| There are many things that can help you survive | | | | and there won't always be a tree with a balmy |
| a night out in the wilderness but one thing you | | | | nice shade or a cozy, convenient cave that you |
| cannot absolutely do without is a survival knife. | | | | can use for a safe, good night's sleep. Sometimes, |
| When packing for your next camping or hiking | | | | you have to make your own shelter and that will |
| trip, forget everything else but this! | | | | require much use from your survival knife. |
| 1 - Survival Knives Make You Feel Safer. | | | | This tool is no ordinary knife. It can cut through all |
| You can sleep better at night knowing you have a | | | | sorts of materials. You can cut off appropriate |
| reliable and effective self-defense weapon to | | | | length of wood to use as support for your |
| count on if there's any sign of trouble. A survival | | | | makeshift shelter. Vines can be cut to secure |
| knife will work just like any knife to protect you | | | | cover. |
| from both human and animal threats. | | | | 4 - Making Food Edible |
| 2 - Hunting and Fishing | | | | Having successfully hunted and fished for food is |
| With enough practice, you can turn your survival | | | | just the first step to preparing your meal in the |
| knife into a spear for hunting wild boars and other | | | | wilderness. You have to make it edible next and |
| animals that could be served as tonight's dinner. If | | | | you'll again need a survival knife for that. Fish and |
| you have enough patience, you can also use to | | | | wild rabbits, for instance, have to be cleaned. Ripe |
| spear fishes for a quasi-vegetarian feast. | | | | coconuts are lovely, but its husks are tough and |
| Understandably, these things are easier said than | | | | difficult to pry open with your bare hands. |
| done but they are definitely doable as many | | | | 5 - Miscellaneous Survival Tricks |
| people have already performed them successfully. | | | | Lastly, your survival knife is your best friend for |
| What's important to keep in mind here is that a | | | | all those neat survival tricks you have to do. This |
| survival knife can only be as good as its wielder. | | | | tool can give you additional support as you climb |
| You need to know how to use it properly to get | | | | up a tree. You can use it to carve out SOS |
| the results you want. | | | | messages on hard, dry ground that your fingers |
| 3 - Making Shelter | | | | won't be able to penetrate. Whatever situation |
| Having shelter especially from the rain is important | | | | comes up, your survival knife can surely handle it. |