#surviving hikes

[campgearhub]

you like this place?

[vintagecamping]

Practicing shelter building in Kent Downs National Landscape

England

1991

[grosslyoversimplifiedpolitics]

[ID: screenshot of an Ao3 author's note that reads, "earlier this week I was a dumbass and didn't tell anyone where I was going, and then my phone died and I got a flat tire 140 miles into the Alaskan wilderness, with 6 oz of water left in my water bottle. After about 7 hours of hiking, I found someone and hitched a ride back to town. You'd be surprised the capacity you have to keep calm in the face of possible death, and the truth about what could've happened still hasn't quite sunk in. I don't think you have to be smart to survive, I think you just have to be lucky." /End ID]

[skirazed]

Solocamping

[gobbogoo]

If you enjoy hiking alone, nothing in Arcane made you panic like Jayce falling into that hole:

Apocalypse be damned, "broken leg in hole" is THE nightmare scenario. Like half a wilderness hiker's kit exists specifically to counteract that exact situation.

[bastard-woodsman]

A tried and true way to navigate, but one that is worth repeating and committing to memory.

[txcampingyoutube]

Tx camping :)

[wildmanbliss]

It was beautiful and it was hard. NPT thru hike 2024.

[quaranmine]

oh my god??? he survived for seven weeks. this guy is insane GOOD FOR HIM!!! and his family must be so grateful!

[prep4tomoro]

Use an Analog Clock as a Compass:

Using a Watch to Find North: The watch method for navigation is useful for finding the cardinal directions of: north, south, east and west. While not being 100 percent accurate, it is handy for crude navigation when a compass is not available and can head you in the correct general direction in camping, bushcraft, backpacking and survival situations. It is also useful in combination with other natural navigation methods found in this link and other resources.

If Located in the Northern Hemisphere: Align a twig (pointing up) at the edge of your watch so that it casts a shadow onto the face of the watch from the Sun. Rotate the watch until the twig's shadow (the Sun) is cast directly onto the hour hand. The halfway point between the hour hand and the 12-oclock mark is your North-South line. Note that during Daylight Saving Time (or Summer Time), your watch is most likely one hour "off" from the "real" time. If this is the case, substitute 1 o'clock for 12 o'clock before finding your North-South line. The halfway imaginary line will point to South If only a digital clock is available, draw an analog/dial clock (with the correct time) on paper or in the dirt.

If Located in the Southern Hemisphere: Align a twig (pointing up) at the edge of your watch so that it casts a shadow onto the face of the watch from the Sun. Rotate the watch until the twig's shadow (the Sun) is cast directly onto the 12-oclock mark. The halfway point between 12-oclock and the hour hand is your North-South line. Note that during Daylight Saving Time (or Summer Time), your watch is most likely one hour "off" from the "real" time. If this is the case, substitute 1 o'clock for 12 o'clock before finding your North-South line. The halfway imaginary line will point to North. If only a digital clock is available, draw an analog/dial clock (with the correct time) on paper or in the dirt.

[Reference Link]

Related Resources: Survival Navigation - Find Your Way Out Wilderness Shelter Fire Building for Cooking, Heat and Light Finding, Collecting and Purifying Water in the Wilderness Handling Injuries, Illness and First Aid in the Wild

[11-Cs Basic Emergency Kit] [14-Point Emergency Preps Checklist] [Immediate Steps to Take When Disaster Strikes] [Learn to be More Self-Sufficient] [The Ultimate Preparation] [P4T Main Menu]

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[giuliaclimbing]

enjoying nature 🌄🌱

[campgearhub]

You like this place ?

[vintagecamping]

Camp & Trail Methods by Elmer Kreps

1910

[hofftrans]

the other big plot twist of this past year other than many of my organs freaking out on me was spending years telling people abt my highschool experience, having them jokingly say it sounds like I was in a cult and us then all having a chuckle about that

only to look up the history & religious beliefs of my highschool and finding out that Yes It Was Very Much A Cult

[skirazed]

Camping 🏕️ life,🥰

[risk-bot]