How to find water

How do you use your own wisdom to get what you need when you are outdoors? Can you find water immediately? Where is the water source?

Looking for water

Listening to sensitive hearing organs, pay more attention to whether there are sounds of mountain streams or waterfalls on the foot of a mountain, mountains, cliffs, basins, and valleys, and whether there are frogs or waterfowl. If you can hear these sounds, it means that you are not far from the place where you have water, and you can prove that these water sources are flowing and can be directly consumed. However, special attention should be paid not to use the sound of wind blowing leaves as the sound of running water.

Use sniffers to smell the damp smell as much as possible, or the smell of dirt and aquatic plants brought by the wind. Then look for the source of water in the direction of the odor. Of course, this must have accumulated some experience.

Observing with rich experience and knowledge. Water can also be found by observing animals, plants, weather, climate and geography.

According to the topography (geographical environment) to determine the level of groundwater level

At the foot of the mountain, there is often groundwater, low-lying areas, rainwater concentrated areas, and downstream of reservoirs are all high groundwater levels. In addition, under the dry river bed. At the lowest point on the outside of the turn of the river, water can be obtained by digging a few meters down. However, there are many muds that need to be purified before they can be drunk.

Finding water sources based on climate and ground wetness

For example, in the hot summer months, the ground is always very humid. Under the weather conditions, the groundwater level is high in the ground where the sun is not drying, and the groundwater level is higher in the ground; in the autumn, the water vapor rises on the surface, and it often appears like yarn in the morning. In the mist, the dew is heavy at night and the ground is wet, indicating that the groundwater level is high and the amount of water is sufficient; in the cold winter, when there is white frost at the surface of the ground, the groundwater level is also relatively high; the place where the spring thaws early and the winter freeze is late The groundwater level is high both in the place and in places where the snow melts quickly after snowfall.

Finding water sources based on plant growth

The areas where cattails, salix, malaria, golden needles (also known as yellow flowers) and wood mustard grow, the water level is relatively high, and the water quality is also good; where there are grey vegetables, pottery, and shaliwang, there is also groundwater, but the water quality is not Good, bitter or astringent, or with rust; early spring. In other instances, when the branches are set to germinate, there is a single branch that has germinated and there is groundwater; when it enters the fall, other trees in the same place have already experienced yellow, and the only one leaves are not yellow, and there is groundwater; The cottonwood, sycamore, willow, salt cedar, and these plants grow only in places where there is water. Under them, they can dig groundwater.

Finding water sources based on animal and insect activities

In the summer, mosquitoes gather and there is water in places where they fly into a cylindrical shape. There are also water in places where frogs, big ants and snails live. In addition, there are water sources and groundwater levels where the swallows fly over and where the mud nests. Higher place. In addition, flying to the water in the evening and flying back in the early morning, the magpies fly to the water sooner or later. These are also the basis for judging the source of water.

Look for water sources according to the weather

Where there are rainbows in the sky, there must be rain; under the cumulonimbus clouds with lightning and lightning, there is rain or hail; there are water sources in valleys where there are always thick fogs; and the collection of dew can also ease the urgent needs.

Field collection of water

1. Collect water sources for rivers, pools and lakes

2. Collect springs infiltrated by forests, river valleys and rock walls

3, collect dew

4, collect rainwater

If the water in rivers, waterholes, lakes and other places is relatively deep, they can be taken directly. The problem is that if there are droughts in the southwest region now, many rivers, waterholes, lakes are dry or have very little water, and they are close to dry. How to collect? Try to dig a pit in the lower raft where it is deeper than the bottom of the exposed river bed. Wait until the water that has penetrated is accumulated in the pit. Then use a scoop or the like to take the water. Water intake should be taken to avoid directly inserting feet into water pits to collect water, or to make water sources dirty.

Collect the springs infiltrated by forests, river valleys and rock walls. You can use bamboo to split the water from the depths of the surface and even direct the water to the living quarters. The stream that is penetrated by the rock formations can be directly connected to the rock walls with leaves, bamboo leaves and the like, so that the collection of water can be faster.

Collect dew. In the morning, under the plants with more dew condensation, put an open plastic sheet and shake the leaves of plants and trees to collect dew. For plants that have a large leaf area like wild bananas, they can be collected directly with a bottle.

Collect rainwater. No matter if it is heavy rain or light rain, it will accumulate less. It should be noted that if rainwater is collected on relatively muddy sand and mud land, the four corners of the open plastic sheet should be pulled tight and raised slightly above the ground, so that the collected rainwater will not be changed by soil contamination. dirty. When the wind is big, you can place a few stones on the open plastic sheet to increase the pressure so that the strong wind will not overturn or blow the larger plastic sheet. If rainwater is collected in the grassland, spread the plastic cloth directly on the grass, tighten the four sides, and place a few stones in it.

When there is water shortage, is there any way to make some water out?

Snow (ice) water intake

The most commonly used and the most convenient and easiest way to climb a mountain is to remove snow from the snow (ice), collect the snow, and directly place it in a pot to melt it with GAS fire to convert the snow into water. If there is no pan and fuel heated with fire, use a black plastic sheet (such as a Tailei family account) to spread a newspaper twig or the like underneath, and then spread a large cloth to collect the snow. Or the ice is placed on a large bill cloth, and it is melted with the radiation of light. The newspaper cover under the plastic sheet is to avoid the loss of heat. If you add a few stones in the snow, this small stone can help absorb heat and provide a white reflection of snow light, so that the effect of using natural photochemical snow will be better.

The principle of using water vapor to remove water

After the seawater is heated and boiled, it can be evaporated into pure water vapor. After the water vapor rises and cools, it can become clean drinking water. Using this principle, it can be distilled and gasified. The specific method is: using the existing tools in hand, make a distillation system like a pot for cooking rice, place a cup in the middle of the pot to make a water holding device. Note: Place the cup higher than the water surface to be cooked; On the top floor, use pot lids or plastic bags, etc., to collect cold water for cooling water vapor. Note that this water should be frequently replaced during the gasification process to keep the water cool. In this way, sea water and the like that cannot be directly consumed in the pot, after being heated and boiled, become water vapor rising, rising to meet the cold water at the top, and condensing as water is attached to the bottom of the upper cooling system. Then dribble along the bottom of the pot in the middle of the bottom of the cup.

For example: You can dig a 1m square deep pit on the ground. Put a cup of water in the middle of the pit beforehand, and then seal it tightly with plastic cloth, and throw a few small stones in the middle. The ground heat of the formation is emitted from the ground and turns into water vapor. When it rises, it meets the upper sealed plastic sheet to cool it, so that it can make clean distilled water. If the excavation pits are properly littered with some green plant leaves, or sprinkled in the pits with water that is not directly drinkable, such as increasing the degree of moisture, the water efficiency and efficiency will be higher. In the above example, someone once used this principle in the African desert and could make about 1 litre of water a day. The plant leaves are placed inside the deep pit because the plants resemble humans and they also need to breathe. As a result, there will be more water vapor rise and the collected water resources will be more efficient and appropriate. This method is usually used to make water. It is recommended to use an absorbent pipette to directly connect with the water cup in the middle, and you can directly use the mouth to suck in the cup that collects the water source.