Idea Cosmo - Ideas for Wilderness Survival

Copyright © 2007 Idea Cosmo.		The following are articles pertaining to wilderness travelling and survival. To survive in the wilderness, four elements must be present: 1. Water 2. Shelter 3. Food 4. Fire The subsequent articles will cover these four subjects. Tips for Wilderness Travelling Wilderness travel can be dangerous. Preparation is crucial. This article shows some essential considerations for wilderness travelling....
		Essential One: Water How to collect clean water in the wild - method 1 If you are heading outdoors, you know how important having a source of clean water is. A person cannot survival without water for more than a few days. This is an article about a method of collecting clean water... How to collect clean water in the wild - method 2 This is an article about a method of collecting clean water using plastic bag...
		Essential Two: Shelter How to build a Pyramid Hut An article about building a Pyramid Hut ... How to build a Bush Hut An article about building a Bush Hut ... How to build a shelter using ground sheets An article about building a shelter using ground sheets... Essential Three: Food How to test whether a wild plant is edible How do you know what's safe to put in your mouth? Here are a few steps to guide the inquisitive naturalist when exploring the plant world... Some edible wildplants for backpackers Edible wildplants for backpackers. Some edible wildplants in South East Asia Introduces some edible wildplants found in South East Asia. Essential Four: Fire Methods of starting fire Introduction to several methods of starting fires. Starting fire using the Magnesium Flint Firestarter This video shows how a fire is started using the Flint & magnesium fire starting tool. This is one of the best way to start a fire. It is certainly much easier to do than using the wood drilling method.. Starting fire using mobilephone battery and copper wire This is one of the method to start a fire. It is certainly much easier to do than using the wood drilling method. But please be careful as you are handling electrically stuffs. Maintaining a fire - kindling and fuel Introduction to several methods of starting fires. Other Essentials: Medical health Medicinal Plants For Backpackers Why learn about medicinal plants? Certainly, backpackers shouldn't leave the first aid kit home, but it can be useful and interesting to know a few plant medicines too. Whether you are someday in a survival situation, or you just lost your first aid kit and have a terrible headache, wouldn't it be nice to find relief nearby?.. Miscellaneous Other useful wildplants for backpackers Other useful wildplants for backpackers..Start a fire, etc.... How does insect repellent work Insect repellent is used as a catch-all term, but it really covers a subset of repellents based on their active ingredient used to keep the bugs off. There are chemical products based on ingredients such as DEET. There are also natural products using active ingredients such as Citronella and oils such as lemon eucalyptus. The chemical products tend to be toxic to some extent, so repellents with natural active ingredients are generally better for you....