Wilderness Survival: Finding Water In The Wilderness

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Being able to find food and water are highly critical skills if you ever find yourself in a wilderness survival situation. While it is possible to live with little or no food for extended periods of time, finding water is a code red emergency.

An individual requires a minimum of two to three cups of water daily in order to maintain health. If you are stuck in the wild and water is scarce, it is most important that you immediately take all measures to conserve the available water in your body by not engaging in activities that promote water loss.

During spring months, when water is found in abundance, finding drinking water is not all that difficult. As a rule, running water from streams or springs situated in more isolated areas is safer for consumption than water from stagnant areas such as ponds and sloughs. Waters that are procured from stagnant sources are generally disease-carrying and have to be either boiled or treated with water purifying chemicals before they are potable. It is safest to treat all water before you drink, it but sometimes you may not be able to.

Carrying a water purification pump is highly recommended; if you have one you can purify any water no matter where it is sourced from and you then don’t need to be burdened with carrying heavy bottles of water along.

In winter, you should look for water that lays beneath the ice layer, or snow. You should heat the water if possible, to avoid lowering your body temperature.