Survival guide from Lifehacker

wild nature

Man is the crown of nature. But, once in the wild, it often becomes weak and vulnerable.

Sleeping on the ground, carrying a heavy backpack, getting wet in the rain and enduring mosquitoes - people agree to the "delights" of a camping life in order to see emerald waterfalls and coral sunsets with their own eyes. But for many children of the urban area, nature seems too inhospitable. They are not ready to live according to the laws of flora and fauna. Therefore, before going on a hike, you need to prepare mentally.

11 lessons for survival in the wild

Having tuned in mentally, you can pack your things and make a route. Clothing, shelter, sunscreen, navigation aids, first aid kit, flashlight, tools for making fire and minor repairs, food and water - here the minimum that should be in a hiking backpack.

It is equally important to carefully work out the route: study guides and maps, track the weather, read the reports of previous travelers. It is tempting to be a pioneer, but it is better to know the dangers of the chosen route. Also, be sure to tell your family where you are going.

How to go camping and stay alive

Having worked out the route, explore the natural features of the area … Are there fish in the nearby body of water? What birds and animals live there? Are there snakes or scorpions there?

This is important from a security point of view. After all, a meeting with a wild animal or a poisonous insect can not always end with rare photos … What if you were bitten by a snake or caught a tick? The answer is in the infographic below.

How to Survive a Wild Animal Attack

Get lost in the forest or mountains maybe even an experienced traveler … The navigator sat down, the compass broke - anything happens. In such a situation, it is easy to panic. Calmly! A new compass can be made from available tools.

How to make a compass with your own hands

It is equally extreme to lose a lighter or wet matches. Fire is life … Without it, you can neither warm up nor cook food. If for some reason you are left without "flint", know: there are alternative ways to get fire.

10 unusual ways to start a fire

One of the most effective - with a finger battery and gum foil. Watch the video and remember!

How to make fire with a battery

But remember: fire is death if you handle it carelessly. An unquenched fire or a carelessly thrown cigarette butt can provoke forest fire … Jumping over the tops of trees, the fire spreads rapidly - up to 80 meters per minute. How to get out of the blazing trap? Find out from our article.

How to survive a forest fire

Another irreplaceable thing during a hike is a hygienic tampon. Jokes aside! It won't take up much space, but will help out in many extreme situations … A water filter, candle wick, wound dressing, float - these are just some of the ways to use a tampon.

10 harsh tips on how to use a tampon

Element

October 2012 will be remembered for a long time by the residents of Cuba, Haiti, the northeastern United States and eastern Canada. In just six hours, an ordinary tropical cyclone turned into a powerful hurricane, sweeping away everything in its path. Wind gusts reached 150 km / h.

The elements raged for eight days. During this time, in the United States alone, seven subway tunnels were flooded, more than 50 buildings burned down, and the reactor at a nuclear power plant was shut down. Millions of homes were de-energized, and thousands of flights were canceled. Hurricane Sandy caused more than $ 68 billion in damage and killed 185 people.

People cannot prevent or stop the disaster. But we must survive in it. Natural disasterslike "Sandy" are real school of Life.

Lessons from Hurricane Sandy and Other Disasters

For example, did you know that all doors and windows must be closed during a typhoon? So your house has a better chance of withstanding the blow of the elements. You should not leave the car in a blizzard (even if it is hopelessly stuck in the snow), and in case of an earthquake, you should stand in the doorways. Every natural disaster has its own life hack.

Life hacks for extreme situations

The revelry of the elements, as a rule, leads to destruction of infrastructure … How to survive without heat and drinking water? How to store food? And how to replace dead batteries? Questions, the answers to which are collected in the following infographic.

Useful tips for extreme situations

The de-energizing of the home deserves special attention. There are many important things tied to electricity: from heating and cooking to communication with the outside world. But if a heater can be made from improvised means (see the infographic above), and food can be cooked on a fire, then the situation is more complicated with gadgets. Many do not have landline telephones in their homes, and a cell phone is the only way to call an ambulance or rescuers. If only he did not run out …

How to charge your gadgets when there is no electricity

Technogenic disasters

A man-made disaster is an accidental accident that entails massive loss of life, panic, and environmental resonance. Technogenic emergencies are subdivided into industrial and transport.

The worst industrial disaster you can imagine is an explosion at a nuclear power plant.

This April marks the 28th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident. As a result of the explosion, the fourth power unit was completely destroyed - the world was faced with the largest and most severe nuclear disaster.

How to survive a nuclear explosion

Thousands of people were irradiated in Chernobyl. According to the international organization Doctors Against Nuclear War, tens of thousands of liquidators of the accident have died, more than 10 thousand deformities in newborns and cases of thyroid cancer have been recorded. Perhaps these consequences would not be so widespread if people knew how to hide from radiation … But many did not even know about the Chernobyl explosion and a week later they went to May Day demonstrations.

How to hide during a nuclear disaster

As for transport man-made disasters, the most frightening of them is the plane crash. Many believe that it is impossible to survive after falling from the sky. But there are examples in history when people stayed alive and practically unharmed.

How to survive a plane crash: 5 important facts

Stone jungle

A modern metropolis is no less (and sometimes more) dangerous than a forest or a desert. It takes special skills to survive.

First, you need be able to behave in a crowd (in the subway, at a concert, at a rally). Any mass gathering of people can turn into a crush. To get out of it, it is important to know such rules as:

do not lose balance;
don't go against the crowd;
do not go "with the flow" - move diagonally to the edge.

Secondly, you should know what a pogrom is and what to do if you find yourself in its epicenter. You don't have to be a rebel - massive riots are often spontaneous … You can peacefully walk around the city with your family and see how football fans take out their anger at the loss of their favorite team in the windows and passers-by. What to do in such a situation? Tip # 1: Don't panic.

How to survive pogroms

The more radical the confrontation, the more serious the weapon of the rebels. Big danger represent the so-called Molotov cocktails, that is, Molotov cocktails.

How to survive after a Molotov cocktail and not burn too much

Thirdly, in our troubled world, a city dweller should always have an alarming suitcase at hand. Someone will call it manic delirium, but, in our opinion, this is nothing more than necessary precaution.

List of things you should have in case of war

First aid to yourself and others

Even a child knows: fire - call 01, rob - 02, get sick - dial 03. And many adults have also heard that there is emergency call number - 112. At the same time, adults, childishly naive, believe that this is an analogue of the American 911. But this is still not the case. For example, you cannot reach 112 from your home phone.

Emergency number 112: what you need to know about it

Have you had to provide first aid? Hopefully not. Lifehacker wishes health to its readers and their loved ones. That is why we want you to know the algorithm and techniques of first aid by mouth.

10 basic first aid skills

The skills of tactical medicine, when first aid is provided in combat conditions, will also not be superfluous.

Tactical Medicine (TC3)

Finally, there are eight more tips that can save lives … For example, how not to get confused if you choked and a piece of food got into the trachea instead of the esophagus.

8 tips that could one day save lives

The world is full of dangers. But this does not make it less beautiful. Old man Darwin is right: it is neither the strongest nor the smartest surviving. We hope that our survival guide has taught you the main thing - be ready and fear nothing!