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Surviving In The Woods When You’re Lost, Cold And Desperate
Editor’s note: This story is the second of two parts. Read part 1 here.
In part 1 in this series, I talked about what you should do if you are lost in the woods for most circumstances. I want to continue on that, specifically dealing with what to do if you are caught in the woods in the wintertime. Winter weather can be much more dangerous in a survival situation, so extra precautions need to be taken in order to survive.
Actually, everything I mentioned in the first part of the article applies to surviving in the winter, so don’t think of throwing that information out. What I intend to do in this part of the article is to add to that information, not replace it.
The biggest concern in wintertime is keeping warm. Prolonged exposure to freezing temperatures can sap your body’s energy reserves, just trying to keep warm. Even so, it’s much harder to keep warm in the winter, due to lowered temperatures, high winds, difficulty in finding fuel and difficulty in even starting a fire.
Preparing to Survive in the Winter
While surviving in any sort of situation is much easier if you have the right equipment and supplies with you, it’s even more important in winter.
Source: http://www.offthegridnews.com/2014/02/24/surviving-in-the-woods-when-youre-lost-cold-and-desperate/
