What Is Extreme Survival Extreme survival is about staying alive in the wildest places on Earth People use special skills to survive These survival skills are also known as bushcraft Bushcraft experts can build a shelter create a fire or find their way without a map They can find food or hunt animals Bushcraft experts light fires with a spark and tinder 4
Every wilderness has its own dangers In the rain forest it’s easy to get lost Deserts are baking hot In the Arctic it is freezing cold Desert The Arctic Rain Forest Which of the three places listed above are you most interested in learning more about and why 5
Be Prepared Explorers plan their adventures carefully They think about where they are going and what they need to take They follow the motto of the Scouts Be prepared FF Top Fact Most explorers take only what they need But in 1860 Robert Burke and William Wills above center set off across Australia with 8 tons of food a bathtub and a dining table They left most of it in the desert 6
Food and water are important for survival but how much explorers need depends on where they are going A journey across the desert needs lots of water But polar explorers know they can boil snow on the way What else will they need Will Gow and Henry Adams with their Antarctic expedition gear ONLINE http www scouting org Visit this web site to find out more about the Scouts and the wide range of activities they organize on land at sea and in the air
