To survive what nature has in store for us one must remember the Rule of Threes. There may be more rules like these but I would like to go with these four rules for now. These are not meant to be exact but rather they form the idea for one to realize their level of importance when it comes to prepping and being able to survive in adverse conditions. Here are the Prepper Pupil’s Rule of Threes:
Rule 1 - Breathe Air. One cannot live for more than 3 minutes without air. The air we breathe contains oxygen that sustains our lives and without it we die. Though some of us can go farther than 3 minutes without air, many of us could not even go as far as 3 minutes and that is how important breathing is. It only takes precious minutes for one to expire if deprived of air. It is paramount, breathe good, clean and life sustaining air.
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Rule 2 - Have Shelter. One is at the mercy of the elements if one is without shelter. Without any form of shelter one’s chances of surviving for more than 3 hours would be either lucky or miraculous. Hypothermia or hyperthermia can quickly set in without the insulating protection of any kind shelter. The cold or the heat will negate your body’s ability to thermoregulate and death creeps in fast. Stay clear of the heat and cold and stay alive with a shelter.
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Rule 3 - Drink Water. Not many have survived for 3 days without water. The human body needs about 1-7 liters of water each day or 8 glasses a day like the doctors of old used to say. The exact requirements vary from person to person and it also depends on various environmental factors but one thing is certain, without it and without the right amounts, dehydration may set in and if is is severe enough a person can die. Keep hydrating with clean water, drink and drink enough to survive longer.
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Rule 4 - Eat Food. It takes about 3 weeks for one to succumb to the lack of food. It may be more or less depending on how much fat or protein you have stored in your body prior to living without food but the point is, without food - you got about 3 weeks of life left. In a survival situation every bit counts, so pick up anything and everything you can that is edible. The strength you require to better survive depends on you consuming enough food daily to keep fighting on to live and survive. Eat, you don’t even have to like it, if its edible, just eat it.
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As a Prepper Pupil, I have learned these by heart and I do hope that a situation does not ever present itself for me to have to use what I have learned.
