Self Reliant Living

Rural Living for less than $2,000 a month

Survival skills

WATER

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Nearly every isolating event details the need for water. Many ingenious methods of locating, procuring, purifying, and storing water are included in the recorded experiences of you. Whether isolated in temperate, tropic, or dry climates, water may be one of their first and most important needs. The priority of finding water over that of obtaining food must be … [Read more...] about WATER

Personal Survival Kit 

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You should consider assembling and carrying personal survival kits. The shock and fear associated with some isolating events have caused you to hit the ground running, leaving their survival kits behind. If you have a personal survival kit in their pocket, it may improve their survival chances considerably. Preparing Personal Survival Kits A great deal of thought should go into … [Read more...] about Personal Survival Kit 

CLOTHING

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Clothing is an important asset and is the most immediate form of protection. Clothing is important in staying alive, especially if food, water, shelter, and fire are limited or unobtainable. This is especially true in the first stages of an emergency situation because you must work to satisfy other needs. If you are not properly clothed, they may not survive long enough to … [Read more...] about CLOTHING

Proper Body Temperature

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Factors that can Transfer Body Heat  Body heat can be transferred by radiation, conduction, convection, evaporation, and respiration. Understanding how heat is transferred and the methods by which that transfer can be controlled can help IP keep the body's core temperature in the 96°F to 102°F range Radiation as the Primary Cause of Heat Loss Radiation is the … [Read more...] about Proper Body Temperature