One of the things that many of us take for granted is warmth. It doesn’t matter if it is cold outside or not, we always have things at a comfortable temperature and that includes keeping our bodies warm. Even in some of the warmest weather, there may be times when we want to cover up.
What if you found yourself in a situation where you didn’t have the warmth you needed? This could be a truly bad issue because it wouldn’t be long before we would succumb to the cold. Even a little bit of cold, especially if it happens in the middle of the night can overtake us.
That is why it is so important to stay warm in a survival scenario. Even if you aren’t warm all the time, you should have the ability to get warm and stay warm when the weather changes at night. Here are some options you have available.
First of all, you need to make a fire and that is important for a variety of reasons. It can help you to stay safe, can be used for cooking food, and the warmth is going to be beneficial. How do you make a fire in a survival situation?
The first thing to do is to find a plant. In the video below, he refers to it as a ‘fluffy plant’. Peel off the fluffy end, such as what you would find at the end of a cattail and you will have something that is highly flammable. In fact, if you just add a spark to it, it will catch on fire.
The problem is, that fluffy material is going to burn very quickly so you need to have some dry grass and kindling available to keep the fire going. It’s a great way to start the fire that you need to stay warm.
Another trick that is passed along is how to use leaves to stay warm in the middle of the night. If you can gather a pile of dry leaves together, you can use it as a type of insulation that will help to keep your body warm by entrapping your body heat.
Quite simply, start with your feet and back yourself into the pile of leaves so that it covers you. Admittedly, this is not going to be the best scenario but if you are trying to survive, it is a scenario that can help you to stay warm all night long.
You can watch the following video to learn more about these techniques and how you can survive, even under difficult circumstances.