Wilderness Survival: Building and using a wilderness...

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Published on October 9, 2007 3:54:59 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoLSdZzWpnQ

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Google Tech Talks
January 18, 2007

ABSTRACT

We'll cover:
-approapriate attire for wilderness activities ("cotton kills")
-how not to get lost :-)

Once lost:
-signaling for assistance (both day and night)
-building land markers to indicate direction
-choosing a location for shelter
-building shelters
-finding and purifying water
-basic medical kit and its use
-basic land navigation (and direction determination) without a compass
-also, well cover "child SAR", so parents are encouraged to attend Credits: Speaker:Robert Nielsen