What are the wilderness survival skills?

Many people like exciting experiences, allowing themselves to cultivate their own interests in the process of excitement. Going camping in the wild can increase the interest of many people. When traveling in the wild, it is inevitable to encounter many dangerous things. At this time, we must prepare some matters and pay attention to wild survival skills, so that we can escape from danger in time and keep ourselves away from some harm. Such outdoor activities are also the safest. So what are our survival skills in the wild?

1. It is very simple to determine the direction using the sun.

You can use a pole (straight pole), make it perpendicular to the ground, and place a stone at the top of the pole's shadow, point A. After about 10 minutes, when the top of the pole's shadow moves to point B, place another stone. Connect points A and B into a straight line, and the direction of this straight line is the east-west direction. The direction perpendicular to line AB is the north-south direction, and the end facing the sun is the south.

2. Use a pointer watch to point at the sun to determine the direction. The method is: place the watch horizontally with the position indicated by the hour hand (24-hour system) after half of the time is facing the sun. The direction indicated by the 12 o'clock scale on the dial is the approximate north. If the current time is 16:00, the 8 o'clock scale on the watch points to the sun, and the 12 o'clock scale points to the north.

3. When the weather is clear at night, you can use the North Star to determine the direction. To find the North Star, you must first find the Ursa Major constellation (which we call the Big Dipper). The constellation consists of seven stars and begins like a spoon. Once you find the Big Dipper, follow the line connecting the two stars A and B on the edge of the spoon and extend toward the mouth of the spoon. A brighter star about five times the distance between stars A and B is the North Star. The direction indicated by the North Star is north. You can also use the Cassiopeia constellation opposite the Big Dipper to find the North Star. The Cassiopeia constellation is composed of five stars that are almost as bright as the Big Dipper and are shaped like a W. The North Star can be found in front of the middle of the W-shaped gap, about twice the width of the entire gap.

4. Using terrain features to determine direction is a supplementary method. When using it, it should be applied flexibly according to different situations. Solitary trees usually have dense foliage on the south side and smooth bark. The annual rings on a tree stump are usually sparse on the south side and dense on the north side. The doors and windows of rural houses and the main entrances of temples usually face south. Snow on buildings, mounds, ridges, and highlands usually melts faster on the south side and slower on the north side. The south side of large rocks, mounds of earth, and big trees is covered with dense vegetation, while the north side is prone to moss growth.

Through the above introduction, we know how to survive in the wild, which gives us more hope of survival. When surviving in the wild, we must also remember to prepare some things, which must be prepared so that we can use them in time when we need first aid. When surviving in the wild, we must also pay attention to maintaining the body's energy and avoid physical fatigue.