Finding Water
Some quick ways to find your source for water in survival situations besides the techniques I taught you in other articles is to dig through dunes since they may carry water that has run down and into the ground. Continue to dig until water seeps. Always look for trees and greenery since water is a necessary part of survival for them. For glaciers, they have vigorous melt-water streams. Glacier water contains large quantities of rock powder which can cause diarrhea. In order to drink this water, it is best to leave it overnight for the particles to settle out, then pour it through a filter of some sort.
If you are on a cliff, look for patches of any green vegetation such as mosses for where fresh water may be trickling. With rock crevices, look in rocks where rainwater may have been collected. Look for any trees, especially palm trees, which usually grow in areas where water is nearby. Bees and flies usually don’t travel more than three miles from their nests and must be near a constant supply of water. Ants also need a supply of water so watch for when they go up a tree, since they are usually heading towards a reservoir of rainwater.
(Source: McManners, Hugh. The Complete Wilderness Training Book. 1994.)
