Survival 101 - Part 1 (Shelter)

The key components when it comes to survival 101 is to first make the decision to survive and never lose hope; secondly always assess the immediate situation and think before you act. 

S- Size up the situation, surroundings, physical condition, equipment.
U- Use all your senses
R- Remember where you are.
V- Vanquish fear and panic.
I- Improvise and improve.
V- Value living
A- Act like the natives.
L- Live by your wits.

SHELTERS: Below are a few details when constructing a shelter in a wilderness environment. 

a. Use camouflage and concealment

b. Carefully locate the ideal setting for your shelter: BLISS

     B- Blend
     L- Low Silhouette
     I- Irregular shape
     S- Small
     S- Secluded location

c. Choose an area-

1. Least likely or more likely to be searched depending on your survival situation (drainages, rough terrain, communication towers etc.)
2. NEVER Corner yourself. Always have escape routes.
3. Maintain observable approaches.

d. Locate entrances and exits in brush and along ridges, ditches and rocks to keep from forming paths to site.
e. Be wary of flash floods in ravines and canyons.
f. Conceal with minimal to no preparation.
g. Take the direction finding threat into account before transmitting from shelter.
h. Ensure overhead concealment.

Article Ref: OUTDOOR LIFE SURVIVAL

Shelter will always be one of your top priorities in a survival situation you must prepare to survive severe weather conditions which can be the number one barrier in surviving. 

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UNDEAD SURVIVAL TIPS

SHELTER | FOOD PREP | DEFENSE

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A quality blade can be used in a variety of different ways besides just being a cutting tool. The primary key component for a survival knife is tool versatility and  quality. We expect our Z-slayer brand of knives to be able to accomplish the following task.

• DIGGING - A survival knife can serve well as a shovel for a variety of tasks such as foraging for food, burying human waste, and carving out distress signals.
• WEAPON - In a situation requiring you to procure your own food, a survival knife can be used to hunt small game. With a little ingenuity the survival knife can be uses as the ultimate emergency weapon.
• FIRST AID - A knife can be used to cut bandages, cauterize wounds and even remove potential non sterilized items embedded in the skin or even drain blisters. Medical emergencies are no fun but a quality knife can lead to a saved life.
• FIRE FODDER - Having large full tang knives can be a durable wood-splitting or cutting device. A fire is always a necessity when in survival mode, you depend on your knife to gather kindling to start a fire and maintain it.
• HAMMER - The butt end of a survival knife handle is its own hammering tool which can be used for producing small game traps, anchoring ropes and pounding in nails.
• FOOD PREPARATION - You're in the wild and you need to eat. The proper knife will allow you to skin and gut large game. The survival knife can be used as a stirring tool for any liquids and as a eating utensil.
• STAKE BASE - In the absence of other materials, a survival knife can be driven into the ground to serve as a stake—as when anchoring an emergency shelter or a food bag balanced in the tree canopy out of the reach of animals.
• MAKING TOOLS - The survival knife has the ability to manufacture other tools and more specialized survival gear. It’s essential for making a fire, spears, drills, navigation materials and components for proximity alarm signals.
• BUILDING SHELTER - A knife blade serves handily to trim limbs in the event you must build a shelter. It can also be used to notch the limbs before lashing them together.

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