trip.