The Five Things To Look For When Setting Up Camp
I was able to write a guest post on Mask Tactical for The Warrior Tribe. I wanted to share an excerpt here and provide a link to complete the reading is at the bottom. It does take you away from this site.
When choosing a campsite or dealing with a survival situation, there are five things to look for. Actually these are THE five things to look for when setting up camp. Pay attention because they may just be the difference between life or death.
Imagine walking in the woods and you hear a loud crash behind you. Startled, you look around only to see a huge limb still rocking on the ground. If you had set up camp under it, you could have been impaled or knocked unconscious. The fact is things like this can be avoided by investing a little bit of time.
The five things all start with the letter W which is beneficial for memorization. We will go into each of these individually but let me list them out here so you are prepared.
- Widowmaker
- Weather
- Water
- Wood
- Wildlife