In the field, after securing shelter, you should accumulate the right amount of drinking water, because without it you can't survive more than a few days. Can happen, that you will have to spread the camp in place, where there is no safe and certain source of fresh water. However, you can survive in the most critical situation by catching rainwater, collecting dew, by digging a hole in the ground or condensing water vapor secreted by plants. Water from precipitation, obtained from the ground or plants, has this huge advantage compared to the natural tanks derived from natural tanks, that it is almost always clean and does not require decontamination. Such water is best collected at dawn.
Catching rainwater
You should always set rain water tanks on the camping. You should also try, that the water flowing from the roof of the hut or other shelter would not be wasted by soaking into the ground. For this purpose, you can make a makeshift gutter, which rainwater will flow into a bucket set under it or a hole dug in the ground and lined with a plastic. Catching rainwater also makes sense then, when you crashed near a stream or river, because water from rainfall does not need or treatment, nor cooking (unless acid rains fall in the area). For catching rainwater, a flach made of waterproof material is best suited, which should be stretched on the possible surface and firmly stretched. Fasten the skates of the sheet with sticks to the ground, and collect the flowing water into the dish.
Rainwater
Rainbow can be grated into a sheet of impregnated material stretched just above the ground. It should be tightened, that the water flows down the stream to the vessel substituted at one of the horns. During heavy rainfall, remember to replace the vessel frequently, which quickly fills with water.
Gathering dew
The air cools down at night, and water vapor condenses on the blades of grass, leaves and stems of shrubs or car windows. This morning dew evaporates quickly, As soon as the sun begins to shine. Many animals, plants and insects live thanks to Rosie, Using it to supplement the water supply in the body. Man can also follow in their footsteps.
1 You can collect dew with a handkerchief, which on the high grass will absorb the resulting moisture. Dew should be collected with dawn, because after the sun rising, Drops evaporate immediately. Many residents of dry regions of the Earth have been using this method for centuries.
2 Wet handkerchief should be slipped over the dish. We repeat this activity, until we get the right amount of water.
Kicking the hole
If we dig a sufficiently deep hole in the wetland or muddy ground, Water will start to accumulate at its bottom. The hole should be around 30 cm deep. When a lot of water is collected in the cavity, We choose it with a bucket. Initially, the water will be very dirty, Later, however, the hole will start to fill with cleaner water, which after filtering is suitable for drinking.
Water from a muddy hole
Choose muddy and cloudy water from the cavity so far, until clean water flows on the surface.
Before you start kicking the hole, Look around the area. Never draw water from the ground, which has a musty smell, nor from places, on the surface of which a green slime accumulates. Such water will certainly be infected. Do not collect water near places either, in which you came across the carrion. Always clean the water, Before you drink it.
