Survival Skills
I cannot stress enough how important this section is! You must intimately KNOW the areas you will be searching in. Here are some of the key things you will need to be very familiar with before heading out into the desert or mountains:
- What Your Physical Limitations Are: (Be Honest, it could save your life)
- Your Knowledge:
- How the Desert Works:
- What you will need:
Check out the Reference Section to see and download Digitized Military Field Manuals that cover most of what you will need to know about everything from surviving in adverse conditions to Sanitation and Hygiene in the field.
I served for many years in both the United States Navy and the United States Army. I have been trained to survive in everything from Deserts, to Swamps, to Mountains, and more. Even so, there is always a bad surprise waiting for anyone who doesn't respect Mother Nature enough to learn about the places they will be going. If you fall and break a leg at home, you only have to limp over to the phone and call an ambulance. If you fall and break a leg 10 miles from the truck in rocky, mountainous, or desert terrain in 110 degree heat or 20 degree cold, it could EASILY be fatal! Just ask Teresa:
