Spit fishing and some other strange survival tricks in the wilderness

Survival is a mindset that one needs to hone even in the peacetime, so that when the time comes you can easily switch to the survival mode.

This cannot be emphasized enough that its often the small decisions and tricks that contribute heavily in saving lives in extreme conditions. Of course, every survival case is going to be different depending upon the terrain there is going to be a few small tricks that can serve you a long way.

Following is the list of some unusual yet simple techniques that you can deploy to save your life in the wilderness.

Spit Fishing

Regardless of the situation, survival is impossible without enough dehydration as all the other tasks require physical exhaustion which in turns consumes liquid in our bodies. Fish is a great source of water intake as well nutrition that you require to survive. Traditional fishing won’t serve much in an extreme condition, however, spit fishing can give you some source of food to survive. Create a small net using your t-shirt and then spit in water, this will attract small fish that you can either eat or use to catch bigger fish.

Duct Tape

The applications of Duct tape in wilderness need a whole separate article for itself. Putting the sticking sides of the Duct tape together you can make a really strong fabric material that have a number of usages such as making a sleeping sheet etc. The duct tape can be used to stop bleeding, building small structures by putting small logs together, building traps for small insects that could be source of protein, and many more application depending upon one’s creativity.

Paper Clips

Common paper clips can also come in handy and as in any wilderness situation depending upon the severity of the situation and your creativity you can use a puny little paper clip to pick locks to an abandoned warehouse, or a car. Paper clips can also be used to fish as these can be easily turned into hooks.

Dakota Fire Hole

If you are stuck in a situation where you don’t want to give away your location; a Dakota hole can not only keep you fed and warm it’s a perfect way to hide your tracks in the wilderness. The idea is to dig two holes in the ground side by side and then connecting them with a tunnel.

Put your wood or any other material that you need to burn the fire with in one hole while the other hole will serve as a constant oxygen supplier that will keep the fire burning while producing a minimal amount of smoke. The method is perfect to lit a fire in a windy situation as all the required oxygen is provided through the tunnel, and you can also pretend that you are being followed by a herd of zombies.