Myth: Drink urine when you are dehydrated
In cooler climates you can drink urine as a short term answer to potential dehydration. However, in situations where heat stroke is a possibility this is a no go. Drinking urine causes excess stress on your kidneys and will slowly cause your body to shut down. Instead, you should urinate on a bandana and wrap it around your forehead to cool down.
Myth: If you are impaled by an object, remove it
Don’t. No matter how many times Rambo pulled a knife out of his shoulder, you won’t want to copy him. Removing the object, be it a weapon or some debris, will cause an increase in blood flow. Deadly.
Myth: Plants are great for survival food
Unless you are experienced with edible plants, you had better just avoid eating anything that grows from the ground. Stick to fish, six legged insects, and mammals. There are simply too many toxic plants out there to be worth the risk.
Myth: Moss grows on the north side of the tree
We’re not sure how this myth got started, but many people have probably gotten lost and killed because of it. Moss grows just fine on both the north and south sides of a tree. Don’t rely on this as your measure of direction. Instead, turn to the stars.