Currently it is snowing hard on this mid April day so I still hear the question asked if you can eat snow in a survival situation or not. Well, the answer depends on your situation and location.
There have been sad stories of people who died of hypothermia from eating snow during a blizzard situation. And others have survived by using snow as their only source of water.
If you are hiking or quite active during the day then a handful of snow is very refreshing and will help keep you hydrated. But if you are settling in at camp for the night or in a survival situation, stranded in the cold, do not eat the snow.
The difference comes from the amount of activity you are doing at the time and the outside temperatures.
For best results it is always safest to boil or melt the snow before drinking it. What happens if you drink cold snow water is that you will be lowering your internal body temperature. This is dangerous in an already bad situation and can kill you.
By heating up the snow to melt it first, you are getting your water and possibly saving your life. But do not put the snow close to your body in order to melt it either. This will reduce your temperature as well.
If you are in the mountains, snow is fine to eat or drink without boiling, again depending on your activity level. But closer to a city, use your best judgement about how clean the snow is. Clean snow only needs to be melted and warmed up a bit so it wont lower your body temperature.
If you are in doubt as to the cleanliness of the snow, then boil it fully for safety.
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hey troy have you seen this?
Beware this guy @trtechtactical has ZERO survival training and knows nothing about proper water safety when it comes to safe drinking water and disease and bacteria. He has proven many times that his info is wrong and will lead to injury, illness, or death.
Please seek professional guidance BEFORE following any advice from this man!
Please seek professional guidance BEFORE following any advice from this man!
"Taste like leaves...."
Don't know whats happened here Doc, but who cares, must be a goon fucking about!
fixedbydoc (55) · 3 hours ago
Beware this guy @trtechtactical has ZERO survival training and knows nothing about proper water safety when it comes to safe drinking water and disease and bacteria. He has proven many times that his info is wrong and will lead to injury, illness, or death.
Please seek professional guidance BEFORE following any advice from this man!
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troy is one cagey man...
Survivalist Turd Reid couldn't even handle city life in Australia!!!!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3195944/New-Yorker-Troy-Reid-eight-minute-video-complaining-intense-32-degree-heat-Australia.html
very cagey indeed!
He should be in a cage with big thick bars on it!
that smarmy cagey man known as @thediyworld troy reid should be in prison for life!
the only army @thediyworld ever served in was the smarmy brigade...
Message to the curious visitor: Troy Reid @trtechtactical is NOT as big as he wants you to believe.
The only reason he has over 108,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel is because he or a Proxy BUYS Subscribers from a third party vendor.
Similar to the same way he BUYS his Steem power here from block trades and converts it for various reasons.
He doesn't EARN anything.
And the reason he has so many so-called "trolls" is because he victimizes everyone he has contact with.
Especially those who have given him advice, gifts and money over the 6 years of his YT tenure.
Once he uses you, you will be deleted, blocked and banned.
This all coming from the person that makes computer crypto-mining rigs on his dining table in a cottage in rural Michigan who's full time job is to remain unemployable, on a budget, with YOUR money.
this guy troy reid sounds like a very cagey fella!
Anyone sad enough that wants to watch the old turd's shit show, watch it here, give him nothing!
https://hooktube.com/watch?v=gefo-JYg7k4
hey troy this is cool:
https://steemit.com/homesteading/@fixedbydoc/steel-wool-and-battery-fire-starting-technique
@trtechtactical is also @thediyworld, @diy-electronics, @mysthrio, @blogger101, and @diy-tube-video they are all the same fraud and scammer!!!
beware of this fraud and his scams to bilk you for donations!
please do not trust this guys info and do some research into safe drinking water!
why are you so cagey @trtechtactical???
If you want to learn some real survival skills then check this out:
https://steemit.com/homesteading/@fixedbydoc/my-bow-drill-fire-compilation-bush-craft-survival-skills
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