Establishing Priorities

In certain situations, setting priorities can mean the difference between life and death. In a survival situation, you are responsible for four things: shelter, water, fire, and food. This is very important because in extreme situations, conventional wisdom suggests you can live without shelter for three hours, without water for three days, and without food for three weeks. So, what's the rule of thumb in a survival situation? Start working on what might kill you first. In other words, there can