Basic Survival Skills Hikers Should Practice

00:00 Hey Y'all 01:32 Fire Building (Especially When Wet) 04:14 Tying Knots 05:21 Signal For Rescue 08:31 Wilderness First Aid 08:57 Makeshift Shelter 10:04 Navigation 11:07 Water Purification 12:52 Sewing 13:59 Situational Awareness 15:47 Edible Plant Identification

*VIDEO LINKS: Making Fire In The Rain (Coalcracker Bushcraft): https://youtu.be/8lZcPzyg014?si=gqx1-6rEGiOegGYu

Knots - Taught-line hitch (TheTautLine) https://youtu.be/GTi6j7d16Xc?si=onG4s_8OuISoM1c7

-Clove hitch (WhyKnot) https://youtu.be/EKRFawQCP0Y?si=WJcLDVtJlZFCeR1r

-Bowline knot (The Bear Essentials) https://youtu.be/RhS9hFLQnu8?si=VKWuTAzVbbinvvZ7

-Square Knot (AnimatedKnots) https://youtu.be/0Y_iorha2k4?si=YCEbmW_w04K_5q7E

Debris Shelter in an Hour: -Taught-line hitch for rigging a tarp because it allows you to loosen or tighten the line without untying your knot https://youtu.be/GTi6j7d16Xc?si=onG4s_8OuISoM1c7

Water Purification (my video): https://youtu.be/5-Agdf1aNVE

Map And Compass Tutorial (BlackScoutSurvival): https://youtu.be/U8tD0EjjWq8?si=UUbURA1As9Ti6wT7

Basic Sewing Stitches (Nutty Crafter): https://youtu.be/1FknfumFPX8?si=hf5W6jxlEc2kW0F5

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