By: Skyler Tan

Surviving in the wilderness is hard, but the tips I’m going to teach you today will probably help.

The first thing you should know is that you can survive 3 hours with exposure, to get cold, wet, or super-hot conditions. You can also survive 3 days without water, and 3 weeks without food. All of that information will help you protect yourself.

In the wilderness, you should survive if you obtain this order to do things in: Shelter, fire, water, food.

You need a shelter to protect you from exposure, and the shelter I find best is a tent shaped one. Use some paracord (a type of strong string) tie it to a tarp (a material similar to a rough tablecloth) and then tie either edges to a tree or a rock. Do that for all sides.

I highly suggest making an emergency kit so you can have some basic supplies. Then, you can pack some matches, or a Ferro Rod (which is like flint and steel) to make a fire, because you will need tools. Unfortunately it’s not as easy as rubbing two sticks together like it is in cartoons.

Now, to boil water we’re going to use hot rocks. You can put some rocks under the fire so we can heat them up which will later be our heat source to boil water. Then get the water you want to boil and put the hot rocks in it with two sticks because the rocks are HOT. It will look a little dirty with the ashes on the rocks, but the ashes are actually clean! The reason is because the ashes are so hot that they aren’t dirty. Your water boils almost immediately and will be ready in 3-10 minutes.

Now I’m going to teach you how to make a simple bread if you have the supplies. You can try it at home, too. First, you want to add some flour, baking soda (or powder), and water. You can add other things if you wish. Then, put all those ingredients in a bag, you don’t need to if you’re not afraid of getting your hands dirty. Next, knead it around or push it. After that, flatten it like a pancake so it’s easier to cook well. Now, just set a fire and put it on a pan and cook it. Then, you’re done and enjoy it!

I hope you learned something that might later help you survive in the wilderness.