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2022-06-06 20:08:03 The minimum equipment is a knife and matches. Sometimes a flask and compass are added to this kit.
Matches should be soaked in molten paraffin (except for sulfur heads) and placed hermetically sealed in a flask along with the side (sulfur) of the matchbox.
The flask should be metal welded - so that you can boil water in it. As a last resort, you can replace the flask with a thick polyethylene bag. Tie the filled bag with a string.


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2022-06-06 08:41:32 Forest insect repellent.

An experienced traveler knows that mosquitoes are repelled by the smoke of a smoldering trutovik mushroom. The man in the video prepared a couch for himself, and around it placed improvised fumigators - split sticks with smoldering trout mushrooms inside them. This technology allows you to protect your place of sleep for a long time.


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2022-06-05 20:48:08 Useful not only for storing food, but also for making a fire. At the very least, it gives you a dry surface on which to do this. So it's worth having a couple of separate sheets in your stockpile. Due to its features, foil will reflect heat and concentrate it on the fire. In addition, if you wrap some stone with it, you can get a reflector that increases the heat of the fire. Quite useful when you need to get warm quickly.


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2022-06-04 19:03:10 You can also use the knife for chopping rather thick branches and small trees.
The main thing here is that the blade should be powerful and strong. Technique is important. What is the difference between a knife and an axe? That's right: the weight and the presence of leverage. It's enough to use the beater from the weighty piece of the stick, and we'll get not just a knife, but a sort of a bladed axe. By hitting the cleaver on the butt, you can get a good chopping action. The weight and leverage to increase the force of the blow is given by the beater, and the knife blade works as the cutting edge.

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2022-06-04 12:43:12 When there is nothing at all at your disposal, you can try to catch fish simply with your hands. This is usually done in the relatively warm season. They see a small fish in shallow water. Go into the water and try to splash the fish on the shore. The second option is to scramble with their hands near the rocks, snags. If they feel the fish, then it is pressed to the obstacle. This is also a working method. A more advanced variant is to catch fish among algae. It requires skill and dexterity. However, there are skillful people. If there are plenty of fish and hunger drives us, we learn quickly.


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2022-06-03 14:35:52 Do not drink warming drinks or eat foods that are too hot before going out into the cold. This applies to tea with honey or ginger, drinks with spices, spicy soups. The fact is that hot will make you sweat, and the evaporation of sweat is a cooling process. It's better to stock up on calories that your body can use to fight the cold, and drink something warming when you come in from the cold.


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2022-06-01 14:57:20 Look for water underground, if you could not find a lake, pond, stream or river.

Before going to sleep, dig a hole 30 centimeters long, 30 centimeters wide and 30 centimeters deep. This hole should be filled with water by morning. The water will be muddy, so you will need to strain it out with a cloth. If you don't have a container to draw the water in, use a shirt to soak up the water. After that, squeeze the water from the shirt into your mouth. This should leave all the dirt on the fabric of the shirt.


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2022-05-26 16:26:38 Watch for ants that climb trees to find moisture deposits in the bark. In most cases, ants will climb a tree to get to the moisture stores inside the trunk. Follow their route and press your shirt against such a spot in the tree to find some moisture. Then squeeze the water into your mouth. Take care not to swallow the ants, as they may bite you painfully.


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2022-05-24 19:41:35 Convenient method

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2022-05-23 14:15:34 Lifesaving toothpaste

Toothpaste can help with minor burns and wounds. Apply it to the wounded area and the toothpaste will soothe the pain and prevent festering and blistering. Washing your hands with a little toothpaste will get rid of many pungent smells, including garlic and fish.

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