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There are 10 basic survival skills you need to teach your children now, so that they are ready to take on the challenges of an emergency evacuation in 2012. By the way, this topic isnâ??t as grim as it sounds because survival training can actually be a lot fun, because it involves plenty of family time scouting around in the wilderness surrounded by the wonders of nature.

Here are the survival skills your whole family needs to know, and how to use well before 2012.

how to find and prepare food

making fire with and without matches

fishing

trapping animals

shooting

hunting

first aid

how to build emergency shelters

develop endurance and mental strength

make using the items in your survival kit second nature

Once you have learned and repeatedly practiced these skills on a few all-weather camping trips (which should be of 7 days of more) you will all be in much better shape to cope with the stresses of survival under emergency conditions.

you and your children will be fitter and faster

sleeping and living rough wonâ??t seem like such a hardship

youâ??ll be expert in using your survival gear

your fear and anxiety levels will be much lower

So maximise your familyâ??s chance of making it through 2012, and start teaching them these essential 2012 survival skills now.

There are 5 basic survival skills that every person should know. Without these basic skills chances of survival are diminished greatly, leaving survival to a matter of luck rather than knowledge. What are those five basic survival skills?

Well, first of all you must understand the top three threats to your survival. Once you understand those then you will better understand just how important a few basic survival skills will be to your survival. The three threats to survival are: exposure, dehydration and starvation. Extreme cold can kill you in three minutes, lack of water will kill you in three days and lack of food will kill you in three weeks.

The 5 basic survival skills are:

1. Know how to build a shelter

2. Know how to start a fire

3. Know how to find water or to distill water from the sun

4. Know how to set snares and traps

5. Know how to butcher

With those basic skills you can protect yourself from the weather, avoid dying from thirst and starvation. The great thing about these skills is that you don’t have to take expensive survival courses. In fact, much of the information that you need can be learned online and practiced in your own backyard.

Shelter – A shelter can be as simple as leaning three or four thick tree branches against each other at a point, like a teepee. Use a bit of vine to tie the top points together. Then on three sides, starting at the bottom, begin laying other branches, leaves, grasses building up toward the top; each top layer overlapping the layer just below it.  This is a basic grass/branch teepee and can actually be large enough for several people.

Fire – Next learn to build a fire using not only matches, but an eyeglass lens, a magnifying glass or just two sticks. Learn how to use a flint and steel fire starter. There are a variety of ways to build a fire that are easy to learn. If you don’t have matches you must know how to use a bit of dry tender and two sticks to start a fire for warmth and cooking.

Water – With a bit of plastic sheeting or a large trash bag you can use nature to collect water from the sun. Dig a 3’ x 3’ x 2’ deep pit. Place a cup or cooking pot in the bottom of the hole. Then loosely cover the top of the pit with the plastic sheet. Use rocks to secure the edges of the plastic to the ground around the edges of the top of the pit. Place a small pebble in the center of the plastic, causing a dip in the plastic towards the cup or pot in the bottom of the pit.  Heat will cause moisture to condense on the underside of the plastic. It will roll down towards the center depression caused by the pebble on the top side of the plastic and drip into the gathering pot.

Traps – A bit of string or wire can be fashioned into a loop and laid across a rabbit trail. By anchoring it to a trip wire that will loosen with a bit of a pull, the loop will close around the animal’s neck, ensuring you have a bit of meat for supper.  For larger game and with the help of another person, you can balance a large rock on a sturdy tree limb and create a deadfall trap.

Butchering – Once the trap has produced dinner, you still need to know how to undress the animal.  The basic thing is to cut the throat and hang the animal head down to drain the blood out.  Next pierce the fur at the neck, and being careful not to pierce the abdomen, split the fur from neck to anus. Cut around the feet, cut off the head and pull off the hide or fur.  Next carefully pierce the skin over the abdomen, without cutting into the stomach, and remove all the guts.

These are the 5 basic survival skills needed by every person for survival.  Even if you don’t find yourself in the woods trying to survive, these skills can be used anywhere. The materials for building a shelter might change, but the basic skills will ensure that you are warm with water and food. No one can make you learn these skills, but an investment of your time in practice will ensure that you have the 5 basic survival skills that you and your family need.

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Before venturing into the wilderness get prepared for the unexpected.

* Get avalanche certified and carry an avalanche shovel, beacon and probe if you are a winter backcountry enthusiast!

* Take a first aid course since accidents do occur.

* Always carry a survival kit.

For the general nature enthusiast, basic survival skills are included here to initiate an understanding of what needs to occur in a wilderness emergency. Keep in mind that YOU MUST REMAIN CALM when implementing these survival skills. A clear head will allow you to implement and plan for survival and rescue.

1. FIRE. It can provide warmth, keep predators away, purify water, cook food and signal rescuers. The best source for a fire is: a flint metal match with a wooden handle and a scraper; for tinder use cotton balls soaked in petroleum and stored in waterproof containers. Sort your firewood in a tepee form and place your emergency blanket behind you to reflect the heat.

2. SHELTER – a commercial trash bag with a hole cut out for your head is useful in protecting you from the elements. Always keep the closest layer to your body dry to insulate you from the elements. If you are stranded, find a quick natural shelter and wrap yourself in an emergency blanket.

3. SIGNALING with a whistle and a mirror. A whistle can carry further than a yell and a mirror can reflect up to 20 miles. A triangle of fires is a distress signal. Create smoke during the day to show distress. Spell out S.O.S. with organic materials.

4. FOOD/WATER. A person can survive up to three days without water and without food up to three weeks, although donâ??t plan for this. Always pack extra food bars high in carbs. Drink water in the cool of the evening. Collect water from rain in your emergency blanket. Never drink your urine. Boil water minimally for 10 minutes, if you can. Seek water out at all times.

5. FIRST AID KIT. Always carry a basic one.

NOTE: as an essential survival skill, see understanding a topographical map

Survival Skills Hot Tips

Survival Skill #1: Backcountry thunderstorm

Get out of your tent. It is safer to be crouched down on your sleeping pad then in your tent which can expose you to electrical ground currents. Also keep yourself distanced from other members in the group.

Survival Skill #2: Grizzly Bear Attack

No pepper spray? If a grizzly bear is attacking do not RUN. Immediately lay down on the ground face down, spread eagle and protect your neck and heart.

Survival Skill #3 Mountain Lion Attack

If the mountain lion has not attacked look tall and yell. DO NOT RUN. If it attacks, fight for your life using pepper spray, knife or anything you can find to gouge its eyes. Never hike alone.

Survival Skill #4 Caught in an avalanche?

Try to keep an arm above the snow level to show visibility. If not possible, keep your hands near your mouth to create an air pocket. Spit outside of your mouth to tell which direction you are facing.

Survival Skill #5 Lost

Stay put. Despite popular beliefs do not follow streams. They usually lead to waterfalls, not civilization.

Survival skills combined with survival gear can ensure a safe enjoyable wilderness experience.

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