The natural world can be a scary place, and it's easier than you might think to get lost in the wilderness without any means of immediate escape.

If you do happen to find yourself in this sticky situation, don't panic and try to remember these tips, because they could save your life.

You're listening. You're listening.

You're listening.

You're listening. You're listening.

You're amazed.

Assuming you've decided to stay put for some time while you await your rescue, one thing you'll

need is a decent shelter to protect yourself from the elements.

The last thing you want to do is spend your remaining daylight hours panicking and end up spending

the night on the forest floor. Mostly because this will significantly increase your chances

of catching hypothermia. No matter what type of shelter you create, you should ensure that

your body will be elevated from the ground as you sleep.

So create a padded bed using dry leaves or prop yourself up on a platform of sticks or logs to heighten your chances of survival in the long run.

Wear any extra layers you have and pad your clothes out with dry leaves and foliage to insulate yourself, and if you happen to have any bubble wrap on you, grab that too.

Bubble wrap has been proven to create an insulating shield 70% as effective as three cotton blankets, making it a miracle survival tool.

If you can resist popping those oh so tempting bubbles, that is,

the human body can go three weeks without food but can only sustain about three to four

days without water. So finding it is going to need to be at the very top of your list.

Contrary to popular belief, drinking your urine is not advisable and can only lead to health

problems and further dehydration. Drinking urine is basically like drinking seawater. The kidneys

filter out 5% of byproduct waste from the body when we urinate, so reconsuming it forces

your kidneys to work twice as hard, causing gut problems and even kidney failure.

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