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The Ultimate Survival Guide

INTRODUCTION:

Maybe you’re interested in knowing this information for yourself? Or maybe you’re a writer? You might have a character that is stranded on an island, wilderness or anywhere else and they need to survive using their mind, and the things around them. If not that, maybe your character comes from a world where things are done the old fashion way? Or there’s an alien invasion, a zombie apocalypse (or anything else that can cause end of the world), and you want to know how to survive using little to no tools; or how to use the things around you.

Whatever it is, I will make this a very thorough survival guide. Originally I had each section as it’s own post (and I still do for those that want it that way) because I thought it would be too much for one post, but I got a lot of requests to put it all in one.

WATER:

Water is essential for survival, especially fresh water.

Your body is about two-thirds water and it uses water to help circulate blood, process food and assist other internal processes. If you don’t drink enough water dehydration sets in. Severe dehydration can start as soon as six hours of not having water, and more than a full day without water is cause for serious concern. The human body can only live about three days without it.

Your main goal is to find a source of water. It could be a river, a lake, springs, snow, rain, plants, and so on. Just be sure to avoid dirty water, such as water that has algae growing in it, discolored water, water in marshes and swamps. It’s important to find the freshest water source you can because it’ll be safer to drink. But lets say you’re somewhere that finding water is difficult. You’ll need to keep in mind of plants that contain water within them, set up rain collectors or condensation traps, whichever is more fitting for your survival.

Once you have a source of water you’ll need to purify it in order to remove the bacteria, contamination, or parasites in it. To purify water there are many methods but none are perfect. Often the best solution is a combination of methods.

Wilderness Survival - Water Sources

Wilderness Survival - Water Procurement

Wilderness Survival - Water Purification

How to Find Water (Finding Water in the Wilderness)

At Home In The Wilderness Part II: Water

Autonopedia - Water in the Wilderness

Survivor Magazine - Water from Condensation

Red Cross - Water Treatment

Boiling Times For Safe Drinking Water

FOOD:

Food is the second (the first being water) most essential thing for survival.

Your body requires food to function properly and the duration of a person’s survival without food is influenced by factors, such as body weight, genetic variation, other health considerations and, most importantly, the presence or absence of dehydration.

A person is able to survive without food for 30 - 40 days, as long as they are properly hydrated. Severe symptoms of starvation begins around 35 - 40 days and death can occur at around 45 to 61 days. Death from starvation is because of organ failure. So long as a person has water they can survive quite a while without food, but without water they would die (from dehydration) before starvation even sets in. That is why water is so important.

There are many cases in which people have survive without food for a long time by only having water, a famous example is Mahatma Ganhdi. He ate absolutely no food and only took sips of water for 21 days, and survived.

Anyway, even though food doesn’t sound as important it is still needed. Food is a source of energy and it helps you to maintain a normal body temperature. Like I said before, you’ll need food (not just water) in order to function properly. Now that you know why food is important too, you’ll need to learn how to make the tools to catch food, how to hunt, how to gather and prepare them.

Wilderness Survival - Edibility of Plants

Wilderness Survival - Animals for Food

Wilderness Survival - Traps and Snares

Wilderness Survival - Killing Devices

Wilderness Survival - Fishing Devices

Wilderness Survival - Preparation of Fish and Game for Cooking and Storage

Wilderness Survival - Clubs

Wilderness Survival - Edged Weapons

Wilderness Survival - Other Expedient Weapons

Wilderness Survival - Cooking and Eating Utensils

Wilderness Survival - Venomous Fish and Invertebrates

Wilderness Survival - Fish with Toxic Flesh

Wilderness Survival - Poisonous Snakes and Lizards

Wilderness Survival - Dangerous Insects and Arachnids

Wilderness Survival Food

List of Edible Bugs

Animal Tracking

Tracking Animals — How To Read Animal Tracks

The Simplest Hunting Tool Since the Spear

Making the Bow And Arrow

How to Make and Use a Survival Fish Spear

Skinning and Cleaning Animals

Hides Being Prepared (Includes Photographs)

Snares

Tips, Tactics and Technics for Trappers

Snaring Rabbits and Hares: Prepping to Eat (Includes Photographs)

Skinning and Cleaning a Deer

Preparing a Wild Turkey

Ice Fishing Tips & Techniques

After the Shot: Moose Skinning and Care

Tanning Deer Hides and Small Fur Skins (PDF)

Discovery - Guide to Common Edible Wild Plants

Wilderness Survival Skills - Foraging and Harvesting

The Survivalist - How To Build A Stone Oven

The Survivalist - How To Get Water And Syrup From Trees

The Survivalist - Avoid Winter’s Poisonous Plants

The Survivalist - Finding Wild Edible Plants In Winter

The Survivalist - Can You Really Eat Tree Bark?

