A survival kit should be carried by anyone who goes deep into the wilderness. What, then, should be in this mental survival kit?
A Survival Kit In Your Mind
An enjoyable and easy way to get this inspiration is to read true stories of wilderness survival. Some of the stories are about situations far worse than anything you are ever likely to encounter. Remembering them at the appropriate time is a sure way to see that you can survive.
In many stories of survival it is clear that those who expected to survive did. An enjoyable and easy way to get this inspiration is to read true stories of wilderness survival.
Reasons to survive. Many people have attributed their survival to the constant thought of a loved one waiting for them, or something they want in the future.
Even those who know nothing about survival until lost in the wilderness can still learn as they go – if they are willing to. If you’re cold, watch that squirrel dive under a pile of leaves, and try that to stay warm (it works).
A survival kit should be carried by anyone who goes deep into the wilderness. When you read the true stories of survival, though, you start to see that it is what’s in the persons head that often determines if they survive or not. What, then, should be in this mental survival kit?
Maybe you’ve already done this mental preparation, but it can’t hurt to look over the list above again. Is there anything you need to work on in your mental survival kit?
Wilderness survival knowledge. You don’t have to go to a survival training school to remember and read that you can safely eat all North American mammals, or that you can stuff your jacket with cattail fluff to create a winter coat.
This is one of the most important items in your mental survival kit. Spoon with your buddy to stay warm, break open logs to find grubs to eat – do whatever it takes.
In many stories of survival it is clear that those who expected to survive did. Even if you’re not sure you can survive, encourage this attitude by acting as if you expect to.
