Water Requirements for Survival

How important do you think water is in survival? Water is a very important resource when it come to survival. Some symptoms of dehydration are a dry sticky mouth, sleepiness, thirst, dry lips, headache, constipation, and dizziness. More serious symptoms can occur if you get to dehydration but hopefully, these tips will help. There are a variety of ways to obtain H2O some easy others more challenging, but it is vital that you stay hydrated to stay healthy and fight off illnesses. Bathing is optional with drinking water but jumping in a lake to wash up is more ideal. Now you need to know how much water you need to survive daily.

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On average in a calm, moderate climate, you should be trying to consume at least one liter or more a day. But the situation changes in more extreme environments.For example in a very hot and humid climate like a tropical island or sometimes forest you need to consume up to three or four liters a day.Your body needs more water in harsh environments because our bodies are not used to these stressful situations in particular ones such as extreme heat or cold. Keeping fluids in your body will also help lift your spirits and help you stay motivated. Staying hydrated is just another battle in a survival situation.

 

Wile it is often quoted that one needs a gallon of water plus or minus for survival, this is only for drinking not for commissary and hygien. One should estimate 5 gallons a day, two for personal needs and 3 for commissary needs. This covers hydration, cooking and sanitation. This assumes water conservation is in effect.

 

Two liters (1/2 gallon) is minimal for sedintary activity and mild weather (60f) the problem comes when one looks at long term survival. Cooking, cleaning, bathing, laundry and drinking all require water. Not to mention moderate to heavy labor in hot or cold environments.

 

Bud, most of you kids drink a two litter soda at one sitting, basic I drank two quart canteens on the way to the range, then after reffilling (and drinking a third) was forced to drink a forth because both my canteens where full. Been 30 years, buy I am a farrier now, and still down a quart of water at a time.
Two litters per day is bare minimal for proper kidney function for a kid setting I front of a keyboard under the AC.
I have taken plenty of baths out of a canteen cup, and the information you have available is vallad as far as it goes, but it's incomplete.

 

One one goes beyond bare nesesity for a week and starts planning to survive long term one has to think about dishes and laundry.

 

Lol, I tend to sweat it out. Yea I see your about old enugh to make a horse trainer ;-).
We are arguing the point from only about 5 degrees separation. Their is a difference between keeping body and sole together for a week or two and keeping health and happy for a season or three.

 

Solo or a group? Men, women, children, animals all ad to the dinamic. I'm used to thinking in wife, two daughters (grown and replaced by two lovely grand babies) a string of horses and a grumpy ol' dog.
I base my figures on personal experience and military logistics. But your mileage may vary...
Not trying to be antagonistic, but two like minded individuals trading ideas (and calling each other on their BS when appropriate) it's never a good idea to get to thinking your the smartest kid at the lunchtable ;-)

 

Good horse trainers have to live long enugh to consistently think above the waist. Any one who thinks trying to make a 1000 animal do something is a fool, (Larsen the sexist comment) much like a good woman, much healthier to figure out how to make them want to (even better if they think it's their idea ;-).

 

Good, a well rounded circle of friends...

 

That we do, lol. Good to have some on on your 6

 

I understand that, believe me. I have been blessed with a hand full of friends, true friends. But the truth is you have to sleep some time, or catch the flue and can't check traps or collect fire wood. Wolves have packs for a reason. Worse case is to be alone

 

Believe me, I understand. The real monsters in this world go on two legs and have pretty faces.

 

Or your own, lol.
Don't forget, more often than not Angels wear unglued faces.

 

I do understand the centament, infact I share it (tho I have less faith in all but a bare handful of kin). I believe it falls under the heading of good tactics, poor strategy. Short turm it works but long turn it's riskier. For me it's a case of my heart versus my head.

 

Yes sir, problem is when the sheep are gone it only leaves the sccavangers/predators and the prepared. The prepared we can work with, the others we do have to deal with. If the world spirals back into feudalism I would prefer not to be a serf to an unjust "King" .
Unfortunately, when you have a "lead, fallow or get the hell out of my way" mind set, "leaders" see you as a threat as, all to often do the sheep.

 

Ah, your an optimist! Lol

 

It's my belief that violent hierarchy is the default for human society, it's what we fall back on. When every one is playing fair the strong protect the week and the week support the strong. Unfortunately the strong usualy start taking advantage.

 

I don't fault your numbers but might I point out that most "informal" organizations are built on the fudal model? Organized crime being a prime example, but the topical clique at school works the same way.
We see the same with "warlords" in the third world.
In a situation where our current Goverment tanks, some one will move in to fill the power vacuum. Be it the local group of thugs, disinfanchised police/military or what ever. For y'all across the pond, it's worse as only 3 groups have fire arms, criminals, police and the military.

 

A fouling peice?

 

Fouling peices are a specialized type of shotgun for bird hunting

 

.410 is nice, mom has a mossberg pump. 3 ball .00 is available, and old .45 colt work as slugs. A single shot break open makes a nice survival hunting weapon.
12 gauge pumps, with a short barrel (18" min in the US) is an excellent multipurpose survival tool and defensive tool. .00 lawenforcement loads have an effective range of 25m/y this will take most large game and peaple. Standard slugs reach out to 75m/y wile .50 callaber sabbited slugs have a range of 150m/y . Not a battlefield weapon but for forested urban inviroments it is a very effective weapon, wile also providing a good tool for hunting small-large game.
Most shotguns are "fouling peices" with very long barrels and "chokes" to concentrate small shot for hitting pheasant, ducks and geese on the wing.

 

Around my way six months of the year it is hot and humid like 35c in the day with minimums overnight of 25c
Not really hot at all, but with 80 plus humidity sweat is a 24hr a day thing!
Add some work in PPE and it was a regular thing to consume 8-10 litres of water a day
with maybe one litre through your bladder!

I would be lucky to make sunset on day one without lots a water!

As to washing no water is needed when sweating heaps, just a good towel down is about it as you never really dry out!

But that is where I am! even in mid winter the thermometer rarely dips below 10c even over night!
One record cold night it dipped down to 7c I bloody froze! nearly invested in a heater next day but have not needed it since!

 

I honestly learned in Katrina that everyone's water need is different, particularly if you are considering sanitation and cooking, not just regular consumption. The amount of water consumption just simply needed for hydration is much different per person as well. A 6 year old child needs less water than a 220 pound man, especially one that is trying to hunt and find food for his family or is relatively active in one way or another.