The Survivalist - Make Your Own Jerky

The Survivalist - How to Use Skewers and Spits

The Survivalist - How to Cook in a Steam Pit

The Survivalist - Survival Skills: Animal Tracking 101

The Survivalist - How To Grow A Survival Garden

The Survivalist - Survivals Skills - Cooking On A Rock Frying Pan

Jackie’s Tips for Hardcore Homesteading

Vegetable Gardening in Containers

Texas Home Vegetable Gardening Guide

Pick Your Gardening Tool

How to Build a Chicken Coop

Home Canning Techniques

How To Make Vodka

Smoking Meat & Making Jerky

Food Storage: Storing Herbs and Spices for Long Term Storage

Primitive Survival Weapons for Acquiring Food

Clean Your Cooking Gear With Wood Ashes

8 Foods For Pain Relief

Wildwood Survival - At Home In The Wilderness Part VI: Survival Cooking

Wildwood Survival - Wild Teas

Wildwood Survival - Steam Pit Cooking

Wildwood Survival - Cooking with Rocks in a Birch Bark Wok

It’s Tactical - Cooking Around the Campfire: 9 Easy and Delicious Foil Packet Recipes

FIRE:

Whether it be for warmth, cooking, light, or a sense of security, humans need fire. There are very few, if any, environments on the Earth where humans can survive (over the long term) without it. In the days before we had matches, lighters, electricity, and various other means of providing ourselves with heat, cooking, and light, people had invented a myriad of ways to make fire.

Wilderness Survival - Fire

Wilderness Survival - Site Selection and Preparation

Wilderness Survival - Fire Material Selection

Wilderness Survival - How To Build A Fire

Wilderness Survival - How To Light A Fire

The Survivalist - How to Make Fire With a Hand Drill

The Survivalist - Can You Really Light a Fire with a Bow and Drill?

The Survivalist - How To Make A Torch

The Survivalist - Finding Tinder Part One — Tinder From The Wild

The Survivalist - How To Build A Dakota Fire Hole

The Survivalist - How To Build A Fire On Snow

The Survivalist - How To Keep A Campfire Under Control

Making Fire with a Bow and Drill

Primitive Fire Making: Using Flint and Steel

Wildwood Survival - Magnifying Lens

Wildwood Survival - Two Stone Fire Starting

Fire From the Sun

Seven Ways To Light a Fire Without a Match

The Art of Manliness - How To Build a Roaring Campfire

How to Build & Hide a Campfire from Your Enemies — The Dakota Fire Pit

How to Make Smoke Signals

Smoke Signals

Wilderness Survival: How to make a Pine Knot Torch for emergency light

2 Tricks to Spit-Roasting Small Game Over an Open Fire

How To Build A Survival Fire In Bad Weather

How To Start A Fire In The Rain

How To Make A Fire In Wet Conditions

Locating And Using Rocks to Start A Fire (Video)

FIRST AID:

It’s essential that you have some basic principles of wilderness first aid and know how to apply them, even under stress. Even knowing how to treat minor injuries can make a difference in a emergency situation. Although there are innumerable injuries and ailments that could affect you, as long as you learn the basic principles of first aid, you can apply them to almost any situation.

Wilderness Survival - Plants for Medicine

Wilderness Survival - Edible and Medicinal Plants

Wilderness Survival - Bone and Joint Injury

Wilderness Survival - Bites and Stings

Wilderness Survival - Wounds

Wilderness Survival - Environmental Injuries

Wilderness Survival - Cold Injuries

Medical Reference - Food Poisoning

Medical Reference - Insect Bites and Stings

Medical Reference - Frostbite

Medical Reference - Cough

Medical Reference - Sprains and Strains

Medical Reference - Burns

Medical Reference - Wounds

Medical Reference - Common Cold

Medical Reference - Insomnia

Medical Reference - Menstrual Pain

Medical Reference - Broken Bones

Medical Reference - Dislocation

NY Search & Rescue - Snakebite Emergency First Aid Information

The Survivalist - How To Survive A Gunshot Wound

The Survivalist - How To Make Splints And Crutches

The Survivalist - Field Remedies For Poison Ivy

The Survivalist - Backwoods Hygiene Tips

A Comprehensive Guide to Wilderness & Travel Medicine (PDF)

Field Bandage For A Cut Finger

Survival Skills 101 (PDF)

Carry An Injured Partner With One Rope

Treat An Injured Ankle

First Aid Without The Kit, Part 1

Skin Lacerations: How to Treat a Cut, Scrape, Gash, Stab Wound

When to Get Stitches

Honey As an Antibiotic Ointment: Sweet Treatment for Wounds

How to Treat 4 Types of Gunshot Wounds

Stitching Wounds: How To Suture

64 SHTF Medical Tips That Work

Military Survival - SHTF Medicinal Plants

Better Health - Rib Injuries

Bruised Ribs: What You Need to Know

All About Eye Injuries

Concussions: What You Need to Know

How to Know If You Really Have a Concussion

Johns Hopkins Medicine - Head Injury

Important Tips for Scorpion Sting First Aid

Be Your Own Nurse First

Chapter 2: Wound Management (PDF)

Chapter 3: Wilderness Wound Management (PDF)

Sterilizing Equipment for Medical/Dental Use

How To Sterilize A Wound In An Unsterile Environment

SHELTER:

A healthy human can survive for several weeks without food, and a couple of days without water, but in many cases only several hours without proper shelter from the elements. It’s not just the elements that you have to worry about, but shelter also shields you from other things. Such as it hides you from wildlife intruders and provides the psychological comfort you need in order to remain calm and in control. Depending on the survival situation you find yourself in, there are several different ways to build a shelter — each one with a particular purpose.

