Chapter 666 Forest
"Clothing is your first and best line of defence against the elements. With the right clothing, you can keep your body temperature above 36 degrees Celsius. If you don't wear enough clothing, your body temperature will drop below that and you will quickly develop hypothermia."
Bifang zipped up his clothes and tightened them again. He felt cold at first due to the low temperature of the clothes, but he soon warmed up.
"Most survival experts will tell you that the best clothing for sub-zero temperatures is a Gore-Tex jacket, wool socks, a wool shirt, and wool gloves. That's true, but in extreme survival situations, what you bring with you determines what you can wear."
"To maximize their effectiveness, remember the four letters COLD, which means clean, avoid overheating, loose and dry."
"It's important to keep your clothes clean. It's not easy to do this in the wild. But if your clothes are dirty or greasy, they lose some of their insulation function. If you can, wash them in a stream or lake frequently, but only if you have a fire to dry them."
"Avoid overheating. I've talked about this many times. Loose clothing is like dressing like an onion. It lets the air insulate you, and wet clothing will absorb heat from you faster than almost anything else."
"Wet socks, in particular, can be life-threatening. In such conditions, dampness means death. You can light a fire to dry your clothes, or wring them out. You can put socks under your arms to dry them during the day."
[Eh, what a strong smell]
[It has that flavor]
[Feeling a bit sick]
[Come on, your life is about to be lost, why are you still worrying about whether it is disgusting or not? ]
Bifang, who had no strange smell on his body, could finally move forward with confidence, following the river into the winding mountains.
The audience in front of the screen can clearly see that the number of dead branches on the ground has increased visibly.
Everything indicates a good direction.
In the woods, Bifang will undoubtedly have more survival options.
There was wood for shelter and fire, as well as plants and animals for energy.
But in the snowfields and deserts, these necessities of survival disappear.
Therefore, Bifang always hopes to stay in a place covered with vegetation.
"But if you are just an ordinary person and have no confidence in your survival skills, then in the harsh polar environment, you can only move if there is immediate danger in your environment, if you are close to human activities, or if you are about to be rescued."
"When moving, you need to be careful not to carry unnecessary items, because carrying too much equipment will not only consume calories, but also cause sweating and loss of water."
"If you have decided to abandon your camp, be sure to leave a sign that can last for a long time to let rescuers know where you are going."
"The best way to get around in the snow is to make a pile of snow to show your direction. Try to make a big pile of snow in an open area to clearly show your direction of travel and keep leaving signs along the way."
"A compass cannot be used in polar regions, so you have to learn to use the stars to identify directions at night, and you can use a pole to measure shadows during the day."
"Before setting out each day, you must carefully choose your route. The area you are in may not be on the large-scale map, so try to travel along waterways such as streams and rivers so that you can replenish water or catch fish and hunt for food at any time."
Bifang mentioned some common precautions, but found that the road in front of him was blocked. The river was sandwiched between two mountains and was extremely narrow. It could not even be said to be narrow at the bottom, but was frozen.
A large amount of water vapor evaporated from the river, and over time, thick frost condensed on the mountain walls and connected them together.
The river water also seemed to flow underground.
As a last resort, Bifang could only grab the rocks and climb up, holding the dagger in his hand so that he could insert it into the cracks in the rocks to steady his body at any time.
"There is a layer of frost on the rock walls in cold regions, which are very slippery, so you must be careful. If you don't have the basics of rock climbing, don't do what I did, even if you have to take a detour. Safety comes first."
"Falling from the same height in a valley is much more dangerous. There are hard rocks everywhere, and your body is definitely not as hard as them."
[Fang Shen: I am not an ordinary person, so I can climb, but you can’t]
[It is naked]
The road in the valley was narrow, but after Bifang climbed only five or six meters, the road ahead became wider. He reached out and touched it, then began to try to move forward.
Halfway through the walk, the drone peered through the gaps in the valley and captured everything on the other side.
On the originally endless snowfield, the pure white was suddenly mixed with a little gray-brown.
Above the frozen soil rose a tall coniferous forest, covered with thick snow that weighed it down to the point of breaking, causing people to worry that it might suddenly collapse.
[Fuck, it’s a tree! ]
【There really is a tree! 】
【God Fang is awesome! 】
[This is really amazing. This judgment is so accurate. It is true.]
[You thought that Lao Fang's judgment was correct, but you didn't know that he was just following his words. You are too naive.]
The narrow crack was not long, and Bifang inserted the dagger into the crevice of the rock. It passed through the mountain wall without any danger and finally landed steadily on the snow.
This is a valley. The rocks on both sides keep out all the wind and snow. Without the wind and snow, the temperature in the valley seems to be a little higher. The frozen river runs through the only gap, dividing this place into two, bringing sufficient water vapor to the land under the snow.
The forest was not big. Bifang took a look at it halfway up the mountain. The forest belt was very narrow and long, and it shrank rapidly after leaving the valley. It spread along the river and disappeared within less than a kilometer. It looked like a drop of Rupert's tear falling in this extremely cold place.
Bifang looked back at the two low mountains and said with emotion: "The two mountains are still not high enough. They can only be considered hills. If they were really a mountain range, they would be a whole large forest."
It is difficult for forests to grow in the polar regions, but it is still possible for small-scale unique biological communities to bloom under various special terrains.
However, although the sparrow is small, it has all the organs. Bifang saw a puffin standing among the woods in the distance, but when he looked over, it quickly flew away.
Rivers mean a stable catch of fish, forests mean small animals, and the hills on both sides can provide shelter from the wind and snow.
After walking so far, I finally found a reliable place.
Bifang was in a good mood: "This is a great place to build a shelter !"
If nothing unexpected happens, I will have to spend the next eternal night here.
