Truth: Urine is a waste product and it will dehydrate you even more.
Urine is not just excess water that our body is trying to discard. It also contains germs, pathogens, waste products, and a near-fatal amount of sodium.
Going without water might not hurt you as much as drinking your urine.
If you have run out of water, use any non-poisonous plant (leaves/petals/evergreen needles) to replenish hydration in your body.
If you are out of clean water to drink, use a makeshift filter to purify river water before drinking it.
To make the filter, follow the following steps:
1- Cut the bottom of the bottle off and fill the neck with cotton or cloth.
2- Add a layer of charcoal (burnt wood).
3- Then, add a layer of sand or gravel.
To filter the water, add the muddy water from the top, and it will slowly filter through the sand, charcoal, and cotton to make it relatively clean enough to use.
Remember that this water might be clean enough to use for washing but not safe enough to drink.
You will need to boil this water before it’s safe for drinking.
I knew all of these already. Anyway, thanks for the refresher.
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