Wilderness Survival - Shelter Site Selection

Wilderness Survival - Types of Shelters

Wilderness Survival - Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties

Wilderness Survival - Build An American Log Cabin

Wilderness Survival - The Building of the Log House

Wilderness Survival - The Navajo Hogan, Hornaday Dugout, and Sod House

Building A Log Cabin

Basics of Wilderness Survival Shelters

Debris Hut Construction

How to Build a Survival Shelter

Nature Skills - How to Build a Survival Shelter

Outdoor Action Guide to Snow Shelters

Practical Survivor - Wilderness Survival Shelter

Field & Stream - Primitive Survival Skills: Part 1, Shelters

The Survivalist - Survival Skills: How To Make An Evergreen Bough Bed

The Survivalist - Survival Skills: How To Pick The Right Camp Location

The Survivalist - Survival Skills: Build a Perimeter Alarm for Your Camp

The Survivalist - Survival Skills: How To Protect Your Camp From Wild Animals

Improvised Early Warning Systems

How To Make A Glowstick Perimeter Alarm

OTHER IMPORTANT SURVIVAL SKILLS & INFORMATION:

Here’s more survival skills and knowledge that can save your life or your character’s life.

Basic Rules If You Are Lost And Alone In The Wilderness

Basic Wilderness Survival Skills

Celestial Navigation & Land Navigation - Navigation without a Compass

Finding True North Without a Compass

Telling Time Without A Clock: Scandinavian Daymarks

Wilderness Survival - Field-Expedient Direction Finding

Wilderness Survival - Contact With People

Wilderness Survival - Clouds: Foretellers Of Weather

Wilderness Survival - Camouflage

Wilderness Survival - Sea Survival

Wilderness Survival - Cold Weather Survival

Wilderness Survival - Tropical Survival

Wilderness Survival - Desert Survival

Wilderness Survival - Field-Expedient Weapons, Tools, And Equipment

Wilderness Survival - Psychology of Survival

Wilderness Survival - Signaling Techniques

Morse Code

The Survivalist - Survival Gear: Make Your Own Signal Whistle

The Survivalist - Survival Skills: Signal Whistle Codes

The Survivalist - Survival Gear: How To Make A Compass

The Survivalist - Survival Skills: Folk Wisdom Weather Predictors

The Survivalist - How To Make Rope From Natural Fibers

The Survivalist - Tying Knots That Work

The Survivalist - More Knots That Work

The Survivalist - How To Make Your Own Tick And Bug Repellent

The Survivalist - How To Make A Toothbrush In The Field

The Survivalist - Insulate You Clothes To Survive The Cold

The Survivalist - Paracord Bracelets: 10 Practical uses (Other Than Fashion)

The Survivalist - Blaze Your Trails, Never Get Lost

The Survivalist - Survival Skills: Find Natural Toilet Paper

Going To The Bathroom In The Woods 101

How To Go In The Woods

Plants That Repel Mosquitoes

One Green Planet - DIY Natural Insect Repellent

Preventing Bug Bites In The Woods

Homemade Natural Bug Spray Recipes

Bushcraft Camp Hygiene

Wilderness Hygiene

Preparing For Your First Year Trip — Wilderness Living

Camping and Cramping: How To Handle Your Period While You Enjoy The Great Outdoors

Hiking While Menstruating?

What Did Women Use For Menstruation In Europe and America From 1700 - 1900, And Probably Earlier?

Menstruation, Menstrual Hygiene and Woman’s Health in Ancient Egypt

Survival: Animal Attacks

How to Survive Wild Animal Attacks

Be Ready For Your Next Wildlife Encounter

Animal Encounters: A Survival Guide

US Spider Indentification Shart, Including US Locations

Survival Swimming

Hypothermia, Drowning and Cold-Water Survival (PDF)

How To Handle, Clean and Operate Your Henry Lever Action Rifle (PDF)

How to Clean, Lube and Protect Your Firearms Cheaply

The Ultimate Survival Gun Resource Guide

Survival Gun Selection

Gun Safety For Dummies

How to Make Wilderness Survival Knives

How to Survive a Forest Fire

U.S. Army Hand to Hand Fighting & Other Combats

It’s Tactical - Dealing with Armed Opponents

It’s Tactical - Dealing with Violent Confrontations

How To Escape From Zip Ties (Video)

It’s Tactical - How To Escape From Zip Ties

How To Escape From Handcuffs (Video)

Lock Picking

How To Pick A Lock (Video)

It’s Tactical - How to Make a DIY Lock Pick Set from a Windshield Wiper

Lockpicking 101

It’s Tactical - Lock Picking 101

How To Hot Wire A Car

Break Into Your Car Safely with a Door Stop and Metal Rod

Prepper Tips for Bartering Post Collapse

40 Items to Barter in a Post-Collapse World

Priceless Bartering Chips: Part 1

The Essentials Of Rock Climbing

Leave No Trace Beach Walking

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