Good night survival tips.

 

Just in case you ever find yourself experiencing homelessness, I'd like to share a few tips I've learned through my personal experiences. I've slept outside in a tent with a wind chill of -45°F. Not only did I survive those sub-zero Arctic temperatures, but I actually stayed somewhat warm.

There were times when I didn't have a tent. Sleeping in a cold forest during a rainstorm is completely possible, and it's quite simple to make a quick shelter for survival.

I like to find logs that are at least twice the height of my shoulder width. Dig a small trench along the log where it rests on the ground. Gather sticks long enough to cover you but short enough for quick water runoff. Lean the sticks from the top of the log to the ground and cover them with tree bark, leaves, or grass.

I don't recommend ever using wax candles for heat or light inside a canvas tent. Also, avoid using any gas heaters inside a tent. A tent's material has a low flashpoint and will burn very quickly. I learned this from personal experience.

Here's what you can do to make the temperature inside a tent somewhat comfortable for sleeping. Gather rocks, preferably ones found near water, as the water in them will turn into a nice, warm steam.

After preparing your tent for sleeping, start a small campfire a safe distance away. I like to wait until the fire burns down to coals. Place four to six waterlogged rocks on the coals. While the rocks are warming up, find a thick piece of wet tree bark.

Using a couple of sturdy sticks, place the hot rocks on the bark. When you're ready to crawl into your sleeping bag, place your makeshift heater near the opening of your tent. Your tent will quickly warm up to a comfortable temperature for falling asleep.

Make sure you don't use flint rock, or you'll be in for a Fourth of July surprise! Again, I learned this from lived experience.

You then need to get into your sleeping bag immediately and take off all your clothes. If you're wearing thermals, it's a good idea to wrap them around your feet only. I also recommend wearing a wool stocking cap, as most of our body heat escapes from our heads.

A sleeping bag is designed to keep the air inside at a warm temperature. If you keep your clothes on, your body heat gets trapped against your body, causing you to quickly become cold.

Drink as much water as you can before you retire to your tent for the night. Being hydrated is key to staying warm. The water you consume can be recycled into plastic bottles.

These bottles of recycled water become little heaters that will last you an hour or so. I like to place the bottles where I know there's heavy blood flow. Make sure the lids are tightly fastened and the bottles don't leak. Once again, learned through experience.

Another trick I used was trying to consume foods that create gas. If I had the opportunity to eat gassy foods, I would. You expel 98.6°F gas in your sleeping bag throughout the night – nice and toasty!

You can always create a breathing hole in your sleeping bag if the smell becomes overpowering.

Another thing you can do is get your heart rate up. There are certain activities you can perform inside your tent that will raise your heart rate. I'll let you figure out what those could be.

Make sure that before you exit your sleeping bag, you fully dress yourself inside it. This will help your body learn to regulate a constant temperature in cold weather.

I'm certain I'm not the only homeless individual who has come up with such strategies and techniques to survive. These tips can save your life.

And people say that individuals experiencing homelessness are lazy and unresourceful.

Geez.